{"id":376,"date":"2021-08-12T17:55:55","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T17:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asmymindunwinds.com\/?p=376"},"modified":"2021-08-12T17:55:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T17:55:59","slug":"people-are-watching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asmymindunwinds.com\/?p=376","title":{"rendered":"People ARE Watching"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There\u2019s something I especially love about social media. And, if you\u2019re a Christian that\u2019s lived a lot of life before<\/em> social media became so prevalent, I\u2019d love to hear your opinion on what I\u2019m about to share to see if your experiences were similar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what I love is this\u2026..people ARE watching. Haha! I know that sounds obvious since most of us use social media to portray ourselves in our best light so DUH…people are watching! We know this! But what I mean specifically is this\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People are watching us who call ourselves followers of Christ. They\u2019re watching and they remember us!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have noticed over the years that when my FaceBook friends enter a crisis or heart ache, they reach out to me. They PM me. They post on my wall. They comment on my posts. People I have not interacted with in years except to \u201clike\u201d their photo from family vacation; these people think to come to me<\/em><\/strong>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019d like to think it\u2019s because I\u2019m such a kind and loving friend, but I know better. I know why they think to reach out to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why do they do it? Because they know I\u2019ll pray. Because they know I have \u201csomething\u201d that could help them even if they don\u2019t fully understand what that something is. All they know is the witness of what they\u2019ve seen in me over the years so they have some level of faith that whatever I have is credible and therefore they\u2019re reaching out because it may help them in their time of need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All they know is the witness of what they\u2019ve seen in me over the years so they have some level of faith that whatever I have is credible <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh…and by the way, a big part of why they see what I have as credible is because I\u2019m REAL. I don\u2019t act like I have it all together by any means and I make a point to even share my weaknesses on social media (with tact and discretion of course, but that\u2019s another post \ud83d\ude09 ) Additionally, I don\u2019t argue about things that don\u2019t matter. Honestly, I don\u2019t really argue at all. I live my life to shine Jesus and I let that be witness enough. Bitter arguing and self righteousness would make me look like a prideful fool – that would hurt Jesus\u2019 reputation and surely no one would reach out to me in their times of need. (Btw, here\u2019s a great message<\/a> on challenging your prideful worldview that would cause you to debate in the first place)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being a Christ follower can be so hard at times. I often think I\u2019m failing. But then someone reaches out\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n