Comments on: You Are What You Tweet

By: cipherCero

cipherCero — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:28:38 +0000

Such a good word. Very convicting, especially right after my friends and I had just spent half an hour ribbing each other on Twitter.

It’s “funny” that as I read this, what hit me most was that I already agreed with what this said before I ever laid eyes on it.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:56:03 +0000

I think facebook can be an excellent tool for witnessing to others. Through this tool people can see the image of God in us and His workings in our lives as we grow closer to Him. I agree at all times we should be wise about what we say because we have the audience of hundreds of people…people who may be from our past and those who are currently in our lives. The great thing is that some of these people are not Christians but, make no mistake, they are watching us closely. These are people we hopefully have shared our faith and our walk with Christ and now they can spy on our daily lives and thoughts. We may have planted a seed in them decades ago and now we can continue to work towards loving them from miles and miles away. We can be honest and humble about our daily need for God’s grace…admitting that we are not perfect. They can see that it does not take perfection to have a relationship with God…but a broken spirit and heart…and it is through Christ alone. I agree with KD that we need to be careful to not be like pharisees on facebook showing ourselves to be hollier than thou but instead thankful for the God who is changing us. I think it is a fine balance between being careful to not to appear too righteous or too foolish.
Today I had a conversation with a non-believer in town in line at the local coffee shop. She was telling me that she was annoyed with some “conservative christians” who were former classmates she grew up with. She was frustrated because on facebook they were posting status’ about “wisdom for deciding on whether to buy a house” or “praying to get a part in a play”. She said that God does not have time for these little concerns and that He is more concerned with starving people. She, knowing that I myself was a Christian, was baiting me. It was a great opportunity to share with her about God and His soveriennty and His ability to handle both the big and small. This led to a conversation about why poverty exists and the fall….eventually Christ. I checked my facebook 2 hours ago and she posted that she enjoyed our coversation and would like to talk again.
I know she will be watching me on facebook. I will be quick to continue to speak God’s truth but also to show her God’ love. I can do this by supportiing her status’ when she posts she does not feel good or has had a bad day. I can show her God loves her and cares for her. I can post scripture…and she may just spy and read it .

By: Samuel

Samuel — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:43:56 +0000

http://www.theblazingcenter.com/2009/03/facebook-meets-wisdom.html

By: K.D.

K.D. — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:50:55 +0000

I don’t really struggle with posting blatantly sinful things on facebook. However, I think I have the opposite temptation – to portray a me that is much more spiritual and God-loving than I truly am. I want people to see how much I love God, when the truth is that when the focus becomes me, I’m not truly loving Him like I should anyway.

By: Joel

Joel — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:14:45 +0000

Thank you. Status updates generally shout “look at me” and “help me feel important” and “I need you to validate my existence.” Pride is the root cause of all sin. I need to take jason’s verses to heart more often. Also great points by YellerDaisies about the complaining thing. This is what I needed to read this morning as God has been working with me quite a bit lately on these and some other similar issues.

By: YellerDaisies

YellerDaisies — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:10:46 +0000

Very good post, Stephen! Thank You! I like what Rachel said about “subtle sins”. I find that I’m often tempted to complain or vent. The Holy Spirit has graciously kept me from doing this (I think:)) by reminding me that I’m supposed to build people up, encouraging them to look to Christ. Me whining about…doesn’t build up anything and certainly doesn’t point anyone to Christ. Very good reminders. Thank you, again.

By: jason d.

jason d. — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:36:27 +0000

Amen!

“So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God.” – 1 Corinthians 10:31

By: Christina

Christina — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:37:51 +0000

What you said was very true and so was what Rachel said in the comment above about some things simply being a sign of pride. How you spend your time on the internet says a lot about you too. Facebook and Twitter can easily become time wasters and hence take away time from Christ. Could you do a post on why/how to keep that from happening?

By: Rachael

Rachael — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:26:11 +0000

And I think we’re not always equivalent to our facebook status or any internet comments. We can put cool things on that status or share insightful thoughts. But do we want to openly declare our sin of which we’d be ashamed? For me at least I don’t on facebook. I think our facebook statuses are only a part of us…but they don’t provide the whole picture. And even the good that seems to come out of us might not always be very…good.

By: Rachael

Rachael — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:22:58 +0000

And perhaps if the things we write aren’t in and of themselves obvious ‘sin’, they might be at times signs of subtle pride.