Ecclesiastes 12:10

  Let me suggest a new lyric for an old favorite song: Oh be careful little finger what you click Oh be careful little finger what you type For the Father up above Is looking down in love Oh be careful little one what you post   We wouldn’t lie to our friends but we might post a story that’s not quite true.  We don’t gossip but we share the “news” stories that reek of it.  We would never insult or demean a person to their face but we ‘troll’ and ‘flame’ online.  We would never boast or be vain but we will Instagram our face and possessions.   The Internet often fools us into thinking the screen is a mask, which obscures what we are doing. That mask is an illusion, rather than conceal it reveals. As Oscar Wilde said “ Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth .”   We need to be very careful how we participate in this growing cyber world. Many well-meaning peo...

In Ephesians 4:29 we read; “Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.”   Now think about what that verse is telling us. Before you speak, you need to consider what you will say. Don’t just let it flow. Think. Is it appropriate? Is it worthwhile? Will it build up the person hearing it? Is it timely? Will what’s said be helpful?   That’s a lot to think about before you talk. It might mean he have to slow down before we respond (James 1:19). Now while this verse is referring to what we say from our mouths, I don’t think it is a stretch to also apply it to what we what we post online. In times past, it took longer to write down and send a message, enough time that our brains could catch up and remind us of the power of words. But in today’s word of instant messages, we can type out mistakes just as fast as we can say them. Those w...