Facebook Fasting

Day #1 without ANY Facebook - going ok!

I woke up wanting to check it desperately, but reminded myself that ultimately, Facebook is not my life and there are more important things than status updates. My plan with this fast is that everytime I have the desire to go on Facebook, I quote a Bible verse from my morning devotional. The hope is that the Facebook urge would go away and I would be freed to spend more time with God and my kids and my husband and not be tempted to spend the entire day on it.

It seems so silly that someone could be this addicted to such a stupid website, but I guess I get caught up in wanting to talk to people, spy on people and in the end, all I'm doing is trying to escape MY life by getting lost in theirs. It's a good realization to see what you're doing, that it's wrong and that God has something better for your life.

I know that after this week I will go back to using Facebook, it's inevitable. But I hope that it becomes just a little bit less important to me and that this week teaches me endurance of temptation and that I conquer.

Here are some of the scriptures I'm trying to memorize today as I struggle -

James 1:2-5
² Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. ³ For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. ⁴ So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.

James 1:12
¹² God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

Hebrews 12:5,6
⁵ And have you forgotten the encouraging words God spoke to you as his children? He said, “My child, don’t make light of the Lord’s discipline,
and don’t give up when he corrects you.
⁶ For the Lord disciplines those he loves,
and he punishes each one he accepts as his child.”

Now, I'm not claiming perfection as I struggle, I'm being honest and open that I AM struggling. Please pray that I can "survive" and endure and not fail as I seek to free myself from the Facebook-hold! :P