The day I deleted Facebook!

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These days it's all about Social Networking.  It seems that everyone has a Facebook page.  My mom even had one; which now isn’t that unusual.  Facebook has become the new “Cool” thing to “do”.   You can share pictures with family and friends; you can share videos, or just your random thoughts.  You can even find FREEBIES (which I love by the way!!!)  Innocent enough, right?

Well, not for me.   I had been convicted for some time about the amount of time I would spend on Facebook.  Time that could be better spent with my husband, children, or better yet…the Lord! 

I would ignore the prompting of the Holy Spirit and hope that the conviction would “go away”.  It didn’t.  The longer I resisted, the stronger it got until I couldn’t get on Facebook without feeling terrible!

Now, I’m sure you are thinking, WHAT IN THE WORLD IS WRONG WITH FACEBOOK!?  But before you move on to another awesome blog and chalk me up as “eccentric”, “crazy”, or just plain “MAD”; please hear me out. 

I would often get sucked in to the lasted gossip or find myself thinking, OMGOSH I can’t BELIEVE she said that or wore that or did that or…well you get my drift.  Before long that way of thinking turned to me casting judgment.  And judging is not my place…that would be the Lord’s.  We are not called to judge, but to walk in love. 

{“Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather resolve this, not to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in our brother’s way.”  Romans 14:13}

{“This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” John 15:12}

So, after months of procrastinating I did the unthinkable….I DELETED MY FACEBOOK PAGE!  Yep, I did it.  And it felt GREAT!! 

I have to say that I have never felt so free.  Free from the bondage!  And time, wow…I have SO much more time to devote to things I had let go before.  I devote more time to my Lord and my family…and even my blog. 

I’m not saying everyone should go delete their profile, but that was “MY” conviction and I’m so glad that I finally gave heed to the Holy Spirit and did it. 

I do challenge you…if you find yourself feeling the tug, go without Facebook for a few days and see the difference. 

I pray that in that time God can show you a revelation of all He has in store for you when you make more time for HIM! 

Blessings,