Here's the problem... give a gluttonous person (me) an inch, and she will take a mile. I decided to quit Facebook for a month. But then, I had to write someone a message. I executed the whole transaction in 5 seconds. And then, another day, I realized I had lots of messages, and had been ignoring my peeps. So, I decided that I would just limit myself to only responding to messages, only once a day, for only five minutes or less. Well, then another day, I noticed birthday notifications and I just had to do a little posting on their walls, you know, to wish my friends a happy birthday. And then Whooooooossssssshhhhhh! I was sucked into the vortex of Facebook Land.
Just this morning, I did my five minute check and an hour later the phone rang and dragged me back into my real world. I was stalking again. Oh, man, the temptation to see a friend's new baby photos, and another friend's adorable vacation photos was overwhelming. I could not resist. But it's horrible how five minutes turns into one hour without my recollection of how it slipped away.
ONE HOUR! Do you have any idea how much goodness I could execute in ONE HOUR? But instead, I wasted an hour of my life looking at pictures of other people's lives. Facebook: I love you and I hate you.
Well, speaking of time... I have some time available to execute some goodness before I have to head on to the dentist. I am still working on my book shelves. I have over a thousand children's books. I am not exaggerating. In fact, I may be underestimating. I was a preschool teacher for a long time. I collected good children's books like some women collect shoes. Reading books to my children as they fall asleep is the absolute BEST part of motherhood, to me. I had four copies of the Giving Tree! My very special books, I am keeping on the shelves, and saving for future grandchildren. Nicholas still likes story books, but my other four children have graduated on to chapter books and novels they read to themselves. I have given away 3 boxes already, but there's so much more. I am ashamed.
I think I can tackle three shelves before my dental appointment. And possibly even another closet this afternoon. Facebook... get thee behind me!
"There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to bear it."
1 Corinthians 10:13
Dear Heavenly Father, I am grateful to hear Thine promise that Thou will not give me any temptation I cannot bear in this life. As a gluttonous person, I struggle with temptations all day long. I am tempted by too much food, too much time on Facebook, too much of so many things. I give into my temptations and turn away from Thee. Just for today, let my knees hit the floor when I want too much. Because I know that what I am really craving.... is Thee. In the name of the One who came to deliver me, Amen.
Facebook is evil. Amen :)
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