I am certain I will get suggestions from good intentioned people after they read this email on how I can break the addiction. Believe me, I have tried it all. At this point, I need drastic change…
I have been hearing the Lord ask me to trust Him - to trust that HE IS BIGGER THAN SOCIAL MEDIA and it has created a BIG SHIFT in me!! I have been working backwards, according to the world, and the many people who have kindly advised me against doing this. I am changing my personal Facebook profile of nearly 5,000 “friends” to family (and lifelong family friends) only in order to help put a stop to the lure of the endless scroll!
I will keep my public Facebook profile and my amazing Women in Business group because I DO WANT TO STAY CONNECTED but I want it to be in a way that is HEALTHY FOR ME and those I love!
I know the Lord is calling me to MAKE ROOM for Him to move in my life in a BIG WAY. The world's way is rarely God's way. But, I know He wants to be my “fix” instead of the dopamine hit of a like, comment or follow on social media.
It's a super hard addiction to break and it keeps wanting to pull me back in but each day, my goal is to keep moving in His direction and trusting that He will put me in front of the right audiences, He will open the doors that need to be opened because He is bigger than social media. Nothing should ever take priority over obedience to Him.
If you struggle with this same issue, I hope this inspires you to get serious about setting some FIRM BOUNDARIES and take the needed steps to get your life back. TRUST THAT HE IS BIGGER!