Lately I have performed a Ron Swanson from Parks and Rec and have gone "off the grid" so to speak. I have pretty much cut out social media from my life which has been a blessing and also a curse. It is super challenging trying to connect with people when you don't have social media. It has linked most of this generation to friendships all around the world. I think it has also hindered deep connections with people as we scroll on through other individuals Facebook posts commenting as if we know what's going on in their lives. I have fell into this spiral of comparing myself to others and feeling extremely jealous when my friends from college are hanging out without me. Thus, I have gone off the grid for awhile and it has been nice.
Life has been a roller coaster of unknowns lately and I'm not sure what God has next for me in this life but boy am I excited to find out. He has been inspiring me to take risks that I never thought I would take and to pray hard about things that are going on. I am loving working with all the kiddos I get to work with. It ranges from day-to-day of whom I will be working with but it is an exciting job. God pushes us to do uncomfortable things too. Man, some of the things the middle school girls at youth group share with me is remarkable and makes me weep in silence as I try to give the advice God has equipped me with. I still feel pretty inadequate in the advice giving department. I never know if what comes out of my mouth actually helps anyone but those girls sure do seek my advice. They want to know my opinion on everything and I've had to be pretty honest about some super tough things that have happened in my life. Last night one girl asked me if I've ever smoked weed and I wanted to lie and say, "No, hunny drugs are bad." Which, I do believe drugs are bad but I couldn't lie to the girl. God was telling me to be honest, which is super hard to do. Why is it so hard sometimes to tell the truth? I think culture is so prone to lying sometimes the truth gets lost and we forget truth from exaggeration. God really has been urging me to tell the truth, as I think He does all of us. My past is what made me who I am today and I've grown a crud ton. So, I must share it. My experiences and yours are what make us who we are so if someone asks about it we should be brutally honest, even when it sucks and the person's view of us might change. A little encouragement to you in case you feel like going off the grid. It helps me really tune in to what God is saying to me. It also pushes me to be more intentional with the ones I love because I can't simply scroll on through their lives anymore.
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