The Greatest Post Ever!!!
We live in an ocean of words. From things said to things written to things typed, words are constantly going into our eyes and ears. As such, sometimes we struggle to feel as if what we have to say can or will get noticed.
When that happens, we can feel almost a pressure to make our language more exciting. We feel a need to use superlatives in order to make something seem bigger, better, or more interesting. To a point that is understandable, but at other times, it could be possible that our words undermine us and our faith.
Take, for example, how we now so often describe a fun experience. Maybe it is a trip with our friends. Maybe it’s a concert or play we got to see. Maybe it’s a friend’s wedding. Maybe it is a senior’s graduation day.
Scroll through social media and look at the pictures of these types of days. Quite often, they will be captioned with something like, “Best day ever!” or “Greatest night of my life!” or “Greatest thing ever!!!” (and the more exclamation points, the more that shows it, of course).
If I’m a Christian…is that true?
Now, I fully understand that some of the use of those words and phrases is just another level of calling something “cool” or “great” or “exciting” or even a “bucket list” item. Again, in our ocean of words, we sometimes struggle to express how we feel (which is a fascinating paradox).
But I am saying that we need to be careful…especially if we mean it! If you are a Christian and going to see a musician play is the “best day” of your life, then something has gone wrong in your Christian walk. If you are married, but seeing someone else’s wedding is the “greatest day ever,” then you’ve got some serious work to do on your marriage!
And so on.
What would be so wrong with posting pictures of a good day and just saying, “This was so much fun,” or “this was a great day”? It may not get as noticed…but it would be true.
AUTHOR: Adam Faughn
