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The corresponding conclusion, based on other studies, showed that people who focused on one thing at a time (unitasking) had longer telomeres and reported higher levels of happiness and satisfaction with life. Apparently, distraction-induced scrolling can affect us at the cellular level.
After all, that’s what “everyone else” is doing. It looks important. It looks required. But this is your friendly reminder that social media use isn’t a requirement to get into heaven or to be holy.
And the encouragement for women in the 21st century is that you can believe the gospel, love God, serve others, and do incredibly fruitful work for the kingdom without ever creating a username or posting a picture about it. God can “like” what you’re doing even if you never get any likes.
Can social media be an incredible tool for relationships, business, and even ministry? Absolutely. But is your presence on those platforms a God-given requirement? No, not at all.
Whether or not you continue to use social media, you can be a woman who isn’t rattled by a worldwide out-age—because you know you can glorify God in every situation. Eventually, social media will fade...
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’s work in your life accessible to many. If the goal is to make God’s faithfulness in our lives known, then we must cultivate truly knowing the faithfulness of God in our lives off social media.
When we think of social media less as a place to produce and more of a place where we overflow, then the time spent on any platform stops becoming the destination and is, instead, the vehicle.
The most wearying times I’ve experienced on social media are when I forget to reflect God’s handiwork and creativity and instead compare myself to another image-bearer—her creativity, her style, her voice, her ability to attract an audience.
Guard your heart by guarding your time, your affections, your attention, and who you truly worship.
If we’re only ever engaging with what others create, our own creativity is bound to suffer.
Our mission can’t just be about drawing people to ourselves, because we’re called to point people to Christ.
I recently heard Ed Stetzer say, “There’s a body count of young pastors whose ability rose them to prominence before their character was ready for it.”1 I was struck by the fact that the same could be said of anyone with “followers” on social media.
There’s no character strong or deep enough that doesn’t need accountability—
We don’t live to produce; we’re made for God’s presence.
I like to think about my social media platform as the virtual living room of my home. It helps me to treat the space and the people in the space just like I’d treat my home and the people I invite into my home.
I also don’t confuse intimacy with hospitality. Being intimate means sharing something personal, maybe even embarrassing. Our culture currently celebrates this type of sharing as being “real” or “authentic,” but, sisters, intimate sharing is meant for those you trust.
Hospitality keeps the focus on the shared experience rather than the intimate details. Hospitality offers your “audience” a place to connect, not a place to be voyeuristic.
When I treat my social media platform like a virtual living room, I welcome rather than attempt to win a sale or a follow.
