What a blessing and privilege to be created in the image of God himself (Gen.1:27)!
Predestined for greatness by God’s plan that our lives would conform to the likeness of His
Son(Rom.8:29)! Sometimes it’s good to stop and take stock of where we are in our mission
to restore the image of Christ in our lives. It’s even good to stop and think about what we
feel about this destiny and what it means to us. Our friends often look at the “outward
appearance”, while God is concerned with the heart. The image we try to convey about
ourselves online can be a helpful way to determine what we think, feel and value. Following
are some questions you and your friends can talk and think about together.
Image
A. Whom are you trying to impress? I Sam 16:7
- What image do you think people have of you? What image do you want them to have? What image do you have of yourself?
- Discuss with friends or dgroup more extensively
B. What image do you convey online?
- The content of your profiles, conversations, photos, wallpaper, songs, quotes etc. reflect the image you want people to have of you.
- Talk about the image you are presenting to others
- Ask friends what message they think you are sending based on your profiles, conversations, photos etc.
C. Why have you chosen that image?
- Image is correlated to security…if you are secure with God, self and others, more likely project a positive, healthy , spiritual image 1Peter3:3-5
- If your goal is to attract attn. to self, body, popularity…Think about why?
- Are you insecure? Sexualizing a need or emptiness?
D. How can you get security from God?
- Mt.7:24-27 Build image on rock, not sand
- Rock = God’s words…something for everything…give examples of Scrips dealing with diff. issues
- Rock =protection, security, unchanging safety
- Sand=friends, trying to control the image they have of you, esp. using internet
- Sand slips away, like friends…might like you/something about you today, but not tomorrow
