Well, I disappeared from facebook. Indeed, I did. Not to spite anyone, but to regain my strength in life without social networking. I am not trying to hide away and become a hermit, though it could be perceived as such. I want to continue more days with friends in person, not talking through some virtual coding back and forth. Yes, it's communication and it's better than nothing, but I have not really gained many friends. I have lost a few based on my views and opinions based solely on what I had said through messages on facebook, commenting on walls, profile pictures. In retrospect, it was never really worth it. I don't regret the experience, but many comments could be misconstrued as indifference, anger, or outright "DICK MOVE"...anything other than what was intended. Many times, that did happen.
I missed it the first couple of weeks, but there's so much drama involved looking at it now. I will most likely never return. If you don't join FARMVILLE, YOVILLE, or VIRTUALPETATHON, "OMG you're missing out!!"
Missing out on friends, family, one on one conversations, planning for my future, my education? That's a small price to pay to some.
Sitting on facebook talking about our frustrations is not what God would have wanted. We have become gluttons in many aspects. I will no longer ride that train to nowhere.
I honor the socialities of media that can use it, not abuse it. Therein lies the difference.
Still though, does EVERYONE need to know every facet of your life from one moment to the next?
The end.
I MISS YOU!! <3
ReplyDeleteI’m not sure why, but for some reason I was thinking your blog was connected to fb somehow and so when you deleted you account, you deleted it too. Anyway, I totally understand how you feel and agree that it can easily become a distraction from the important things in our lives, mainly spending alone time with our FATHER in Heaven and our family and other friends that may not have an online account. It can also easily be abused and turned into a way for us to murder each other with our words.
You’re right, this is not what GOD wants and as we can see from his word, it is actually a violation of the 6th Commandment. (“You shall not murder.”) There is two ways for people to murder each other. This happens to (all of us), because we are only human and at times our fleshly emotions/feelings try and rise up within us and may cause us to sin, if we let them. So I decided to take advantage of this opportunity to spread the word of GOD, by creating pages of scripture that can reach (and have reached) people all across the world. Although, this does not stop me nor distract me from also reaching out to the lost people in this very city that we live in. Even though I am a sinner just like (everyone) else on this earth, I do my best to continuously walk in the SPIRIT and make sure that everything I do in this life, brings glory and honor to my FATHER in Heaven.
I agree that are society has become gluttonous about it and the devil indeed tries to use it to distract us and cause us to sin against each other.
This world makes to much noise and sometimes we just need to separate ourselves from the worldly norm and focus on what really matters. I think it’s great what you are doing!! :)
I would love to hang out with you sometime soon!! I go to bible study Wednesday nights @ 7-8:15 p.m. @ the Heartland Community Church building and church on Sunday @ 11:15 am if you would like to join me? Or at Celebrate Church on Saturday nights @ 6:30 PM.? Or Saturday or Sunday would also be a great time for a JAM SESSION!! ;)
Just let me know what works best for you and I hope to see ya soon hun!
<3 Always,
Kayla
hey Kayla!!
ReplyDeleteI will be at Celebrate tonight at 6:30 if you're going. Meet me @ solid ground at about 6:20??
Its a large church so I may have trouble finding you otherwise. Where do you live now? let's chat!