Playing the social media game is not my thing, and yet, ironically, here I am, posting this for you, because maybe you’re feeling the tension, too.

I’m wired for real life, face to face conversations. I want to connect with others heart to heart. I’d rather talk, listen, respond, and react in real time, not in the comments section, not with an emoji, not scripted or edited.

Anyway, that’s been my hesitation in this space these days. I’m a pretty social person, so social media should be pretty easy, right?

Well, not for me. Reels are fun to make and encouragement is easy to give, but real life isn’t always fun and the encouragement I give isn’t always consistent with the life I live.

Somedays I feel like posting. Other days I feel like I should post, but really have nothing to say. And then there are days I just feel done, tapped out, and ready to log off.

But more than posting daily on social media, I want to daily stand at my post and wait on the Lord. I want to hear from Him first so I can interact with others best.

More than engaging with others online behind a screen, I want to engage with the King of kings through the pages of His Word as I approach His throne of grace and glean His perfect wisdom and truth.

Wisdom that will guide, supplement, and grant me daily doses of encouragement that are applicable for real life with real people that will produce real change, growth, and maturity.

Truth that sets me free to daily pursue all that He wants me to do. Truth that compels me to seek and trust the very source of life before going to other resources that often leave me dry.

So, while I’m showing up in this space today, this is your (and my) reminder that as we seek His face, He shows up for us with grace every day — grace greater than all our sin, grace that gives us access to all wisdom and truth made perfect in Him, grace for not only this space, but all the others we’ll face today, and every day forward.