"Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things." Philippians 4:8
Remember that Cher song that we all hated/loved/hated... Do you believe in life after love?... that came to mind today when I made the choice to stop using Facebook for a while... as I contemplated my decision and felt my heart beating inside of my chest I began to ask myself, "Do you believe in life after facebook?"... why is it so hard to let it go? That's when I knew I really did have to let it go... it's become something too big in my life. I feel as if I need to stand in front of a room of people and say, "Hi, my name is Katie and I am a facebook addict." I know this seems absurd but the truth is that I go days without reading the Word of God but I can't go 1 hour without checking facebook to see what's going on, who's doing what, who liked my picture, or my status or lets get even more real... was that status directed at me?, why doesn't this person ever respond to me on here but they respond to everyone else?, and why wasn't I invited. Seriously, I have had these thoughts and I know how ridiculous they are. The truth is that Facebook doesn't bring me peace, it doesn't bring me closer to God, and it doesn't create things in my thought life that are pure, holy, noble, lovely, or admirable. I'm not saying that facebook is a bad thing or that I don't find some happiness in it. I enjoy posting pictues of my family, seeing pictures of my friend's families, and everyone knows that if you want to know information about anyone all you have to do is view a few pages! Leaving Facebook behind is going to make me feel less connected to people and to life but I think that might be just what I need.
The truth is that I should have done this a year ago. I should have logged off for a while and learned a new way of life when my world was changing so much. Someone very close to me shared with me that I am more stressed now than I was when I was working 50+ hours a week. That should not be the case. However, I'm not spending my time in an effective way. I'm not spending the time with the Peace giver. I tell myself it's because I don't have time but then I look at my facebook usage, how much time I watching television, and how much time I spend on Pintrest it's abundantly clear that time isn't my issue, my issue is time managment and priorities. Facebook shouldn't take priority over playing in the floor with my son. It shouldn't take priority over actually talking with people. It definitely shouldn't take priority over spending time with God.
John Wesley's mother described sin this way, ""Take this rule: whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, or takes off your relish of spiritual things; in short, whatever increases the strength and authority of your body over your mind, that thing is sin to you, however innocent it may be in itself."
For me, that pretty much sums it up. I have allowed facebook to become a sin for me... because it has taken a place in my life that it never should have. It causes me anxiety and keeps me from doing the things I should be doing. I know this is a bluntly honest post but I have to stop caring what the world thinks of me and start caring a lot more of what God has to say about me.
Peace and Blessings! (for you KB!)
