To Facebook or not to facebook?

A lot of things have been put into question lately. Why do I use facebook? Is that what I am using it for? Why do I have this blog? Is that what I am using it for?  Why do I share so much of my life? Why am I an open book?

God has brought these to the forefront of my mind numerous times over the past week so I am going to put my thoughts onto paper (computer screen).

Why do I use facebook? The actual reason I use facebook is to stay in contact with people. I have family and friends who no longer live near by and it is a quick and easy way to stay in contact with them. I like to hear about their lives and in turn I guess I tell them (and 600 other people, which I often forget) about mine. Am I actually using Facebook for this reason? Yes and no. Because I am an open book (I will address the above question later), I often use Facebook as a diary of sorts. I've learned that is a bad idea. I know what I mean before I write it, but the 600+ "friends" I have do not. Every single person that reads what I write (or what you write) has a slightly different interpretation than you do. Man can this mess things up. Lesson for Molly: Use Facebook for what you really want, keeping in touch with people. Keep your "every second" thoughts to yourself. 

Why do I write this blog? I have this blog because I feel like God wants me to write about the things I have learned and continue to learn. Is this why I am using the blog? I think so. Yeah, sometimes I do use it as a diary and it may seem selfish or be misinterpreted. When I break it down though, I really think and process before I write and not just put exactly the first thing that pops into my head. Otherwise, it would look a lot like my Facebook status changes. Lesson: Keep writing and processing, well actually, processing, then writing.

Finally, I will answer the last two questions together...why am I an open book and why do I share so much of my life? I am this way, honestly, because I believe that is how God made me. Unfortunately, the positive qualities God gives us become negative. Lesson: Be open, but still, process first.

Moral of this blog for Molly today: Process things. Just because God made you open does not mean you should have no filter at all. In the flesh, I am nothing, in Him I am something. He must become greater and I must become less. 

Renovations

So I have been MIA for a while because WE GOT A HOUSE! 

We are SUPER excited and SUPER blessed! With this amazing new home comes A LOT of renovations! People keep saying, "even after the work is done, the work is never done." This has made me start thinking about our lives. When Christ bought us, we were a MESS! He had to go in there and do a ton of renovations. He had to tear down walls, ceilings, spackle and clean us up! And like a house, the work is never done. Just when I think I've been perfected, God shows me another hole in my heart that needs to be filled with Him. He has been teaching me so much about our lives through this house and I praise the Blessing-Giver!