Social Enchantment

              There is a certain temptation to “ Shine in Society”. We want to be socially successful by having lots of friends. It’s thrilling to be liked by many people and to be sought after. People like to be around happy, witty people that are smooth, easy to get to know, and are able to carry an interesting conversation. Entertaining people in our homes, getting invited to a friends house, swimming with friends, shopping, and going out for coffee are good ways to enjoy yourself socially. I wonder sometimes if our social life means too much to us sometimes. We can go for weeks going out every evening. It may hinder us from doing what God has called us to do. God has a work for us. It may be small, but if we become too involved with social life, the “call” may become faint to us. We loose our direction and flounder around with our priorities messed up. Hanging out with friends is fun and healthy for us actually, but it is important to keep ourselves from the enchantment of social life, and the possibility of God’s leading to become faint or distant. There is a calling, a work, or something that we have been created to fulfill. I want to do my part and answer to my calling.

         Sooo I wondered sometimes why parents seem to get "stay home happy". One week they're all about stayin home and doin family stuff, like sitting around the living room and staring at each other. Us kids actually spend those evenings hanging outside without the parents. I'm becoming smart though and realized that if I really spend an evening WITH folks and like tell them about my day and tell em all the gossip I've heard, they let me go more.

           One evening I asked if I could go out for coffee with one of my friends. My mom's like "Why do you always get to do fun things and I always have to stay at home?"... I told her that she should! I asked her why she didn't!...Well believe it or not these last 2 weeks she's gotten coffee with one of her friends and folks have gone out for supper twice with some of their friends. I found out that the reason why they wanted us to stay home is because they were lonely!.. If I had no social life I would be lonely too!..  Once they had been with their friends, they didn't ask us to stay home as much! My final thought is....be consistent and enjoy your social life, but don't let it overcome your life.