OH MY WORD!!!!!!!

All I can say is OH MY WORD!!!!!! If you are married watch this!!!!!! This was a post I put on Facebook the other day. With all my capital letters and exclamation points one would maybe think I was upset about something. Or maybe I was excited about something. Neither of these could have been father from the truth. The fact of the matter was I was so deeply touched by the sweet story in the video I was speechless and all I could say was "OH MY WORD"!!!! Not in an angry or excited way but in an awe inspired way by how this man after so many years loves his wife and cares for her in such a loving way. That was my "tone" when I wrote that.
All of this being said brings me to my point about the title of this blog "Oh My Word". I am the first person to be very "vocal" (if that is what you want to call it) on Facebook about my religious beliefs, my political beliefs and my love for something or someone. Before posting anything I check my heart to make sure that I am not posting something out of anger or hate, pride or arrogance. I know not everything I post will be "liked" by everyone on Facebook, nor will everyone agree with me, but the reason I post it is because that is what I believe. There is nothing more invigorating, or empowering than a good debate. Not a yelling match, not angry words or foul language, (which is unacceptable), which are not part of a good sound debate or conversation. I welcome challenges to my posts and my beliefs, I believe it helps both me and the other person become more confident in what we believe in. It also helps to hold us accountable one to another. When I have a great debate on Facebook I don't walk away being angry at that person or talking about them. I do walk away questioning "how can they believe that?" but by no means does that change my love for that person in any way. It is possible to love someone and not agree with them. Jesus was a great example of this. He continued to preach the gospel even though that was not the "Politically Correct" thing to do. We are to do the same!!!! We are to stay consistent in our beliefs according to the Bible and not change our beliefs because that is the "Politically Correct" thing that society is telling us to do. Our "tone" on Facebook should reflect the Bible.
Now for my last point. Be careful how you read another person's post. Too often we read a post and because we would say those same words in an angry tone, a happy tone, or a passionate or challenging tone, might not be how that person wrote it. If you question a post or a post offends you open up a debate with that person. You might just be surprised to find out that is not what they meant at all. If that is what they meant have a great conversation with them and you just might come one step closer to solidifying why you believe what you believe. Your heart holds the key to let you know when you are crossing over the line into anger, or pride. So when you read posts on Facebook ask yourself ,when you read something in a certain tone, whether it could be read a different way or ask someone else if they see it differently. If you aren't sure have an open debate with the person. Social media is one of the best places to have a clean and healthy debate. The next time you read "OH MY WORD!!!!" it might not be just anger or excitement, it could just be they are in awe of something and that is the best way they could express it.

(DISCLAIMER: I DID NOT WRITE THIS BECAUSE A COMMENT WAS MADE ON THE PARTICULAR POST I REFERENCED. I CHOSE THAT POST BECAUSE NO ONE COMMENTED ON IT, AND BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN WANTING TO WRITE ABOUT THIS SUBJECT FOR A WHILE. THIS WAS NOT WRITTEN TO OFFEND, I WELCOME ALL COMMENTS)