Ninety-percent of all people deal with some level of stage fright. How do you feel when all eyes are on you? Do your palms get cold and clammy? Do you become nervous and anxious? Do you blush, tremble, shake, or feel nauseated?
There is at least one stage where the vast majority of people feel no fright at all. This is the social media stage. For instance, Facebook has approximately 2 billion active users worldwide. Potentially, then, depending on your privacy settings, up to 2 billion people are watching what you say and do. Many, who would be very careful in front of a literal audience, may post on Facebook with reckless abandon.
God has called His people to be different (1 Corinthians 6:9-11; 2 Timothy 2:21). God has called us to be a light in the darkness (Matthew 5:14-16). The question for us is, do our various social media accounts reflect this? Here are several categories to consider:
· What Do We Say and Post? Could someone look at our posts and see bad language, gossip, slander, or crude and crass speech? (2 Corinthians 12:20; James 3).
· What People and Activities Do We “Like” (support)? Do we “Like” celebrities, athletes, artists, or others with trashy reputations? Do we support movies, music, TV shows, video games, or other things that are not Christlike? (Romans 12:2).
– What Pictures Are on Our Profiles? Do any pictures show us engaging in sin or less than godly behaviors? (Romans 13: 13-14). Do any show us hanging with people or in places a Christians should not be? (l Corinthians IS :33). Do any pictures on our profiles display immodesty or promote lust? (l Timothy 2:9-10; Romans 13: 13; Matthew 5:28).
Remember, 2 billion people are watching on earth, and One is watching in heaven.
– by Brent Petrillo