My Social Media Pledge

[427 words] • I keep a low profile on social media, but I am present there. Below is the pledge I have taken to govern my use of it. I invite you to take it, too. • I will post, comment, and otherwise utilize social media with complete awareness that the all-seeing eye of God is monitoring my accounts (Heb. 4:13; Psa. 139:1-12), and I will answer to Him for how I use them (2 Cor. 5:9-10). • I will use my influence, modest though it may be, to build up and encourage (Rom. 14:19), not tear down and destroy (Gal. 5:15). • I will use social media to reach out with the good news of Jesus (Rom. 1:16) and shine the light of God’s word on relevant life issues (Psa. 119:105), knowing that the power of God is present in His word (2 Tim. 3:16-17). • I will use…