It is no secret that I love the Instagram. I love the pictures. I love the stories. And I like the

likes. Smartphones and social media platforms have been inserted into our daily routines. They do make

life better in so many ways, but there are some heart level issues when it comes to our social

media usage. Today I talk with guest Laura Ferguson about some red flags to look out for with our social

media usage and six boundaries for us as ambassadors of Christ.

Welcome to the Sheeper's Faithful Podcast, episode number 49, truth and encouragement to live gospel-centered lives every day.

I'm your host, Lauren Lushak.

And he said to them, you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.

This is the Great and First Commandment, Matthew 22, 37, and 38.

Welcome, ladies, to the Sheeproves Faithful podcast. I'm so glad you're here today. It's such a special

episode as I have my friend Laura Ferguson on to talk about social media usage and some practical

boundaries when it comes to being on social media platforms.

Like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube. I mean, is there not a new social media app coming out

all the time? I just, they just come at you everywhere out of the dark. There's another one.

Social media is actually a tool in and of itself

it is not inherently bad or good or evil or pure social media is is a tool and it can be dangerous

or it can be really great we can use it as a platform to share the gospel of jesus christ or it can

ruin marriages by looking at pornography. And so we need to

look at this tool and really consider our hearts in this. Social media usage actually boils down

to a heart issue. Don't feel like you're going to go have to flush your phone down the toilet

immediately after this episode, I promise. There are such great freedoms in the

truth of God's word and how he directs us to be free in areas like how we use our phones or

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