Facebook is a great tool for social networking. It can also truly reveal that many people are full of fear, insecurity, and have been brutally hurt by the words and actions of others. Without any negative judgment, I see profile pictures of beautiful people who appear to "have it all", who write a series of depressing status updates and seem on the way--if not already there-- to deep depression and the anxiety of desperation.
There is no simple solution. I'm not one who believes in catch-all fixes, either. I am not one to say, "They're married/single/healthy/paid/well-traveled/connected..." Really. However, I am sure of one thing. If we keep looking outside of ourselves for something that should come from the well that God carved and created within us, none of us will ever find the key to our liberation.
Where is your healing? You are healing you have been waiting for all of your life. You are responsible for finding it in the halls of your own soul. God put it there long ago, and your desire is the only map you'll ever need.
There is nothing worse than accepting the awful things people have said about you. People can be mean! Acknowledge the destructive things you've said about yourself, those terrible, untrue things you've taken on as another skin. There is no greater sin than believing in God, but refusing to believe that you are no temple in which God will dwell. Where is God if God is not near to you?
We hear spoken death all the time, that we are not good enough, that our mistakes are eternal and everlasting. Today is your day to let lie that go. Misery is not your friend unless you choose it to be so. Wait no longer for someone to free you. Free yourself!
Reconciling Act: The person who finds freedom fastest is the one who understands that they create their own keys. Step into it. Live freely with the confidence of God.
