The Pride of Platform

The Problem

• We live in a society where worth is attributed to how much attention we can draw.
• Digital notifications of approval provide a rush of dopamine creating dependent and addictive patterns.  
• Impressing someone online is far easier than engaging with someone in person.

The Passage

• Pride must be discarded in the presence of the LORD (131:1).
• We must fight against overvaluing ourselves or undervaluing others (131:1).
• It is a special type of pride to think that we are the experts on everything (131:1).
• With a restless heart and society, it takes a specific effort to quiet our souls (131:2).
• A weaned soul lingers not because of necessity but due to desire (131:2).
• When we realize who we are not, we are able to hope in God for who He truly is (131:3).

The Process

• Be amazed that you get to follow Jesus rather than by how many people follow you.
• Humble yourself and accept you might not know everything and don’t have to comment on everything.
• Enforce a limit to how many apps you can use and how often you can use them.
• Use social media as a megaphone for the message you value most.