The Wisdom of Solomon ~ Applied to Facebook and other Social Media

We live in a digital world . . . that's reality! Our students are comfortable with and use many of the social media sites . . . and so do many of us. This article applies principles from the book of Proverbs to our "Facebook" lives. Please take a few minutes to read it . . .print it out . . . and keep it in a handy place!

The challenge ~ examine ourselves FIRST and make the necessary adjustments to our lives and our on-line behavior and then teach (and lead) our students to apply this wisdom to their lives . . . online or offline . . . that God would be honored in all we say, do . . . and type!

Solomon on Social Media
Tim Challies

There are many who doubt or downplay the relevance of the Old Testament to our times. Those people have probably never taken the time to read the book of Proverbs. I read from Proverbs almost every day and I am continually amazed at just how relevant this book is. It seems that wisdom is timeless. The lessons David taught Solomon speak to myself and my children as much as they did to the men and women of ancient Israel. The wisdom of God given to Solomon continues to ring loud and clear in my heart.

If Solomon were alive today and we were to ask him how we are to relate to one another in this digital world, if we were to ask him how we can honor God in our use of all these social media available to us today, here is how he might respond.

• Count to ten before posting, sharing, sending, submitting.
• Leave the fool to his folly.
• Expose folly.
• Know when to walk away.
• Be careful what you read.
• Avoid the gossiper.
• Be humble.
• Mind your own business.
• Don’t be a troublemaker.
• Examine why you write.
• Be careful what you teach.
• Walk with the Lord.

Please click here to read the complete post . . . including the explanation of the above listed "words of wisdom." 

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