The Lord sure does have a way of bringing you around and shaking up your world. I have been praying over the past few weeks here in there that God would help me to let go of things that have gotten in the way of my progress. So over the past week my perspective has drastically changed. To give you a little background I’m someone who is really into social media, I am on all the basic SNS platforms facebook, Instagram, snapchat and I was even on some korean apps (because I’m really into the culture and I’m casually learning the language). All of this isn’t bad in of itself but God has brought it to my attention that I was relying more on those things and less on Him; I was using all these things as a means of escapism and my reliance on Him had diminished.
So I begun to get rid of the apps,I started to unfollow people on instagram even the cute guys I followed just because they were cute (don’t act like you haven’t done it..lol). For longer than I care to admit I have been glued to SNS and believe me it may not seem like a big deal to let go of those habits but it has definitely been VERY hard for me to let go. I’ve used all of these things as a coping mechanism to push down my depression, anxiety and a means to avoid thinking about my current circumstance.
I’ve written all these post about seeking and spending time with God but I wasn’t completely following my own advice. Putting things and people before God is a form of idolatry and I want no part of that, my mind should be on things that are eternal so when I come face to face with the Lord I’ll be empty of myself, more full of Him and confident that I gave it my all and I relied on Christ to fill in the gaps. My desire is to be Christ led and that the things that I have been battling with so long won’t continue to have me going in the same cycles over and over again. I want to be free so that God can use me and fill my life so much that I don’t seek other things because I have surrendered all of me to Him.
What are some things you need to let go of? Let’s share and support each other in this process. It isn’t easy and we need each other so comment below and let’s connect.