Fasting from Facebook, Day 4

It is my hope to log and post how God uses this time away from facebook to help me grow in my relationship with Him.

Here is the back story: 

Last week I realized how much time facebook stole from me.  I also realized how ugly my thoughts were becoming, how judgemental and negative I was in so many situations.  I realized that I had little to no peace as I dragged thru each day.

Romans 8:6 says, For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

I was admittedly, carnally minded.  I was NOT walking beside my God.  I knew that I needed a change.  I needed to re-establish my steps.  I needed to repent, acknowledge my transgressions, my sinfulness, my pride.  I asked for my family's forgiveness and I was blessed with regaining their hearts.  My husband even told me that he has fasted and prayed for me earlier in the week because he could tell that there was a spiritual battle going on in my walk.  I am surely a blessed lady. 

So Thursday night I decided that I would take a month away from facebook.  I posted my "goodbye I'm taking a break message" and logged off. 

Strange enough forcing this break has shined the light of what a hold this silly thing called facebook has had on me.  I have found myself numerous times in the last 4 days tempted to log on (and in a few instances I have gone on the page only to feel guilty and log off).  How is it that this page - this silly insignificant webpage have such a hold on me?  

It is my hope that God would do a work within me to help me look to Him everytime I have an urging to check out the happenings of facebook.  That I would go and read a book with one of my children, hug them, grab my bible and read, or get on my knees and pray.

I also pray that I would find something that is neglected in my home and feel inspired and equipped to complete or fix it.  That I would be rejuvenated in my goals and my role as a wife and a mother.  That I would find my feet firm on God's foundation to be steady, steadfast, and at peace. 

Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus. Philippins 2:3-5

I plan on listening to lots of sermons this month, especially from Victoria Botkin, Ted Tripp, Voddie Baucham, Douglas Phillips.  I am also reading a few books but hope to hunker down with Large Family Logistics, She Shall Be Called Woman, Training a Childs Heart, and Passionate Housewives Desperate for God. 

My family when we met Pastor Voddie Baucham in Oct 2011

In listing how many wonderful fruitful things I hope to accomplish and with the accountibility I believe this blog will give me, I am so excited to see the great work of refinement God has in store for me! 






I would also hope that this blog would encourage anyone reading it to let go of the things of this world that may be bogging you down & preventing you from living your Christian walk in the way God desires you to!   If you need any encouragement or prayer, please message me,  I would be honored to join you in making your requests to our most faithful and wonderful Savior, Jesus Christ! 

My memory verse this week:
2Peter 1:5-8
Make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are your and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.