30 Dec, 2011
Top Searches of 2011
The Year In Review - Top 10 Searches
The top search term of 2011 wasn't a person or a news event. It was a technological marvel.
In the 11 years that Yahoo! has compiled its annual list of top searches, PlayStation 2 (2001 and 2002) is the only other device to have captured the top slot. This year, the iPhone led the queries, bypassing a reality TV divorcee and America's most wanted terrorist.
The iPhone has been around for four years, but this year marked the first time service was available through providers other than AT&T. The iPhone 4S was released in black and white versions and offered a talking personal assistant called Siri, boosting consumer anticipation.
But the iPhone transcends gadget status. It helped facilitate political movements around the world, and it embodied the vision of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who stepped down as the company's CEO in August and died on October 5.
Top 10 Searches
1. iPhone
2. Casey Anthony
3. Kim Kardashian
4. Katy Perry
5. Jennifer Lopez
6. Lindsay Lohan
7. “American Idol”
8. Jennifer Aniston
9. Japan Earthquake
10. Osama bin Laden
Story and Photo courtesy of news.yahoo.com.
Matthew 6:25-34 (ESV)
Do Not Be Anxious
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? 28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
34 “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
What does today's God's Story scripture teach us about seeking?
What did you search for most in 2011? While today's story is referring to our top on-line searches, the list symbolizes many of the topics included in today's God's Story scripture - from economic status to social status, from money and fame to fear. What is most important to you? Today's God's Story scripture is a great reminder for us that it is God's Kingdom that should be at the forefront of all that we search for in life.
How can I connect today's God's Story Scripture to My Life?
- Take some time to write in your journal about the ways that you made an effort to seek God's Kingdom first throughout 2011.
- Take some time to thank God for the ways that He sought after you in 2011.
How can I connect Today's Story, God's Story, and My Story with Others?
- Get together with some friends this weekend and ask them what they searched for the most in 2011.
- Ask your friends how you can help them seek God more in 2012.
- Talk with a close friend about holding one another accountable in 2012. Decide on a regular day and time you will touch base to encourage one another as you seek God's Kingdom first.
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