More Confirmation for Me

Couldn't help but grin this morning when I read this post. The decision that I made for myself is being confirmed yet again. And in saying that, I must also say that I do no judge nor mean to condemn those that use social media.  This was a personal choice for me.  One that I felt the Lord was convicting ME about.

Technology is not relationship ~ Receiving some confirmation this morning about my decision to get unplugged from Facebook and the false sense of connection that exists because of social media.  The final sign for me prior to deactiving my account yesterday was a free ebook from one of the pages I follow.  The ebook is called The Unwired Mom. Even though my decision will not be approved by some, ultimately it is my obedience to the Lord that matters, not my acceptance in this world. I spent a lot of time throughout my life trying to please people and trying to get them to like me.  At this point in my life, my true friendships are established and new ones will be based on how I am living now. If someone cant stand by me and the personal choices I make that I believe are the best decisions for me and my family, I question the legitimacy of a friendship.

As for the statement above ~ Technology is not relationship.  Someone on the Katie show made that statement.  Today's show is about the major disconnect in society because of technology as well as the addiction some have to technology, including physical side affects like high blood pressure and anxiety.

For Me, Personally.....

So excited about this day.  Today is the day, I deactivated my FaceBook account.  After weeks of conviction, I have taken a step in obedience to the Lord. I found myself spending entirely too much time online.  Mostly on Facebook but Pinterest as well.  Not that either are bad, or that I was using them for wrong but they were taking too much of my time. Time that could have been better spent engaged with my family, taking care of things that needed to be taken care of, and most importantly, time in the Word.

My prayer is that I will spend more time in the Word, interacting with my family, taking care of my responsibilities around the house as well as be more intentional about connecting with people. There is a false sense of connection that I believe takes place when Facebook and even Twitter are utilized. The reality is, there is no connection.  They tend to become platforms for one's self. The Lord commands that we die to self daily and neither of the above give way for one to do so. They become platforms for us to boast about what we are doing, have done or will be doing, whether that is the intention of anyone or not.  I don't want to be self focused.  I want to be solely focused.  On the Lord. And through focusing on Him, He will help me focus on what is important.  And that certainly is not me.

Getting to a point of reevaluating it all.  My priorities and even friendships.  I don't want to fill my life with things of no eternal value yet I want to be used by the Lord to be a light where there is much darkness.