Goodbye Facebook....Hello Freedom!

2 Col 3:17 "Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom." Facebook was an anchor on my life and it was time to let it go. This was a difficult decision to make. I am a very social person and it helped me feel connected to the outside world as a stay at home mom, and also to my friends and family in New York. The Bible says "Everything is permissible but not everything is beneficial." 1 col 10:13. To me there is good and bad to everything, but if the bad outweighs the good than it is time to move on. That is what happened to me. This is not something that happened over night but it began with a series of negative posts that affected my overall mood. Then it turned into just being a distraction to me looking at everyone's pictures and posting mine. When it started to feel to me that I was dodging bullets every time I went on, hiding what I was doing to not hurt anyone's feelings, but then being upset when other people posted about what they were doing and it didn't include me...that was when I realized I did not need facebook anymore. In fact it became more of a hindrance in life than a way to share with the people I care about. Most of my friends and family still have facebook and this is not to judge them or put them down. We are all different and have to make decisions that are best for us and our families. I just know for myself I am happier without it. I do not miss it at all. The thought of going back on makes me feel really anxious so I know that for now it is not for me. Will I ever go back? Who knows. There is a time and a season for everything (Ecclesiastes 3:1) In the meantime I will enjoy living in a world where I can spend time building the relationships God has for me, make decisions about my life without comparing them with what other people are doing, and spend the time that I am not posting on facebook doing other things in life that I enjoy but never had time to do. :)