Social Media is the Public Square

 

Whenever I write a new blog post I announce it across my thousands of Followers in Social Media.

Here is the breakdown of who clicks through to see it.

As you can see very few come from Social Media but find me through "other" means from usually about 30 countries.

There is a big world out there with Billions of people beyond Social Media. Many of them don't even live in democracies.

 To you young people that have never fully tasted freedom because you grew up on the Internet using Social Media, you haven't got a true view of freedom,

Social Media is NOT the Public Square. 

The Public Square IS the Public Square!

 Social Media is just a complex messaging system  based on shared imagination. That's not necessarily a bad thing if you KNOW that's what it is and don't accept it as reality.

Let's jump to the Bible.

"So justice is driven back,

    and righteousness stands at a distance;

truth has stumbled in the streets,

    honesty cannot enter."

Isaiah 59:14

And continue to the Words of Jesus.

"Jesus answered, 'I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.' "

John 14:6

Jesus is the Truth.

Whether in the streets or in Social Media, He has stumbled. Will you help Him up?

But first you must face reality. You are like a bird caged near a window in a cluttered room. Even though you see outside your life will revolve around your devices, your Likes, and Followers (your cage). You will put out Biblical content unaware that your viewpoint is extremely limited and you may actually be leading thousands of your Followers astray.

Or you will not require other Christians you admire to Follow Biblical standards of Honesty and Transparency because you are lonely and hungry for affection and acceptance. 

This is what I have been witnessing and you are falling prey to the very things and people Jesus warned us about.

"At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people."

Matthew 24:10-11

You MUST find a way to spend CHUNKS of time off your phones and off of the Net. I mean DAYS at a time.

Find Creative fun things you enjoy doing but mostly you need to go Outside every day.

I think I will stop for now because I've given you enough

Truth with Love,

 Always Laura-Lee  for today.

Truth with pieces cut out is NOT Transparency ❗️

REAL Public Squares.

(Don't they look nice? 🤗)

Holy Dreams in Dark Places

" Sing to the Lord, praise his name;

    proclaim his salvation day after day.

3 Declare his glory among the nations,

    his marvelous deeds among all peoples."

Psalm 96:2-3

God gave me this command in 1982 when I was 16 years old  (Oops❗️😐 Accidentally outed my age on the internet again).  This was BEFORE Global satellites, cell phones, home computers and the internet. Microwaves and VCR machines existed but my family was way too poor to own them.

Kneeling next to my bed with my Bible open before me on my bed, I asked Jesus,

"How will I do that Lord? I have no money to travel, no car and I'm scared of my own shadow."

"I will bring the nations to you, Laura-Lee."

"I don't know what that means, Jesus."

"You will some day. Amazing things are coming and you won't be a scared little girl for forever. You will become very bold."

"BOLD! Me? Are you sure you're at the right address, Lord?" 😅😂🤣

Jesus has led me down amazing paths, shown me amazing things, invented the internet, emboldened me (Hey. I'm a Criminal Profiler and nobody intimidates me) and brought the nations to me. Just like He said He would❗️🤨

I've been proven wrong again. Hallelujah! 🤗

Hence, EVERY Promise He makes STANDS True!

What has Jesus whispered to you in dark places that you cannot imagine happening? They are VERY Do-able because of WHO is saying them to you.

I call them Holy Dreams. The things we desire to do for Jesus but beyond our abilities or imagination. I have many more things I believe Jesus wants me to do, but they all came crashing to an end when I became completely paralyzed in 2019 with no hope of recovery. I said to Jesus,

"So much for our dreams, Jesus. I guess you'll have to fulfill them through somebody else. "I'm done." 😞

"You're not done until I say you are and I am NEVER done with you!"

"But how Lord? I can't even go to the bathroom or feed myself"

"Consider this. When our plans ARE fulfilled you'll KNOW beyond doubt that I made it happen not YOU because it will require the miraculous."

I went to check my Stats today just for THIS blog (I have several others) and started crying when I read this list of countries of people who travel to visit me from other countries. Some of your countries are in massive upheaval  and you may be praying in the dark and afraid too.

But Jesus will give us Holy Dreams and it will give Him great pleasure to amaze us as HE makes them happen.

YOU coming here is the fulfillment of God's promises to me.

You are precious to me. NEVER cut yourself short, keep your Holy Dreams stirred up and get ready to be amazed by the Lord God ALMIGHTY.

The Truth with Love,

 Always Laura-Lee 

This reminds me of another group of Christians afraid, hiding out in a dark room, praying while waiting for Jesus to fulfill a Promise.

"Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them."

Acts 2 (The Holy Spirit comes at Pentecost.)

Z A P ❗️🔥

...and the rest is history. 💁‍♀️

Link to all of Psalm 96