Juggling Time and Priorities

 

I have to brag on a girlfriend of mine. She is a wonderful mother and beautiful on the inside and out. She used to have a Facebook but took it down almost a year ago, if not longer. When I asked her why, she said that she didn't feel like a "hands on" mother with Facebook still tugging behind. She found herself picking up her phone all the time and going through the news feed while the children were in the background. I asked her today if she felt like a better mother/Christian without her FB and her response was, "Without a doubt." Another girlfriend of mine took hers down because it was becoming a distraction to her as well and after taking it down, she felt more at peace in her life.

I have debated taking my FB down for more than one reason.

1. Busy-body temptation. It's easy to pick our phones up and see what everyone else is going through in their lives, whether good or bad. From there, some can become obsessed with other people's lives or even become stalk-like. If it is someone you don't get along with, do what I do, block. Some people block and make fake profiles to spy, but that isn't a sign of a healthy mindset.We must keep to our own lives and not get too worked up over the lives of others.

2. Privacy. With today's tech gurus, it can become very easy for anyone to steal pictures from your profile and use them for their own personal pleasure. Did you know that if a pedophile were stalking you, that all they'd have to do is take a picture or even save your public profile/mobile pictures, with your child/children in them, and print them off and hang them on their wall? People who keep their profiles public have no idea what kind of danger they are putting themselves in. The only reason for anyone to post publicly, is to be seen by strangers and those strangers could be perverts, rapists, stalkers, etc. Even with my profile set to private, you can still take a phone picture of my profile picture and anyone can keep it. Privacy is a big issue.

3. Time consuming. Do we not have anything better to do than to keep our phones in our hands? Why do we feel the urgent need to not allow the phone to leave our hands. Why? Obsession. A very unhealthy obsession. Consider things that could be done instead.
                          -Cleaning
                          -Playing with your children.
                          -Spending time with your spouse.
                          -Reading your Bible.
                          -Praying
                          -Gardening
                          -Spending time with family and friends.
                          -Volunteering
                          -Exercising
                          -Spending time alone.

Those are 3 good reasons to consider if you are considering taking your FB down. I have and am in prayer about the decision and I trust that God will help me make the right decision when He leads. What are we doing with our time? Are we wasting it on our phones and social media? What else can you do to make your life more fulfilling?

^"Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit”; whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away." James 4:13-14