How many minutes of the day do we spend on social media? The average human spends around 116 minutes, or two hours a day on social media. That is ridiculous. I can't say that I'm not guilty of that myself though. Social media is just a small part of what I want to talk about. I actually want to talk about the media in general and how they influence Christian Millennials, like myself, in everyday life. I know that almost all of my friends have twitter accounts and that's what I want to talk about first. We go on twitter all the time and I know some of the first tweets I see are about what is going on around the world right now. Can I ask you something though? Is most of that positive? No, usually it is something about our president, the police force, or the racism issues going on that day. I may shock you by saying this, but did you know that not everything being said on twitter isn't everything going on in the world? I hate that as Christians we go on social media and see all of these negative things, but we miss out on the best parts of the world. Almost once a month at work I see veterans come in, or cops come in, and some kind soul offers to take care of their bill. Even today my roommate and I got to help an old lady carry her groceries to the car and then she offered us her shopping cart to use and gave me a hug. (you have to pay 25 cents for a cart where we go) Things are not always bad around you.
Yes, I know what you're thinking. Bad things are still happening. How about instead of going on social media to see those things, you go out and do a kind act to substitute for all the evil going on in the world. As children of God, we are called to love on everyone in everything that we do, even if we don't agree with someone else's opinion. I know as a millennial, that we are constantly being looked down on when it comes to social media, being on our phones, and being closed minded. So, why don't we prove the rest of the world wrong? I know I struggle with going on my phone and looking at social media and being angry and upset at someone for their opinions. However, why not instead we agree to disagree? I told one of my friends today that I am so sad for our generation, because they don't get to see how big our world and our God is, because it's constantly being portrayed by social media and the media in general in such a negative light. God called us to be vessels and lights to the non believers and to glorify him in our actions outside the church, because it honors him. So next time you see something that you don't agree with, just move on, go out and change the world, because that's what God expects of us. We can't go out and fix racism, or hatred, or anything else all in one day, but we can go out and be those vessels God has called us to be so we can start to be that change in the world.
In conclusion, I know sometimes looking at these posts can make you upset or angry, but next time you see one just think of what God has done for us. He saved each and everyone of us by dying for our sins, and there is nothing that could be going on in the world that could be bigger than that of Our God!! Go into the world with "blind faith" and know without seeing that not everything going on is as evil as our social media and media is putting out there. One of my favorite verses is Proverbs 3:5-6 and it says this "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean NOT on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight." In the end, none of this chaos compares to God's glory and love for us as long as you submit to him, he will fix it all in the end. So, I challenge you next time you see something negative on twitter; tweet something positive. Next time you see an angry post on Facebook; remind everyone that God's love is greater than our anger or doubt. Media and social media are not the answers to your understandings about creation and the world- God is!
With love,
Hollie Adams
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