Mikki's Posts

I gave up Facebook for Lent. It wasn't my idea. I read about a father who was doing it and thought, that's not something I want to do really because I'm on Facebook all the time. Since I didn't want to give it up intially it seemed like a good idea. The first three days were really hard. I had to remove the Facebook application from my phone eventually. I directed all the emails from Facebook into a specific folder so I wouldn't be tempted to read them. So what am I doing instead? Not as much as I thought I would. I am on the computer less, which is a good thing. I realize much of my time on Facebook was out of boredom. I'm trying to remind myself of more worthwhile activites in the real world. Scrappbooking, hanging out *in person* with friends (what a concept!), playing board games, talking about Jesus, sharing Jesus, reading, and I know praying should have been sooner on the list but this is where it occurred to me to mention. I may have watched a little T...

So after three weeks of spiritual highs, I fell. I wasn't on guard. I not only let my guard down but dived right into sin. Which totally sucked! Was the sin fulfilling? Of course not! I just spiraled for a day and avoided God and reading my Bible and praying. That doesn't mean I didn't see God during that time; it was weird to still see Him in everything despite my disobedience. It was a struggle to go to my Bible study Wed night. I really didn't want to. I felt wretched and worthless and unpure and unworthy to be amongst these ladies of God. But thankfully I ignored my feelings. I knew it was important to go. 1) My roommate's in the study so not showing up would make her concerned. 2) It was the last chapter of the study and I needed closure for the book whether or not I felt like it. 3) I needed to go. My soul needed encouragement. I was determined not to talk however. I hadn't finish the chapter of our book (The One Thing You Can't Do In Heaven by Mar...