FACEBOOK...TO THE RESCUE

This post is dedicated to you my friends. All of you that heard my heart’s cry and answered. I will soon share the testimony of your prayers with you. May the Lord bless you all.

I’ve heard some people say they don’t like Facebook because it exposes your life even without your permission, and so, they do not have Facebook accounts. Some others who have Facebook accounts, are disgusted with those who share their personal details on Facebook. I say, leave people to be themselves and appreciate them...just the way they are. My experience is that Facebook rescued me in an emergency.

I had been grappling with some issues of life for a while and it was becoming overwhelming. I was also in a very lonely place, not knowing who to turn to without implicating myself in another challenge. I had gotten to the end of my tether and was standing on the edge of life and death.

In a moment of desperation, I decided to ask for prayers from those who cared about me. I posted this on my Facebook wall and received an outpouring of prayers and love both on my wall and inbox. I can testify that the people did pray for me because I felt the physical manifestation of the siege being lifted. I received a relief in my spirit and also direction.

In that emergency, Facebook rescued me.

How would I have received the prayers I needed at the time?
When I was putting that post up, I did not even know who cared about me? I did not even know if there was anyone who would be bothered by my situation? I was being bound in a lie but that action of posting on my Facebook wall literarily disgraced the devil and silenced his lying voice. I now know there are people who care about me out there in the Diaspora. It is amazing!

While I was putting that post up, there was the shadow of the thought “What would people think?” but I ignored it because that question is one that dies with death. If you die in your troubles because you were too ashamed of what people will think to seek solution, then you will leave them with not only thoughts but words. They will go all out to say the worst things about you because you ended without victory. Do not seek people’s approval at the expense of your life.

Remember, iron sharpens iron just as a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. We call our connections on our personal Facebook page ‘Facebook friends’. There’s no use having a friend that is of no use in the time of crisis. My experience is that my Facebook friends sharpened, lifted and lightened my countenance.

I appreciate Facebook because it’s made my friends, family and well wishers more reachable. This may have its disadvantages, depending on how many skeletons are in your cupboardJ, but for me, Facebook saved my life.