Get Off Facebook!

The title got cha didn't it lol?? This is not a post bashing Facebook or anything of that nature, this is simply a Part 2 to a recent post I wrote about taking a look at ourselves and our true motives--- > ( http://cedricdhoard.blogspot.com/2011/08/look-at-me-look-at-meno-really-take.html ).

Recently I wrote about how God convicted me about a dangerous aspect in my life. I was beginning to feel like I needed recognition for the "things" I was doing. In truth, however; doing outward things (performance) just so people can recognize us destroys our intimacy with God. Our deeds are not really about Him, but for other people to SEE them. So, with this all in mind, how could it possibly relate to Facebook??

Facebook is a great way to socialize, network, and connect with people. There is no doubt about that, but is it truly possible that Facebook can somehow prevent us from seeing the true reality about ourselves??

You seem to hear about it everyday, someone on cyber space creating a whole new persona about themselves. People getting so excited about the number friends or followers they have, people liking your statuses, commenting on photos, etc...

But lets get a little more personal. Those everyday people liking all our statuses, giving us praises; they only see the outward "things" we do, but what if they could really see us? Our struggles, our heart issues, our thoughts! Don't take it out of context. I am not saying that everything people put on facebook should be meticulously scrutinized, but maybe its time for us to step back and take a look at a few things:

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*Is who I present myself on Facebook really the real me?

*Has facebook taken time from other important things I need to work on?

*From all the hundreds and thousands of friends we have on Facebook, how many of them are viable friendships? Or could there possibly be a real friendship we need to rebuild?

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These are just a few questions to think about. Again I am not saying Facebook is "BAD," in fact this very moment as I am writing this, I am also logged on to Facebook lol. However, ALWAYS be willing to examine yourself, accept conviction, and allow God to reveal things to you.

Galatians 6:3-4

New King James Version (NKJV)

^"3 For if anyone thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. ⁴ But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another."