I'm tired...
And not in the sense of being exhausted from work. Or going for an hour long hike...Not this feeling of being tired is from scrolling on social media.
I remember when I first discovered social media or whatever we called web 2.0 back in the day, it was so awesome. It was awesome people it was pure human connections. You found like minded people, formed communities, and generally people seemed to get along.
Sure there was the odd disagreement and debate but overall, it was a fantastic experience. I really dove in when I first discovered this stuff, I joined sites like MySpace (yup I'm that old), Facebook but really adopted and embraced Twitter (X.com now).
I saw how I could use these new tools to build my businesses around the connections they could form because as I've stated for decades now...The real power in any online business, or social network is...The people!
However, things have changed. A lot...
One glimpse on social media today and you see the division. And it's not just one group that disagrees with another...Far from it. It almost seems like if you put these two groups in a room together, they would tear each other's heads off.
And I'm not even trying to be funny. It's really bad out there.
The wars. The politics. The hatred. This is what social media and sadly the entire world has seemed to become.
However while you may read this post and think it's all doom and gloom, keep reading. There is hope!
The first is what we have here on the blockchain. While there is disagreements and even 'downvote wars' in our history, the slime and hatred that propagates on social these days, generally doesn't find it's way here. I'm thankful for that!
But now we're going to go theological because...Well that's my focus these days :)
I think about this verse a lot...
I've always said that a verse like Proverbs 16:18 has been my favorite, but the further I go in this life thing, this verse is the one that takes up the bulk of my attention.
What's so powerful to me in this verse is that Christ is telling us what we should be focusing on first and foremost. His kingdom! And when we do, look at the blessing that follows.
That's fine and dandy Jongo, you may say, but how can we seek His kingdom when we are surrounded by the evils that we see daily all around us..
I present a two fold remedy to this problem. Which would allow us to fulfill what Christ is bidding us to do...
The first is to know who our enemy truly is:
When we turn to Ephesians 6, before we get the description of the armor of God, we see who the real enemy is. I think this is so important to remember because will all the drama and fighting in the world, we HAVE to remember that our real enemy is not flesh and blood.
It's not our fellow man. It's the devil. It's the spiritual wickedness that thrives on planet earth. If we approach life knowing that our enemy is a raging lion, ready to devour us or better yet...Get each other to devour oursleves....We can prepare ourselves much more for the kingdom.
Which brings me to how we do just that...
The remedy!
Think on these things!
We see the apostle Paul breaking down what we should be filling our minds with. It's not the 'drama of the world', no no, far from it.
It's the good stuff! It's the pure stuff! It's the honest stuff!
It's the heavenly stuff :)
I dunno, maybe I'm thinking too 'simple' right now, but God isn't the author of confusion...Maybe it's as simple as seeking His kingdom by first knowing who our real enemy is. Once we do that, we focus on the good and stay away from the evils of the world.
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Something we try to do in the homeschool world and in children's ministry is to emphasize analog, tangible skills. Our Wednesday night program for kids has a Bible study followed by an hour of elective classes in singing, art, science lab (my husband teaches that) cooking, etc. At homeschool coop we have music and art classes, knitting (that's me) sewing, forensics...anything to keep their minds away from their screen addiction. And we strictly prohibit use of AI in writing, although that is a battle we have to fight week after week. !BBH
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I think many of us who were part of social media back in the early years are feeling that same kind of fatigue. Personally, I don't create much content these days. I'm more a a consumer of content on social media platforms. Which is a far cry from how it used to be. But the world has changed a whole lot since those early days.
I miss the excitement of global connectivity and collaborations. But, I have discovered I truly love living a quiet peaceful life. Perhaps this is a chapter in life that doesn't feel the need to do what I did before. Or maybe this is a quiet season that is guiding me to a new version of community, conversation, and connection. I don't know, but here I am on Hive after a long absence and feeling a soft glow of community and connection.
Cheers!
I still think community is important and along with that, healthy communication. But you are right, it's soooooo different from what it used to be like
This is important, it really resonate with me the word "simple." I was having a hard moment last year and i remember having a weird mental collapse with different "religion ideas" like asking too many questions and thinking to myself about a religious chaotic information..! Searching for a true. I grew up in a Christian protestant household... But in some point of My life I quit to that beliefs. The lesson I learn is simple love God with your heart... Do good things, love others, love yourself. And simple don't overthink. Awesome post < 3
Yeah I thought religion was always a list of do and do nots. However it's more of a relationship with your Creator. Allows for you to put Him first and everything else falls in place
🥹 yyyyeeeeeeesss
So much of social media is bots now. That really kills the experience.
It really does. You arent sure what's real and whats a bot
Sad to see the transformation from community to chaos.
The remedy is there! We just need to remember it.
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