Social Media

I'm having a really hard time with social media right now. I love social media but I also feel that social media is one of the devil's biggest weapons that he uses. I struggle on days where I take so many pictures of myself. I get so caught up with how I look and wanting people to like my pictures. I want people to tell me I'm beautiful. I want people to compliment me and to a degree I think that's okay but what happens when that's where you hold value? What happens when you hold value in what other people tell you?

I started this blog not cause I wanted everyone to read it but I wanted a place where I could put my ideas out there. In the matter of a few posts I got so caught up about the fact that people were reading it. I got self-absorbed. It's hard not to, I think as human beings we are naturally self-absorbed creatures. I will talk more about that sometime, I'm sure. But when I become self-absorb I don't like me very much. I don't like the person I become. The more self-absorbed I am the more judgmental, rude and selfish I become.

I think vanity/pride is a very dangerous thing in too much doses. At least for me. So back to my the questions. What happens when you hold value in what other people tell you; well it's simple, you stop defining yourself by the truths of God and start holding yourself to the standard that society tells you to live by. You stop believing that you're a beautiful child of God, who should love themselves as they are. Instead you start believing that you're not skinny enough, you're not pretty enough, you just start to believe that you are not good enough. Which is a lie. It's a horrible lie that this world so often tries to make you believe. When you stop believing truth, your heart hardens towards yourself and others. I know that when I'm believing the lies of this world instead of the truth from my father that I'm hardening my heart against others. I stop seeing people as children of God and instead competition. Especially women. But I repeat something I heard on retreat, "women are not the enemy".

I'm not trying to say don't take selfies or that you're a bad person if you enjoy Facebook. What I am trying to say is be careful of your heart and your intentions. Remember the truths of your Father, not the lies of this world.

There's a song I've been listening to pretty non-stop since I got this CD. I think it applies to the post. So please give it a listen and remember that you're beautiful not because of what you look like, but because of your heart.

Come to me, I'm all you need.
Come to me, I'm your everything.