No Longer Listening to Social Media Lies

Hello sweet friends. 

Last month I wrote a quick post on my personal blog about how social media can lie to us and make us feel inferior. 

I wanted to talk more about that because I still feel myself struggling with it. 

Often times we are scrolling through our various social media - gazing at all the adorable families, amazing activities, delicious looking recipes, and perfectly worded quotes. 

Then we start to compare. 

We start wishing that our lives looked a little more like theirs. 

Their children have gorgeous little smiles and adorable style, while my son is fighting to wear any type of clothing. 

They have delicious, healthy, organic meals while I just warmed up some left over pizza. 

There are sweet little quotes corresponding with a kissing picture of them and their spouse, while my husband just left for work and I said some not-so-nice words. 

The house is perfectly decorated and clean and I am sure it smells like some type of Fall scent, while mine smells like pee (did I mention my son won't wear clothes?) and looks like a toy tornado flew in. 

They have these wonderful crafts and projects while my son is watching ANOTHER episode of Little Einsteins while I nurse my infant.

I don't want to feel this green monster but she creeps up on me when I am not paying attention. 

Social media can tell lies. Of course, I do not believe in airing our dirty laundry (no pun intended) and sharing every single detail of our lives with the whole world. 

And I even crop, filter, pose, and stage my instagram photos. But, friends, there is so so much more. 

Comparison is the thief of joy. 

Our joy gets stolen when we start looking at someone else's lives and forget what blessings we have. 

We are robbed of recognizing that, even though not every moment is "facebook worthy", our lives are so beautiful and so full of grace. 

The green monster comes and tells us that just because we dont have x,y,z or because we dont dress, act, pray, teach, lead, cook, decorate, mother like her (or them) then we are less then. 

Sisters, do not give in to that lie. 

"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life and have it to the full." - John 10:10. 

He will lie to you. The enemy will try to make you feel inadequate as a mother and as a woman (and as a wife, if you are married). He will use any tool he can to do it too. 

BUT God wants to give you life. Abundant life. Not just surviving-the-day-coffee-in-hand-messy-house life (even if that is what is happenening currently). 

His grace is sufficient for you (2 Corinthians 12:9). 

Yes, our lives might look different then those pictures of our friends' lives on social media. But thats all that it is - different. Not less then. Not uglier. Not messier. Not more complicated. Not less satisfying. Just different. 

When that green monster starts tapping your shoulder as you scroll - tell her to shush and that your life is beautiful! 

"Summing it all up, friends, I'd say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious - the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies." Phillipians 4:8 (The Message version)

Mommas, you may not have had the picture perfect day (or week, or month, or year) but know that when you focus on the good in your life and not comparing yourself to others... He is working you into His most excellent harmonies. 

And THAT is instagram worthy.

Xxoo,
Monica