I was admonished by someone who wanted me to know they didn't care for my religious posts, or my prayers and obvious constant reliance upon God. I was told I should consider how others might see or react to that.

I've been pondering this all night, as I woke up off and on from pain and finally just decided to get up at 4:30. Being a people pleaser by nature, I don't like to offend or irritate people (something my Irish American husband Charles is not worried about at all)..but as much as I hate the idea of offending someone, I hate the idea of betraying my faith even more.

I post prayers because I believe in the power of prayer. I have seen wonders worked through prayer, I have lived through such wonders more than once myself. I am constantly reliant on God because He is the source of my life, my faith, and He sustains me in all things. I post faith based items because it is my page and I choose to do so. It brings me comfort, cheers me up, most importantly, it glorifies God. And the vast majority of my friends have no issue with it.

I would never be so rude as to go onto someone else's page and post things of my faith unless I knew a) they shared it, and b) they wanted it. But what I post on my own page is my business, and if I want to glorify God with it, then I will.

I have friends of multiple faiths, and I respect their postings and their deeply held beliefs. I have friends who choose no faith, and we respect each other's convictions. There are things I see on my feed that I disagree with, be it faith (or non-faith), political, social or whatever...and that's okay! We're all different, so I should see a wide variety of posts on topics dear to people's hearts. We don't have to agree with everything someone posts to still like and respect them. If you don't like something....keep scrolling.

As for me and my page, the faith posts will still be there. So will the friendship posts, the recipes, the book posts, the gardening and home, cute animals and occasional sports. Because they're all part of who I am....and I don't feel like changing or hiding. 

-Beth Haynes Butler