So I’ve been struggling lately with having to ask for support, especially on a mass scale and most particularly related to finances, even though it also serves the purpose of letting people know about this new adventure in my life and to share in it with me. Like most, I’ve come to learn that to sincerely ask for support for anything, is to make one’ self vulnerable…no not always a very pleasant feeling, but can be very rewarding. And for someone who very much believes in team work (the Model T and the assembly line, need say more?!) I am re-awakened to an area I still seem to wrestle with. It’s called pride!
I make no excuses for myself, but I think the combination of my personality and upbringing has a bit to do with it, not to mention often tendencies to be stubborn. Nonetheless, the need to ask for support re-introduced me to the meaning of what I thought I knew quite well, something I rely on everyday to complete projects; teamwork. But even more, it introduced a lil dose of vulnerability as well, and it all came in its right measure.
So what is this phenomenon and how does Facebook play into this? Well, in my quest to send out support letters and info, the urge to use Facebook as another medium to share my news grew. Realizing that I have been blessed with friends and family support that is wide in region across the globe, it now only seemed transparent and logical. But wait, look! This is all a part of it, ‘cause you see, my Facebook friends include saved Christians, non-Christians and all others in-between. And the act of being able to instantly share the hope I have with all, while simultaneously exposing my failures as man to the capacity that each person knows me, while even yet simultaneously showing the need for Jesus, and my total dependence on Him in my life. To instantly do this with all networked friends, whom I very much appreciate and are a part of who I am today, and likewise receive support given in all its forms, each with its own merit in my life through the Father, this in itself is the Phenomenon.
Disclaimer: This is by no means an endorsement for Facebook; Arthur Peters is an equal opportunity Friendster (EOF)
