{"id":2466,"date":"2013-06-10T08:57:39","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T12:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/?p=2466"},"modified":"2013-06-10T08:57:39","modified_gmt":"2013-06-10T12:57:39","slug":"deprogramming-for-emotional-and-spiritual-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/10\/deprogramming-for-emotional-and-spiritual-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Deprogramming for Emotional and Spiritual Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Smartphones have apps on them \u2014 computer programs that accomplish tasks and effect performance.<\/strong> Any app that is on the phone changes the phone \u2014 some for the better, some for the worse.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Materialism-App.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2467\" alt=\"Materialism App\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Materialism-App.jpg?resize=540%2C960\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Materialism-App.jpg?w=540&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Materialism-App.jpg?resize=168%2C300&amp;ssl=1 168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>We\u2019re like that phone.<\/strong> We live in a world system that offers us apps that influence us. In fact, whether we install the apps into our lives or not, we can\u2019t deny their influence. Perhaps some of the apps come bundled into our lives as the sinful nature. Others are ones that come without warning. Still, others, are ones we foolishly install without first determining how safe they really are.<\/p>\n<p>This podcast suggest three apps we might have in our lives that, if we are going to be emotionally and spiritually healthy, must be removed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8391\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2466-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2013\/20130609EmotionsDeprogramming.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2013\/20130609EmotionsDeprogramming.mp3\">http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2013\/20130609EmotionsDeprogramming.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2013\/20130609EmotionsDeprogramming.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=2466-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2013\/20130609EmotionsDeprogramming.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"20130609EmotionsDeprogramming.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smartphones have apps on them \u2014 computer programs that accomplish tasks and effect performance. Any app that is on the phone changes the phone \u2014 some for the better, some for the worse. We\u2019re like that phone. 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