new addiction

I originally joined Facebook strictly for my job, believe it or not.  I’m the online communications manager at a nonprofit, so I have to stay abreast of all the latest technology trends.  At first I hated fb, as its members affectionately abbreviate it, but now that more and more of my friends have found me there, I think it’s time to admit I’m hooked, to my own chagrin.  It’s just so darn convenient… and even fun!  Worse yet, I find myself at several points throughout the day contemplating what my next status update will be — it’s madness, I tell you.  

The reason I bring this up is because I think my blogging has suffered in proportion to my growing fb addiction.  I get my “reach out and touch someone” fix in little snippets throughout the day and then don’t have as much incentive to come back here and write a possibly lengthy blog that may or may not be read or commented on.  Interesting.  I’m not saying I won’t continue to blog — I’m a writer at heart and always will be.  I just go through phases like we all do, and many of them are technology driven because of the world we live in. 

Now I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t get all deep and leave you with a soul-searching question or point of meditation:  Who is navigating your course and determining how you spend the hours of your days?  Is it the media?  Technology?  Your friends?  Your boss?  God?  Whoever yells the loudest?

I confess and trust that my steps are ordered by Yahweh, the lover of my soul and the creator of the universe.  That’s what His Word tells me, and His Word is bond .  But it’s still important to examine myself daily and make sure that I’m not allowing myself to be steered off course.  Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.  I walk with humble purpose and confidence everywhere I go.  There are no accidents or coincidences for me.  What about you?