“Our Father which art on social media…”

Are you looking for God on Facebook? Pinterest? Twitter? Instagram? We spend soooooo much time on Social media these days and so much less time doing everything else. We post on Facebook our every thought. We take “selfies” and scatter it all over Twitter, Instagram, Snap Chat, and Facebook. It is where we get our news, the weather, the gossip, the recipe’s we have for dinner, and where we “hear” from God.

Because I am on them all, I see all that people post. I can see that people are hungry for the things of God in their posts. Quotes from Joyce Meyer, Kenneth Copeland, Joel Osteen, Billy Graham, Franklin Graham, etc. These are everywhere! I am not saying that they are all bad, just that many times, this is the ONLY source people are using to draw closer to God. To understand their own situations in life, to hear God speaking to them. I think people genuinely desire to hear something from God, but because they don’t go to church or they don’t read their Bible, they glean whatever they can from social media, which can be a unreliable source.

Where is the reliable source? The Word of God, The Holy Bible, The Holy Spirit, God in heaven, church, etc. Stop getting snippets from Twitter or a pictogram on Instagram. I am not saying those sources are bad, but they should NEVER be your only source. In fact, at best, they should confirm what you already KNOW God says!

The same goes for this blog. I will say things on here that should never stand alone. In other words, if you can’t find some scripture about it that matches what I say on here, you should not believe it. If I say anything that goes contrary to what the Word of God says, call me out on it and don’t take it as “gospel”. I am a human being just like the rest of the world, but I get my doctrine from the Word of God, from God Himself through prayer, from our church pulpit, etc. I can, have, and could again “miss” it.

My husband uses an example that has stuck with me over the last 7 years or so. He loves those shows like CSI, Law and Order, Blue Bloods, etc.  You know when they have a DNA sample that is of the killer and they are looking at their suspect’s DNA to see if it matches? They line it up to see if all the lines line up with their original sample, if not, they throw it out. Do that with what you hear on social media, if it doesn’t line up with the DNA of God, then throw it out! Look at the things in your life, if it doesn’t match what God’s Word says, fix it, change it, start over, and get in line with God’s word. When you do, you will always come out victorious!

Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him.                                                                                Psalm 34:8 NIV

~Jennifer

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