Brief Online Intermission

  

So, after some prompting by the Holy Spirit (through Loving the Lord Ministries' encouragement), I have decided to take a break from the internet for the entire month of March (except for a short amount of email time each day). This is not because I believe facebook, blogs, and the internet as a whole are inherently evil or anything, but because I can choose to give them much more priority in my life than I should. I feel I need to step back and evaluate how much time I actually waste online each day, each week, each month, and put more of my energy and time into seeking the Lord with my whole heart. The very fact that I am more than hesitant to commit to this signals to me that I really need to! Here are some things I am really excited for during this "break":

1. Spending more time in the Lord's presence, not only reading the Word (and catching up in my daily reading plan!!!) and praying, but actually LISTENING to what the Holy Spirit might be speaking to my heart. I am anticipating sweet times of intimacy with Jesus that I would have otherwise ignored in pursuit of facebook news or interesting blogs.

2. Having more time to be a better helpmate to my husband and homemaker for our family. There are so many things that need to be done in our home, for instance, ORGANIZING. This alone could probably take all of my "free" time in between feeding, changing, and taking care of Charlie for the next month! Planning and cooking more regular meals would also be a goal under this heading. I would love to have a home that is clean enough and had enough prepared meals on hand to at any moment welcome company over for fellowship. I also want to use my time creatively to serve my husband so that he can come home and feel loved and valued after spending his weekdays in the corporate world providing for his family.

3. Playing the piano, singing, (possibly even writing?) and worshiping the Lord with music more often. This is something I really haven't done much in the past YEAR of pregnancy and with a new baby. I really miss it!

4. Reading. I used to read books constantly. Since marriage, I haven't really made the time for it, but would love to get back into the habit. There are literally PILES of books I have been meaning to read for YEARS.

Well, I'm sure there are other reasons, but these are just off the top of my head for now. Please pray with me for a sweet time with the Lord in the month of March, and that I can re-prioritize my life in a God-honoring way.. 1 Chronicles 16:11, "Seek the LORD and his strength; seek his presence continually!"

*Side note: Since I won't be online to say this...happy 3 month birthday to my little boy (March 2) and praise God that one year ago (We found out March 17) He turned our weeping into rejoicing as we had prayed for a baby for a season uncertain if our prayers would be answered in this way. So, a happy early St. Patrick's Day...can't believe how much life has changed in one year! P.S. this post may be coming a little late... in April :)