Always Abounding - Spring 2021

Ladies’ bible study
by Mrs. Becky Damron
Let’s face it—
social media
is a part of
our lives whether
we want it to be
or not. Some try
to limit it, and
some are all in.
If we’re watching church online via
YouTube, saving recipes on Pinterest,
enjoying pictures of family on
Instagram, messaging via WhatsApp
or Messenger, reading pithy sayings
on Twitter or Parler, or sharing
information on Facebook, we have
to face the facts that social media is a
part of our lives, (or to use the Bible’s
term—our “conversation”).
There’s a grave danger in thinking
that we can have different standards
for different areas of our lives. I
remember some great sermons
when I was a child against watching
things on TV that you would never
participate in or watch in real life. I
remember illustrations about people
being appalled when they read in
the paper that their neighbor was a
“Peeping Tom,” yet they themselves
do that and more through a window
that they put right in their living room.
Ladies, we have to confess that we
could be guilty of hypocrisy in the same
way, but now it is on our phones and
computers. Maybe we aren’t looking
at what “Mr. Peeping Tom” is, but we
are guilty of having a double standard
when it comes to our convictions.
I thought through some general
guidelines that I have tried to follow in
order to help me be consistent. I typed
them up, and it ended up being very
long! I’d like to share a portion with
you. I hope it is not only a blessing
but also a reminder that we have a
responsibility to our Lord in every area
of our lives.
1. If I am out witnessing, I’m glad
for anyone who will take a tract or
listen to the gospel. I believe this to
be true for social media as well. I don’t
care who looks at my stuff. I don’t
even know who looks at my posts. If
someone “follows” me or “likes” a
post, great—but that doesn’t mean I
follow them back or need to like their
posts.
2. No matter who the person
may be, I don’t “like” posts that are
against my standards based upon
Bible teaching (immodest clothing,
bad language, worldly music, etc.).
3. I do not follow personal pages of
unbelievers unless I am actively trying
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