Social Media: Friend or Foe?

Social Media: Friend or Foe?

Originally from Texas, but now I claim Oklahoma with my awesome husband and adorable baby girl. I enjoy baking, crafting, reading, and a good cup of coffee.
Megan P
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My Weird Imagination

I have always wondered what my funeral would be like. Of course, I won’t actually see it with my own eyes, but I still play a scenario of the experience in my head. I imagine that they will have a projector in the front of some church auditorium, and on the screen, they will be scrolling through my Facebook page and other social media.

“Look at how many people she friended during her lifetime.” or “This is the post that had the most likes while she was living,” they will say with heavy hearts.

Then they will move on to my Pinterest account. I picture my husband walking up to the front with a paper in hand.

“Megan had 64 Pinterest boards,” he will say with tears in his eyes. “And here are all of the crafts that she never got a chance to complete.” 

This seems a little crazy, right? Why would this strange, made-up scenario from my weird imagination ever happen?

Reality Check

I guess this thought came upon me one day when I was on my phone. My daughter was playing happily by herself, and then she decided to crawl over and see what I was up to. She tried to get my attention while I was still in a trance…watching stories on Instagram. It took me a while to pull myself out of it. Then I thought to myself, “Why did that take so long?” How much time was there between my daughter crawling over to me and the time I ACTUALLY put my phone down? I was so upset at myself, and I decided that I needed a reality check.

The Bible says this in Matthew 6:19-21 (NASB):

19 “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; 21 for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Do I treasure my phone? No. I really don’t. This was the reality check that I needed. My phone is not a treasure, my daughter’s beautiful soul is.

Friend or Foe?

Something else that helped me with my reality check was to look at my social media as a tool. That’s really what it is. It’s something that is helpful in communicating with others. Putting together an event for multiple people? Done. Posting a picture of your daughter so that all of the grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. can see it all at once? You betcha. You signed up to make a dessert for potluck? Pinned it.

When we stop using social media as a tool, we start falling into an illusion. Believe it or not, social media is not reality. To answer my question above…friend or foe? It depends (everyone’s favorite answer). How will you use it? As a staple or a tool?

If you feel like you are constantly looking at your phone screen, or scrolling through on your computer too much, I want to challenge you to take a step back and look at where you are storing your treasure. Maybe you need to set a phone curfew for yourself (I’ve done it, that’s how deep I was), or maybe you need a detox day where you only use your phone if someone calls you (like the good ole days!). Just remember what your priorities are.

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Matthew 6:33 {What’s Your Favorite Verse Series}

Matthew 6:33 {What’s Your Favorite Verse Series}

Hello!I grew up in sunny Southern California and made my way out to Oklahoma where I attended college.I met my amazing husband there, and the rest is history!We have 3 spirited kiddos, 2 fluffy poodles, and we worship 1 amazing God!We are a homeschooling family and we currently are living the small town life in Newcastle, Oklahoma. I love crafting, writing, and decorating on a dime!

SeekIt wasn’t until I became a mom that this verse really meant something to me. Like most moms, I worry and plan and plan and worry. My pastor once said, “The worries people carry on their backs feel like lead, but in reality they are light as feathers.” When our priority is to seek after our heavenly Father, how could our troubles be anything but light as air? This is the lens by which I view my life now. For every question that pops up, I start my day with Him, and delight in the promise of this verse.
~Dacia H.

“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”

Matthew 6:33

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Matthew 6:33 {What’s Your Favorite Verse Series}

Psalm 46:10 {What’s Your Favorite Verse Series}

Hello!I grew up in sunny Southern California and made my way out to Oklahoma where I attended college.I met my amazing husband there, and the rest is history!We have 3 spirited kiddos, 2 fluffy poodles, and we worship 1 amazing God!We are a homeschooling family and we currently are living the small town life in Newcastle, Oklahoma. I love crafting, writing, and decorating on a dime!

He says, “Be still, and know that I amI am faithful in my daily prayer time, it’s a necessity and a beautiful gift. I come boldly before the throne, laying my request at His precious feet, trusting He will hear and answer it. Yet, even with faith from the numerous miracles He has poured over me, I still think I know best. I quickly want to take my request back, tell God how to take care of it and the time frame it needs to happen. He graciously allows me to take it back and to fail once again. Then I’m reminded to “be still” and “know that He is God.” And I’m grateful for the times He has done whatever necessary to stop me in my tracks.
~Beth G.

He says, “Be still, and know that I am God;
    I will be exalted among the nations,
    I will be exalted in the earth.”

Psalm 46:10

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Matthew 6:33 {What’s Your Favorite Verse Series}

Psalm 121:1-8 {What’s Your Favorite Verse Series}

Hello!I grew up in sunny Southern California and made my way out to Oklahoma where I attended college.I met my amazing husband there, and the rest is history!We have 3 spirited kiddos, 2 fluffy poodles, and we worship 1 amazing God!We are a homeschooling family and we currently are living the small town life in Newcastle, Oklahoma. I love crafting, writing, and decorating on a dime!

I lift up my eyes to the

These are my go to verses. Good days, bad days, happy, sad, completely stressed out…this is where I turn first. It’s like God’s hugging me. So many promises in eight short verses.
~Cynthia R.

Psalm 121:1-8        

1. I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
where does my help come from?

2. My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.

3. He will not let your foot slip—
he who watches over you will not slumber;

4. indeed, he who watches over Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.

5. The Lord watches over you—
the Lord is your shade at your right hand;

6. the sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.

7. The Lord will keep you from all harm—
he will watch over your life;

8. the Lord will watch over your coming and going
both now and forevermore.

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