There’s a problem if people only know you are a Christian from your Facebook.
January 14, 2012
I know plenty of people who love to have ‘Jesus’ statuses on Facebook, or put up the latest Christian youtube clip or article. I will admit, I have done my fair share of Jesus statuses. But what about this quote I pulled from a recent video clip:
There’s a problem if people only know you are a Christian from your Facebook.
There’s a problem if we get on Facebook and quote Scripture, but go to school or work with no thought to what we wrote.
There’s a problem if what we post on Facebook isn’t reflected in our lives.
People say Christians are hypocrites, and every time we sign Jesus’ name to our Facebook we are being His advocates whether we realize it or not. Maybe someone could look more closely at your Facebook pictures or the conversations exchanged on your wall simply because of what we post and say we are on Facebook. People say Christians are hypocrites, and often I am afraid that Facebook makes that look more true because it makes people who don’t take God seriously as your ‘typical’ Christian when they have stuff about Jesus on their wall. People say Christians are shallow, because some people have no depth in their life. I say live differently, (not just on Facebook) so that through you Jesus can affect other people’s lives.
Everytime I see one of those statuses that say “Like if you love Jesus.” I secretly want to write instead “Live as if you love Jesus.” Because it doesn’t matter if you like a status, but it sure matters if you live such a status.
What you post on Facebook could make a difference, but what you do in life is more important. Sure, I’ll say that Facebook can be a ministry tool, because I have seen that happen, but the lives God gave us are the greatest gift we can use to glorify God.
So next time you want to sign Jesus’ name to your Facebook (your status, a post, etc) make sure you have His name in your life as much as your Facebook. Writing something is one thing, living it….. now that’s a completely different manner.
