Not long ago my husband and I were having a conversation about relationships. As he thought about a ‘friend’ he said to me, “I wonder what he really thinks of me? No, I really don’t care because it doesn’t matter.”
I told him about an app I have on my phone for one social media website. The app shows me who has stopped following me and who new followers are. I mainly use the app because of the accounts that follow only to unfollow later. I delete those accounts allowing me to interact with those who truly want to stay connected.
I simply have to release this to You and not care why
A few days before my conversation with my husband I was doing a routine deletion of these follow/unfollow accounts and I saw that two real friends, people I have known for years, unfollowed me. Gasp! I also noticed that they had not unfollowed other mutual friends. Yes, of course I looked! It is entirely possible it was done by accident as I have done this before. Or, maybe it wasn’t. As I thought about the possibilities of why, I decided not to fret. I told Jesus I simply have to release this to You and not care why. In that moment I experienced such a peace and calmness in my heart.
Human nature might be to immediately unfollow the real friends who have unfollowed us [oh, I thought about it!] but Holy Spirit reminded me of Whose I am. My identity is not found in who follows/unfollows me or how many likes I get [this is a delicate balance in the writing world because we are told we need to have a platform with followers, again all we can do is give this to God and allow Him to promote us and not be overwhelmed by striving for numbers]. My identity is in Jesus and Jesus alone. It would be exhausting to please everyone so I aim to please the only One that matters.
And at the end of the day the only thing that matters is if I shared Jesus with everyone I met so they would want Him to.
There is so much work needed in our world. Praying for others is a project. We do it for the love of God (He asked us to do so) and for a change in many lives for the better! Happy Sunday!❤
Absolutely! Sometime, perhaps many times, God allows situations to occur simply so we will pray for others. ♥️
Indeed He does! God in Christ gives us prayer; and, it through prayet that he resolves.❤
Amen! He is all that matters at the end of the day. We are here for His business and not to please man but God. To lead other’s to Him. God bless, comfort & strengthen you always! Blessings! 🙂
Amen, thank you Tammy!
You’re most welcome!