I always knew I was on facebook way way way too often, but I never really thought about how it affected who I am. It seems like I was on facebook 24/7 wanting to know what was happening every single second of every single day. Then it hit me, there is more to life than sitting on a computer creepin' on people's lives (lets be honest, thats what facebook is all about).
So a friend and I made a spur of the moment decision that we were going to stay off facebook for a week. And instead focus on being in the Word, building relationships with people, and spending more time alone in prayer before the Lord. It's amazing to see how giving up an internet site for a week gives the Lord time to open up SO many new doors in your life. There are numerous different things that the Lord taught me throughout this "facebook fast" but I just wanna share a couple that really made the biggest impact on me.
1) Guard your heart. Throughout the week I just kept being reminded that God wants us to guard our hearts because from our hearts flows life (Proverbs 4:23). It seems like everytime I read this passage, it's a reminder that God is the controller of our lives. If we have the willingness and the obidience to seek Him and delight in Him alone, then we will be given the desires of our hearts like it says in Psalms 37:4.
2) Happiness and Love. Every second of the day is a chance to show someone Christ through your actions. As you seek Christ and as He fills you up with joy and love, you then have the ability to overflow into others and show them the source of your happiness. It's amazing what a simple smile or hello can do when you have the love of Christ flowing out of you. No matter how bad of a day or week you might be having, somebody else is having one just as bad if not worse. If you are there to support that person and love on them, Christ will work in mighty ways!
3) Relationships and Friends. This last week God showed me how blessed I am with the people in my life. I got to reconnect with friends I hadn't seen/talked to in months, pray for people who I miss and love, and continue building relationships centered around Christ with some of my closest guy friends. I realized that life is never about me, it's about Christ and the people that surround me daily. I am called to serve others before myself, and when im doing that, Christ will bring happiness.
"Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier."
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