Saturday, I walked four miles out on the road in front of our house. I felt pretty good about the speed at which I walked the four miles and how I felt afterward. When I looked at my phone a few minutes later, I saw that I had a message with a big exclamation mark beside it. The message stated that my phone detected unstable walking and that I was at a significant risk of falling. I was highly offended, but it is hard to get seriously offended at a cell phone. I thought it was very weird to have a cell phone that counted my steps and determined how steady my walking was. I really didn’t like this feeling of being spied on by a stupid phone. I then thought of some Bible verses that I have memorized.

Psalms 11:4 The Lord is in His holy temple; the Lord’s throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men.

Psalms 33:18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear Him.

Psalms 34:15 The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and His ears are open to their cry.

Psalms 139:2-4 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar. You scrutinize my path and my lying down, and are intimately acquainted with all my ways. Even before there is a word on my tongue, behold, O Lord, You know it all.

Using a cell phone feels like I am being spied on, resulting in a sense of irritation, but using God feels like caring and loving, resulting in a sense of security.