I Corinthians 10:23-24
“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything
is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is
constructive. No one should seek their own good, but the
good of others.
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the image you
cast. It talked about how teachers would
be judged more strictly. In it I mentioned that I wasn’t pleased with
the impression that the teachers at my son’s school were casting on social
media. Well, this week I got myself in
some trouble with the principal. I spoke
up about the issue I saw. While it was a
bit awkward, I felt like it was still the right thing to do.
The principal made comment that they are old
enough to do the things they were doing and that it was their own Facebook
account. I told her that I agreed,
however that they have to realize that while they may have the right to do
something, it does not mean that it is good for them or for those that they
influence. Immediately, these verses
came to my mind.
There are things that we all face that we have
the right to do, however as Christians, we should be asking ourselves if it is
beneficial. And not just for ourselves
but also for those that see us.
I want to ask the same question that I asked two
weeks ago: Would others know that you
are a Christian by what you post to Social Media? Remember, some of what gets posted is not
beneficial to ourselves or those around us.