Goodbye Comparison

A few weeks ago, the Lord convicted me for the hundredth time about perusing my Facebook newsfeed and I finally listened and took action. I've left a few of my notifications on for if close friends and family post a picture or something but other than that, I've been off it. I haven't touched the newsfeed. And I'm so glad I finally stopped letting it control and mess with my thoughts and my life. 

Facebook has been my go-to social media since it came out when I was in college. I know a ton of new stuff has come out since then but Facebook is what I started on and what I was comfortable with and so I stayed with it. The problem is that it was doing more harm to me and now my marriage than good. There are a lot of pros with Facebook but what I started to finally realize over time was that I was comparing my life with every other person's life on Facebook and feeling horrible at the end of scrolling through my newsfeed. This person just went to the Bahamas and we've never been on a trip like that together. This person's kid just started walking at 7 months and my 15 month old is not showing any signs of it. This person went out on the town last night and all we did was order pizza and I was asleep my 9pm. Thoughts and comparisons like this, over and over and over. I once heard that Facebook is a highlight reel of everyone's lives. And it is. No one puts anything bad on Facebook. They only put the good things that are happening and THAT'S NOT REAL LIFE. And I know this. But somehow the enemy still is able to get through and make me feel like we aren't having as much fun as others or whatever. And it's just not true. I'm sick of it. I'm sick of feeling like my life isn't great. Because it is. It is perfect in our own way. It is unique. I love that we have our own story, created by God, and it's not like anyone else's story. I've had it with the enemy putting these thoughts in my mind via Facebook. I'm DONE. So I got off. And I've loved the freedom that has come from it. 

The enemy knows that comparison is a weakness for me and I'm so thankful to the Holy Spirit for convicting me of this and helping me to shut some windows that were allowing that comparison in. I love my life and am so grateful and I'm not going to let the world or Facebook or whatever/whomever else let me think otherwise.