Counsel #4 — Helpful Tips CLi 51

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Here are some tips for using cell phones responsibly: CLi 51.2

• Set limits. Decide how much time you want to spend on your phone each day and don’t go over your limit.
• Turn off your phone when you’re not using it. Be more present in the moment.
• Put your phone away during meals, social events, and work. This will help you to be more engaged with the people and activities around you.
• Use your phone for positive purposes, like connecting with loved ones, learning new things, and being productive.
• Don’t use your cell phone in bed. Your sleep quality will be better, and it will be easier to keep your time goal.
CLi 51

Cell phones can be a great tool when used responsibly. However, it is important to be aware of the potential negative consequences and to take steps to avoid them, so that cell phones enrich, not destroy, our lives.^{[46]https://whiteestate.org/devotional/rc/09_29/} CLi 51.3

“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.” 2 Corinthians 5:10 NKJV CLi 51.4

“The talent of time is precious. Every day it is given to us in trust, and we shall be called upon to give an account of it to God.” Ellen White in Reflecting Christ, p. 286 CLi 51.5

Reflect: How much time do you spend on your phone each day? Are there times when you could put it away and engage in something more valuable? CLi 51.6