Hey all. I know I was just on here yesterday, but I felt the need to come on and share some thoughts for the day.
I am an avid Twitter person. I love to write tweets, stay connected with friends and celebrities, but most of all I love to read those stupid quotes. If you're on Twitter, you know what I am talking about. There are these people who devote their lives/Twitter accounts to just spreading quotes. It seems like everyday I go on Twitter, I first check out One Direction, then some of my friends, and then I spend most of my time looking at these peoples accounts and just scrolling and scrolling through all of their quotes. But today I realized that when people post things on Twitter, sometimes they say things that they might not say otherwise. Take one of my friends. I love following her on Twitter, because she tweets things all the time. She is in love with Big Time Rush like I'm in love with One Direction. So most of her tweets have to do with BTR, but some of her quotes hint about things that sometimes I'm not so sure about. In fact, most always when I go on she has said something about some guy that she leaves anonymous, but when I ask her about it, she denies that those feelings exist. How many of you do that? How easy is it to hide behind a computer screen or a cell phone screen and be someone totally different online then who you are in person? When I'm talking to my friends, I have no reason to be anybody but myself, but with guys, well that's a different story. Last year, there was this guy who everyone loved. He was the type of guy that every girl wanted to date and every guy wanted to be. So when he started emailing me, I was happy at first, but also thinking, why the heck is he emailing me? When I would try and talk to him at school though, he would ignore me and pretend as if he didn't even know what I was talking about. I feel that this happens all of the time. We tend to hide out behind our technology and not want to have those face to face relationships. I know that everywhere it seems as if people are preaching all about how we need more face to face relationships, and it can get annoying. But its so true. This week, I have found that there is so much more that I wanted to say to somebody, but I couldn't quite do it because the conversation was over text. There is so much that I wanted to get across to these people, but I just couldn't get it into words. I was afraid I wasn't going to get the point across, so instead I replied with a short answer, probably not being very helpful. I crave people's approval (one of my biggest downfalls) and so I constantly need that face to face connection, so that people can praise me on what I am saying or doing (again, a total people pleaser here). One of my friends told me the other day though that her parents don't take her phone away when she gets in trouble because they know that she would absolutely die. I realized at that point that I don't NEED my phone. I just got my phone 8 months ago, so I feel that I could definitely do without. But of course, I WANT it. It is apart of who I am, just like my room and my clothes. It helps define me, which is stupid. My technology shouldn't define me, and yet it does. I am not saying that technology is a bad thing, no way. How do you think I could connect with all of you without it? But sometimes it can just be an excuse for us to live our lives out a different way then God is calling us to. I used to think that I would be discovered off of YouTube, much like Justin Bieber. In fact, I can't really watch that movie anymore because every time I do, I get really obsessed with the idea that I could be a major pop icon one day, if only I posted videos of me singing on the internet. When really, that is not the plan that God has for my life. I am called to something different. Yes, God had blessed me with a voice that I hope to use for Him someday, but that is not what I am truly called to do for Him. (You might recognize this from Possessions month & how I quit being on the worship team at youth group). People can be different on the internet than who they truly are in person. I know this is kind of random, and has not much to do with clothing, but I urge you all to come out from your phones and your computers and your technology, and just be who you truly are. It can be hard, I understand. No one wants to be judged, BUT people on this world's opinions don't matter. Only God's do. That's what I'm learning this month. NO one's opinion matters more than His. Don't let others get you down, when He will be the only true judge when we get to heaven. It's a hard rule to live by; not worrying about what others think. But if we can get past what others think about us, then we can revel in what God thinks about us and how much He loves us, and that's what I'm looking for. I want to be loved unconditionally, and by the great power and grace of Jesus Christ, I know that I will be forever loved by Him, if I choose to have a relationship with Him. I forever want to please my Creator, not some worldly person who lives here on earth. Thanks for reading..xoxo
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