What Would Jesus Post? {Review}

What Would Jesus Post? {Review}

Oooo, that will stop you in your tracks!

“With great power comes great responsibility.” And make no mistake: social media gives us great power indeed.

[Tweet “”With great power comes great responsibility.” … And make no mistake: social media gives us great power indeed. What Would Jesus Post?”] In this day and age, most of us are online. Some of us A LOT more than others! My business is based on social media so this little book really hit home for me. It raises a question that as a Christian we would be wise to consider. What responsibility do we have as Christians?  This question is addressed by Brian D. Wassom in What Would Jesus Post?  I received a copy of this ebook in order to review this title.
I appreciate his upfront approach and clear statement that Christian’s need to really pay attention to social media….period…  This is such a large part of many of our lives that Satan can use it against us in a heartbeat.
Wassom presents his thoughts with seven Biblical principles:

1. Think before you post
2. To your own self be true
3. Guard your heart
4. Don't miss the forest for the trees
5. Don't be a stumbling block
6. Be a peacemaker
7. Build genuine community

I won’t go into details on each of the principals except to say that you need to read this book.

 

Luke 12:48 When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required. – Scripture clearly state that we are responsible for the power or influence we are entrusted with…how far is your reach?
A couple of highlights that struck me while reading:

’Where words are many,’ says Proverbs 10:19 (NIV), ‘sin is not absent,’ and ‘those who love to talk will reap the consequences,” according to Proverbs 18:91.”

• Social media magnifies the temptation to covet … by showing us the things and relationships possessed by hundreds, if not thousands, of people on a daily basis.
• By constantly providing new streams of data tailored to our personal interests and inclinations, social media can become an enormous time-suck, distracting us from more meaningful activity and effectively putting our souls to sleep.
• Is love evident in what we're saying online?  And if it isn't, what are we accomplishing for God's kingdom?

Yikes! Some of these hit pretty close to home!

I was able to read the book in about an hour. But, I have spent hours mulling over some of the points made in it. It has had an influence on my thoughts toward social media.

I would recommend this book for anyone that is old enough to be using social media without supervision. My teens and I have talked about much of the book and I loved that “someone” else other than Mom was saying what they had been hearing on being careful what you say or participate in when online. We have a guideline that “If you would not be comfortable with Mom and Dad reading your post…. It shouldn’t be posted”.

This was a good reminder that we need to take all our thoughts and actions under control. As Christians, our actions speak far more loudly than any of our words.

 

You can learn more about this book by visiting WestBow Press and Amazon