I use both Twitter and Facebook weekly, actually I have my twitter account linked to Facebook. When I started using them, I must admit, I really didn’t understand the impact I was having through them. Here is what I mean, I was a child of God, placed in a position of influence, or you could say leadership, yet when ever I tweeted or posted, I thought I was randomly just sharing my thoughts into the air. Well, turns out that was the exact problem, I was randomly expressing my thoughts into the web-air without realizing the impact I was having. One day, a leader sat me down and encouraged me with how much the Lord has gifted me, blessed me, allowed me to do….then he said these words..” someone who does not know, and then does something wrong, will be punished only lightly. When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required” (Luke 12:48)

Until that moment, that passage, I thought was only for rich people. How ignorant of me. First of all, to think I am not rich is really ignorant, as if a third of the people on this planet have more than me. Yeah, exactly. I thought I didn’t have a voice, or that responsibility didn’t apply to me, from that day on, I thought hard about what I wanted to communicate through social media. I devoted myself to revisit my legacy, my testimony, what the world would be able to read about my life, without words. When a person visits my page, what do they learn about my life?

I have found it strangely confusing to see so many people, that when you visit their facebook page, from an outside view, you’d be left to ask some questions. Romans 12:2 says..”Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.” When we share nasty language, post negative statements, share pictures that promote drinking, parties, dancing and…ugh… vulgor pictures people take of their bodies and post them for the whole world to see. Do we think nobody is looking? Maybe we’ve been drawn into the wrong world view. I am not being a hypocrate here, I am not a legalist either, I am simply asking the question, what are we choosing to share with the world and those around us? Jesus didn’t have a problem with drinks or parties, in fact he he attended parties and could have changed the water into Apple Juice but he knew what was appropriate, BUT still he remained Jesus, the begotten son of God, he maintained his character and integrity without trading it in for some good times. Does that make sense? So, please don’t think I am saying don’t do this or that, I am saying, we are saved, by grace, THAT is supposed to be our testimony in everything we do or everywhere we choose to go.

Revelation 11:17 speaks loudly to me these days “And the dragon was angry at the woman and declared war against the rest of her children—all who keep God’s commandments and maintain their testimony for Jesus.”

Do you think your FB page is an example your testimony?