I can’t believe I’m already at the bottom of the month of taking a real step back from social media. I want to be clear that this has been a process.  Over the last 3 years I have let go of Instagram and Twitter and seeking the Lord to what was next. 

I can honestly say I have enjoyed the month away from Facebook.  My anxiety has been a lot less and I have clarity in my heart.  I have missed seeing friend’s pictures and feeling connected with them.  On the other hand, I feel the face-to-face connections are even more dear and I hope to create more time for those.

Recently, the Lord has led me to step away from a Facebook group I created 4 years ago in July of 2020.  This group was born from a desire to encourage women of all ages. I had just gotten back from a youth trip with my husband who was a youth pastor. To be honest, my heart was very broken for the girls that I’d spent a week with.  Some of them had gone through more in 13 years of their life than I had in my then 51 years.  This Facebook group quickly grew  and after 2 years I added four more writers to join me. This group is something very dear to my heart.  However, over the last year I have been sensing God wanting me to let go. 

I do see a theme in my life at this time. It feels as though the Lord is asking me to truly trust Him with all the things; things I love, things I worry about, things I despise, things I’m fearful of.   However, He’s not only asking me to let go of those things but to lean into His Love and Divine leadership even more.  I will be honest that at times I have said with my lips that I trust the Lord but with my actions I say I do not. I long to trust Him more.  

My heart’s desire is to be in the very center of the Lord’s will.  This will not come from rolling up my sleeves and trying hard to not sin and doing the right thing.  This will come as I fix my eyes on Jesus and lean into His love and love Him back by His Spirit.

I want to encourage you today to examine how your time is spent.  Ask the Lord how you can cooperate with Him in your journey of becoming more like Jesus.  Sometimes we have to do some hard things. Other times we just have to be still. The good news is whatever the Lord leads us to do will be for our good and His glory!

Coming in July, I will be posting a series about “Lies we embraced in childhood”.

I ask for you to pray for me as I seek to honor God each day and know I am praying for you too! 💛

In His Hope,

Melaina💛