My 1000th Tweet

Now I have to confess. I have formerly been a part of the SOPOST (Society Of Prevention Of Stupid Twitting). As a founding member of SOPOST, I fervently pledged that I would never ever give in to the fundamentals of tweeting or anything of the like. I laughed at those "tweeter-holics" and have made fun of them for constantly checking their twitter accounts on smartphones, laptops, Ipads, Iphones, and Idon'tknowwhatelse! Then out of nowhere, all of the sudden, I found myself being bitten by the Twitterbug. Maybe I have twitteritis, maybe it is something worse. Nevertheless, I have had to tear up my SOPOST membership card and eat a big ole piece of humble pie. Just like the James Bond movie, Never Say Never (or something like that), I should have never said never. I have been propelled into an information highway that has kept me in the loop for gossip, who is sick, who is heart broken, who is traveling, who is home, who is in love, and who is even liking the Droid fart application! I have signed up and started following authors, pastors, teachers, athletes, singers, professionals, motivators, moms and dads, and even ways to use my Blackberry smartphone even smarter! I even have dead people that I am following! It is amazing how they can still tweet when they can't even twot. Okay...so that was bad. So now I am able to post my 1000th tweet. Who would have ever thought this moment in time could possibly ever happen? The cool thing is that I am able to post this tweet via my blog via facebook through my 1000th tweet on twitter, all of which is something that I swore up and down I would never do! Sure, all that is true, but the sweetest part of it all is the fact that because of Twitter, I have been able to be connected, enriched, challenged, appreciated, and in times even cherished because of these relationships I have been able to be part of and in turn invest in as well. Isn't that what community is all about? Learning, growing, living life out loud together? I am reminded of the New Testament Church that Dr. Luke portrays for us in Acts 2:42, "And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers" (NKJV). God is certainly using Twitter in my life by richly blessing me as our lives are ever increasingly becoming entangled and woven together just like the Master intended for us to do...don't you think? Thank you for being in my life and making it so TWEET! :)