But now we know.
Our job is to use it as a tool for good and not for evil.
We can't ignore it -- it is here for good and will continue to grow in ways we can't fathom right now.
We can't be afraid of it -- we are only to fear God. With God on our side there is nothing that can defeat us (that's part of Romans 8:31).
(Man, this is not what I meant to write about at all! There goes by brain -- off on a tangent! What I wanted to talk about is my emotional and mental stubbornness rooted in thought behavior that needs to change. That probably sounds pretty silly -- but man, it is an issue I am having trouble conquering. I know through Christ I have the victory, but sometimes some of our issues have so many layers and hidden roots that it takes a long time for them to be worked out of us. I'll have to talk about this subject another day I guess.).
All my kids (except Hawken who needs to be cared for) are grown and out of the house. If you still have kids at home your job with them isn't done as far as social media -- and I am sure you know that. Pray about it. God will lead you on how to protect them while still allowing them to do whatever they need to do in the virtual world. There are no set rules for everyone. Every family, every person is different.
As a grown woman, I am responsible for myself. I know what affects me and what I can and cannot put before my eyes. I have no desire crossing that line. If you do (wherever the line is for you) only the Spirit can cleanse your brain of the stuff you let inside your head. Romans 12:1-2 applies so well here. They say: I appeal to you therefore, brothers,[a] by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.[b] 2 Do not be conformed to this world,[c] but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.[d] (ESV).
Also, Let's see what The MESSAGE version says: 1-2 So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.
That is good too! You transform your mind by what you "feed" it. If you feed it world junk, it is going to transform into looking just like world junk. If you feed it the Word of God, it will start to transform into a beautiful, godly, intelligent, open, honest, loving-life-kind-of-brain! That's what Jesus wants for you, for me, for all of us!