Kindness Amongst The Crazy!

I have had a 3 month sabbatical from all social media. It’s something God asked me to do during this season of finding rest in Him.
To be honest, I haven’t missed it and have been hesitant to jump back on! Phil has caught me up on the important things and not once did I have FOMO!
Instead of picking up my phone, I would pick up a book. I started new hobbies and I have spent way more time with God! It has been good for me.

But as I have written before I have a love-hate relationship with social media. It has its purpose but it can also be a total time waster.

I (hesitantly) am on social media now so I can stay connected during this lockdown we are in. I saw that a friend had posted about being unwell, and not one person had commented or “sad-faced” it! Not one. She has over 500 friends on FB, and not one of them had taken the time to comment. I know some things get missed on FB (happens to me often!) but you can’t tell me no-one saw her post?

And my heart just sank. I felt so sad. She was crying out for someone to notice and no one did. Or if they did, no one reached out with kind words. I don’t know if it was because people are busy with their own cares and worries (the world is a little crazy at the moment I get that!) or if they just skimmed and didn’t read her words (I know I am guilty of this in the past!) but either way her status was sitting there with no responses.

My heart ached!

There are so many lonely people out there, and FB is a way of connection. Especially during this time when so many people are in isolation. Now you may say it is not a real connection, but for some, it may be the only connection they have. It may be a safe way for them to seek the attention, sympathy, or support they need. And who are we to deny them that?

So why are you on social media?
Is it so you can keep up with Jones’s?
Is it so you can keep up with the gossip?
Is it so you don’t “miss out” on anything?
Or is it for connection?
Is it a tool you can use to encourage people?

Whatever your reason for being on there, can I encourage you to slow down and really see what is going on in the lives of your friends? To slow down and connect, to reach out with a kind word, to remember that sometimes life is tough and we all need a kind word at times to get us through!

Let’s go out and make the world a better place friends….one kind comment at a time!