Disturbing Behavior Paper NOTES
FROM THE GIRL SCOUTS LINK
Posting pictures on social media to gain attention, liked etc
Sending pictures to friends or people of the opposite sex
Wanting validation especially about their looks
Comparing themselves to peers, celebrities
CLEAR DESCRIPTION OF THE BEHAVIOR
SOME APPROPRIATE SOLUTIONS (PREVENTION OR REMEDIAL)
BIBLICAL ADMONITIONS
MINISTRY APPLICATIONS
5 CITATIONS, FROM TEXTBOOK
Consequences related to the behavior- personal, social, mental, physical, or spiritual
Provide solutions or resolutions- give scripture, prescription is needed, common sense answers
along with any ministry applications
HEADINGS: DESCRIPTIONS, EXAMPLES, SOLUTIONS, BIBLICAL RESPONSE OR
ADMONITION, CONCLUSION
how surprised should we be when someone raised without a sense of responsibility—without an
appreciation for cause and effect—acts irresponsibly and causes regrettable effects?
Jim Hancock, Raising Adults: A Humane Guide for Parenting in the New World (The Tiny
Company Called Me, 2018), 9.
Insecurity
Awkward
Many youth today say they will not engage in risky behaviors. In fact, today’s youth say
they are well-intentioned in their desire for personal health and safety.
Desire acceptance
Constantly aware of their appearance how it leads to self destruction on social
media Imaginary audience
Leads to self esteem issues, anxiety
Self esteem issues drawn from a matter of likes, dislikes, hearts, follows etc.
https://www.today.com/parents/selfie-syndrome-why-teens-use-social-media-
validation-how- parents-8c11391281
Have you ever noticed that teenage girls are always on their phones? They cannot go to the
bathroom by themselves?
Teenagers use the internet almost constantly says a survey from World Economic forum (cite)
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/08/social-media-internet-online-teenagers-screens-us/
WHAT I NOTICED PERSONAL RESPONSE:
I am the children’s ministry director at my church and the youth director is my close friend. We
do joint events quite often and I have noticed that all of the youth girls hang out in a clique. All
of them travel to the bathroom together. One time I walked into the bathroom and all of the girls
were taking pictures of themselves and critiquing the pictures. They would then continue to take
pictures until they found one they liked. They would post it on social media or send it on snap
chat to friends. The interesting thing is they were spending time with friends at church but no one
was actually communicating with each other. All of the communicating was with people not in
attendance. They are looking for validation from people.
Young celebrities do it. Why are children turning to social media for validation? Want feedback
that is positive to see how they fit in the world. They can receive answers quickly but is it a safe
place to do so? Public comments can be kind but often rude or even bullying comments happen.
Not everyone will be supportive and kind.
It’s a matter of adolescents and teens constantly trying to define
themselves, says teen development specialist, Dr. Robyn Silverman.
With anything in life, including social media, we are called to
do everything for the glory of God.
“So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do
it all for the glory of God.” – 1 Corinthians 10:31 NLT
As a Christian, we are called to follow Jesus, not the world
around us. Being a Christian means being a follower of Christ,
and Jesus wants us to follow Him in all areas of our life,
including social media.
As a Christian, we are called to follow Jesus, not the world
around us. Being a Christian means being a follower of Christ,
and Jesus wants us to follow Him in all areas of our life,
including social media.
“Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be
my follower, you must give up your own way, take up
your cross daily, and follow me. If you try to hang on
to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life
for my sake, you will save it. And what do you benefit
if you gain the whole world but are yourself lost or
destroyed?” – Luke 9:23-25 NLT
In this Bible verse above, Jesus raises the question, ‘what do
you benefit if you gain the whole world but are lost or
destroyed yourself?’
In an Instagram-obsessed world, there is more focus than
ever on the number of followers you have. Somehow, there’s
a view that the number of followers you have on social media
dictates your identity, worth, and status of success.
But the number of followers you have does not determine
your worth. Jesus tells us that gaining the whole world (i.e.,
lots of followers) means nothing if we aren’t following Him
wholeheartedly with our life.
What is the benefit of getting thousands of followers if you
lose yourself in the process?
Jesus also warns us not to love the things of this world,
because everything in the world is not from the Father.
“Do not love the world or the things in the world. If
anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in
him. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh,
the lust of the eyes, and the pride in one’s
possessions—is not from the Father, but is from the
world. And the world with its lust is passing away, but
the one who does the will of God remains forever.” – 1
John 2:15-17 CSB
When you look at the majority of posts on social media, it’s
easy to see what Jesus is referring to. It seems like everyone
is posting and sharing content that shows off their body, their
beauty, or their possessions.
But Jesus calls it like it is – lust and pride. And since these
things are not from God, we are called not to love or
participate in these things on social media.
Instead, the Bible urges us to set our hearts on things above,
not on earthly things that consumes the world.
Determining our reason or motive for using social media is
also important. And Paul also warns us in Galatians that as
servants of Christ, we are not to seek the approval of man.
“For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God?
Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to
please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.” –
Galatians 1:10 ESV
It is so easy to get caught up with what other people think on
social media. Whether our intentions for using our Christian
social media accounts are good or not, we can start to over
think what we post if we feel like we aren’t getting enough
response from people.
How come this post didn’t get as many likes? Why is nobody
commenting on my post? OMG will someone hurry up and
like it already?
It’s easy to start posting things on social media to gain
others’ approval, but the Bible tells us that if we are focused
on pleasing others, we would not be servants of Christ.
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