Facebook Fast Day 1

"To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under the heaven." Ecclesiastes 3:1

It was time for a change. That's what I tell people when I'm asked why I deactivated my facebook and why certain things in my life are different than they were before. Last week, I hit rock bottom. That is an understatement. I realized how much in need of God I was. I decided to start making changes in my life. For the past year and a half, I have been totally and utterly addicted to the so called "life-sucking, world-altering" site called facebook. Not until recently, did I really discover how much time I was spending on fb. It was totally consuming my life. I had talked about deleting or deactivating my facebook for awhile and just never went through with it. On April 4, 2010, I made up my mind that it was time for a change. I came to the conclusion that facebook did not control me and it definitely was not going to get me to heaven. Although it took me a little bit to actually work up the guts to do it, I followed through and am now on a one week facebook fast. During this week, I plan to blog and show how God is working in my life.

So today, my friend Cassia and I bought some really yummy ice cream from the Village Market and she drove us to the Imagination Station (Park) right off the Greenway. It felt so good to get away from all the bustle and business of college life and enjoy the beautiful weather. I felt so free. There was a light breeze blowing and as the sun was setting, we both just took in the glory of the atmosphere. I could hear the swings making their familiar creaking sound and the memories of childhood flooded back through my mind. The sounds of the children giggling took me back to the time when I was young and free and so full of innocence. I had no worries back then. And now, I have so many responsibilities as a young adult that sometimes I wish I could go back to my younger years when everything was easy and I had no stress except for the occasional boo boo that happened to come along when I fell on the pavement and skinned my knee. Oh, those were the days.

Overall, it was a pretty good Day 1. I wonder what Day 2 has in store.