I Gave Facebook Up For Lent

Day 1/45

I have never formally celebrated Lent. In my family, it was commonly held as a legalistic ritual that did not fit with our 'religion.' But there is something about this tradition that calls to me. There is something about a willing sacrifice that offers hope of new perspectives, new ideas and new opportunities.

And there is a freedom that comes with the recognition that I have allowed something to so consume my thoughts, my time, my life that little else mattered.

Facebook has been my idol. Not facebook, only. But certain individuals on whom I depended for validation, reassurance, value, and significance. These things consumed me. Consume me, still. Motivate my decisions. And rip me apart on the inside.

I realize it is because I have taken my focus off 'heavenly things' and placed my heart in the hands of others. Hands that cared not. Hands that knew not how to handle the already-broken mess. Hands that held their own already-broken mess.

It is time to take back possession of my heart. And willingly place it in the Hands of Jesus. For Healing. Validation. Reassurance. Value. And Significance. Part of that process is removing myself from that which has only served to add to the chaos and confusion of my heart and mind.

Giving up facebook for Lent. Gaining Freedom, Peace, Security in Christ!!