Facebook

Facebook is a social networking website, as defined by wikipedia.

I have found Facebook to be a bit addictive. I said I was joining just to keep up with a few people, but now i have 100+ friends. Now don't think that is large number, many of my friends have 400 and 1000 friends. Sometimes i look at my friends list and say, do i really know 100 people? Of this 100 people I can tell you a story about each one. Don't worry, I'm not going to tell you a story about each one. However, I do want to tell you what I have learned about people through Facebook.

I have learned that teenagers have no clue who is really reading their pages. They should pay attention to their privacy settings. I have become saddend with many youth because of their pages.

I have come across old friends and acquaintances and have been sadden by what I read in their profiles and specifically what they say about their religious views. Many of these people are ones when we were 10 years younger I felt were striving to follow Christ in their lives. Now i find them as "Buddhist", "Mystic", "non-conforming religion", "I tried Christianity, didn't work", it burdens my heart for them. It makes me wonder about today's youth, will 10 years from now reveal that they too are not wanting to follow the Lord.

Christ has taught us that we are here on earth to love, to tell people about him, and know that He is revealing Himself. Many people forget that CHRIST seeks us, not us finding Him. We have the free will to answer Him, but He seeks us first. I wish I could go back in time and impress even harder on my old friends that Christ is seeking you and don't say no to him. And to today's youth I would(will) say LISTEN! Just put your IPOD, WII, and computer down and spend some time just listening. You will hear what Christ is telling you and that he is seeking you to follow him. Just say YES to Him.

I have found myself the past few weeks more "in tune" with the passions of my youth. When i was in college, specifically, I was more apt to talk to my friends about Christ and what He was doing, i cared about my friends then. Now i rush through my day and say HI to my friends and forget about eternity. Today I am seeking and praying for the Lord to use me again, to bring to mind the times when i am rushing and pay attention to His voice.

So all this from Facebook...It is amazing how the Lord brings conviction!