God is not surprised by social media, nor is it beyond His power to cut through the surrounding negativity it can exude to reach lives and hearts. The online church movement should in no way seek to replace the physical church, but many of the surf-able outlets in existence to spread the Gospel are well-meaning in utilizing one more way to launch God’s truth out to as many ears that can hear it.
Social media feeds can be flooded with biblical inspiration and encouragement to combat aired-out drama and negative agendas. Conversations can be started rather than side-shutting arguments. Just as people in real life can expose our weakness and encourage our accomplishments, social media allows us to reach out even farther into the world than physically possible. God speaks to us through social media, today. Where the people are, He is. And people are in the thick of social media. It’s an honorable war that Christians should not pull out of, or lose sight of the responsibility we have as witnesses to Jesus, over all else, on those channels of communication.
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Related Resource: Hearing God through His Word for a Lifetime
You’ve got the plan, you know what to do, but now you’ve got to do the work. We’re all prone to laziness or apathy, but if you truly want to hear from God through his Word for a lifetime and be transformed, you’ve got to make an effort. This episode is part of our How to Study the Bible Podcast, a show that brings life back to reading the Bible and helps you understand even the hardest parts of Scripture. If this episode helps you know and love God more, be sure to subscribe to the How to Study the Bible Podcast on Apple or Spotify so you never miss an episode!
Meg encourages others to seek Him first through her life as a stay-at-home mom, career as a freelance writer, teaching Emoti-moms Weekly Bible Study, and leading the kids worship teams at her local church. She resides in a small, Northern lake town with her husband of ten years, two daughters, and their Golden-doodle. Meg writes about everyday life within the love of Christ on her blog, https://sunnyand80.org.
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