The voyeurism of Facebook and Pinterest gets to me...and I find myself "performing" and feeling like I'm seeking approval and validation...playing fake... all at the same time. Weird...and not especially healthy for me. Notice: I'm saying FOR ME...no yelling at me if you disagree. If it works for you, knock yourself out!
After several days of something that can only be referred to as withdrawal from this habit of posting my children's every cuteness amid spiritual pretty pictures and quotes...I've been humbled and convicted...realizing that once again one of my favorite idols, the opinion of mankind, had grown beyond what I'd really been admitting to myself. Note: I've just finished reading "When People are Big and God is Small" by Edward Welch...and this could be adding to my already building thoughts and feelings on this topic. Great read...I highly recommend it!
After several days of something that can only be referred to as withdrawal from this habit of posting my children's every cuteness amid spiritual pretty pictures and quotes...I've been humbled and convicted...realizing that once again one of my favorite idols, the opinion of mankind, had grown beyond what I'd really been admitting to myself. Note: I've just finished reading "When People are Big and God is Small" by Edward Welch...and this could be adding to my already building thoughts and feelings on this topic. Great read...I highly recommend it!
Back to my intense analysis of social media... I discovered it'd been sucking my time dry too. I was saying I was so stretched,
didn't have time to get certain things done, like reading, sewing or anything
else...and now upon taking this break, I suddenly finding my time is wide open...Not only do I have time to be in God's Word and prayer (the real "lent" reasoning) but I have time for much more. I have nothing to
check, no one to follow...phew. Oh, what a relief it is.
Now, I know I'm opening myself up to heavy criticism upon sharing this opinion. So, I suppose this is my disclaimer. I've already been told to learn to let things roll off my back, use self control and get a grip and not over-analyze things...and I see the point and I've tried. Hey, if it doesn't cause problems for ya'll than great.
But...if I am convicted to stop and get off of this merry-go-round for
awhile...I'd better obey. And so far, I'm loving it...and I'm loving a chance to blog here in my spot of the blogosphere where people can come to me as they so please...see my opinion...and take it or leave it. I do see that anything can become an idol...and blogging also...it just depends on what tempts ya.
Stay Warm!!
1 comment:
I agree that anything can be a problem, and if you can tell it is affecting you in wrong ways, then it is best to back away from it.
But, like you also say, it's not a problem in that way for everyone. I enjoy keeping in touch with some friends and family in that way. When my mom was alive, we used to talk on the phone often, but none of my siblings talks or writes or even e-mails, so FB is where I can keep up with them. But even with people at church that I see every week, I get to know them better and know more of what's going on in their lives than I do in the casual passing "Hi, how are you's" at church.
I never thought of it as a place to maintain a false front or assume it of someone else - we all know we've all got dirty laundry (literally and figuratively) and none of us is perfect.
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