Our church is doing a 40-day fast and pray. Instead of fasting food or drink, this time I'm fasting Facebook. My friend scoffed when I told him, and I admit it's not exactly like I'm really suffering
like the recipients of 1 Peter. Actually, it's very likely beneficial for me because I'm much more productive.
But just a couple days into the fast, I can definitely say that I miss Facebook a lot. I want to log in and see the pictures my friends posted from our recent Memorial Day weekend retreat. I want to update my status to tell people about the Christian biographies I read. I want to check how people are interacting with our church's fan page, which I help administer.
Once our fast ends, I'm going to get on a plane headed for Malaysia for another two weeks. That will be at least 50 days without Facebook. To be honest, it's kind of depressing me. I feel so
lonely, but I know it's ridiculous because billions of people lived, loved, and died without online social networking.
>sigh<
Just the fact that I'm missing it so much makes me wonder if I shouldn't just get rid of it altogether. Sure, there are the benefits, but am I becoming dependent on something that I shouldn't be dependent on?
