We live in a world
today filled with technology, we all have smart phones, I pads,
tablets, laptops and it seems that no matter where we go in the world
we can stay connected with our family and friends and share our
experiences with them regardless of how far away they are from us!!
Now I LOVE social media. Facebook, twitter, instagram, snapchat , all
allow me to keep in contact with family and friends and share
wonderful news and events with them. It feels great to be a part of
their lives and in turn have them be a part of mine! Social media can
also be a wonderful tool when it comes to sharing the gospel. We can
share videos, music , scriptures and mormon messages through these
sites, some missions have even joined facebook!!!!! Its amazing!!
However, someone has
recently pointed out to me that maybe all the technology we have and
the social media we are all so interested in being a part of is
actually isolating us from the world that we live in and those that
we share our world with!! We live in a world where we care more
about what our lives look like on a screen than what they look like
to the real world and more importantly to our Heavenly Father. I have
hundreds of friends on my facebook account but I wonder how many of
those friends actually really know me?? I wonder how much time I
waste looking at facebook and updating it with useless status' ( I've
been known to put some pretty pointless and rubbish ones) or looking
at random pictures of cats wearing hats (WHY??!!!!)
I wonder how many
friends I have ignored because I've been too busy texting or updating
my status and I wonder how many times I have allowed myself to become
upset because of something I have read on there! I have also been
wondering if I have allowed all of this technology and social media
to interfere in my relationship with my Heavenly Father!!! Its hard
to receive personal revelation and direction when your eyes are glued
to a screen and it is hard to study the scriptures when your phone is
beeping every few seconds because someone likes your comment or
status.
Recently I have been
trying harder to listen for that still small voice more, to draw my
heart closer to his and to follow his will. I have realised that the
times when this is the hardest to do are the times when I am most
distracted.
So I have decided , in
preparation for the future endeavours my Heavenly Father would have
me do, and to help me learn to appreciate this wonderful world around
me and the amazing people that my heavenly father has given me in my
life I am setting myself a challenge … that challenge is to go
without facebook and social media for a week. ( This may not seem
like a big deal for some people but I check my facebook all the time
so its going to be a challenge!!)
I am excited to see the
world again through new fresh eyes , I am excited to get out there
and explore and discover without my phone in my pocket, I am excited
to find me :)
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