I have broken on of my Lenten promises, sort of. I "gave up" Facebook for Lent. Then tonight I watched a small portion of the movie (and it was indeed good) The Social Network. I got angry. Jealousy welled up inside of me. I was so mad that I posted something on Facebook and then I deactivated it (again). I had deactivated it several years ago for several months. It was so nice. My life can be nice again. Mark Zuckerburg and Eduardo something or other founded Facebook. And what a brilliant idea it was. Kudos to them. I'm jealous that I didn't think of it first. Yes he apparently just sold 95% of the company but his 5% is worth billions. He's the youngest millionaire. What upset me was he and the guy who found Napster, Shawn somebody totally betrayed the Eduardo guy, much like Judas betrayed Jesus. Jesus won in the end...that is all. Now I don't have Facebook. They can continue to make millions without me. I'm going to go read one of the many books I recently purchased and play with Claire. I'll spend time doing other mindless things as well: playing, making puzzles, adult coloring, reading, house designing, pinterest pinning, sudoku books, bible reading, talking on the phone, journaling and the million other things that people did before Facebook and continue to live fulfilling lives without it. Carey had one briefly and does just fine. I have Twitter, he has instagram, we are fine. Jason got rid of his recently too. I'm so glad I did it. It honestly made me angry more times than it brought me joy. My friends know how to find me. Friends of friend can contact their friends who can then contact me if need be. Those who are important in my life are in my phone. :)
So The Gap...not the clothing store, but the gapping space between God and me. The Gap between the life I'm living and the Gospels. We are challenged with a couple things. Four practical daily ways to rediscover Jesus.
1. Read the four Gospels, over and over again, for fifteen minutes each day.
I sort of already do this each day, so I think I may be a little bit ahead of this.
2. Practice The Prayer Process. This is a simple process designed to help you enter into a daily conversation with Jesus. Now this I love, the idea is awesome. It's something I strive for everyday, but I think I find myself doing this only when I'm in need of prayer. Right now I get up early so that I can immediately focus on Jesus and His word before I start my day (although I usually make a cup of coffee first.) Today I woke up at 6:30 and so immediately started with the coffee and getting ready for work. I skipped Jazzercise (but I'm going early a.m.) and missed my typical morning routine. In the end none of it really matters.
3. Deny yourself. Find a handful of small ways to deny yourself each day.
I'm not sure yet what this mean. Am I denying myself of the things that make me less of a Christian? Am I denying myself of things that are harmful to the body? I have to keep reading to see if Matthew Kelly explains what he means here.
4. Practice spontaneous prayer. Talk to Jesus about the events of your day as they are unfolding.
Since I watched a part of the movie, I want to ask God if that was part of His plan b/c I do like the fact that I can post scripture on FB and it gets seen by man people. The positive, although rare, opportunities it brought were sometimes worth more than the negative, but with the amount of hate and negativity and racism and sexism an ageism that exists in today's world I don't mind being away from it all.
How would life change if we did these four things daily. Our lives change when our habits change. God uses new habits to transform us. These four habits will have a beautiful and radical impact on your life.
Close the Gap - begin now. With no facebook I have plenty of time to waste. :)
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