Does God Tweet?
Sue Berger
I woke up this morning with the question "Does God Tweet?" imprinted on my brain. Now I have never tweeted nor have I seen anyone else tweet, but I don't live in a cave so I have some idea of what tweeting is. Where this thought was coming from I had no idea. But it wouldn't go away. So I am asking God...... What do you mean, do you tweet?...... Is this some kind of trick question?....... Am I getting senile?........ Who wonders if God tweets?
Consequently, after doing some investigating I am of the opinion that God might be the original Tweet Master. He most definitely has a following! According to Google, Katy Perry and Justin Bieber are competing for the lead with around 60 million followers each. However, God with approximately 3 1/2 Billion followers is undeniably in First Place. He simply has more followers than any other group, organization or the total of all the movie stars and other religious leaders combined.
Of course God does not limit Himself to 140 characters in His dialog. He has a whole book of advise and counsel. Remarkably one can find one sentence gems on almost every page. The book of Proverbs is virtually full of Tweets and everyone of them instructive.
I think God is constantly trying to tweet with His followers. Most of us unfortunately haven't signed up. Here's my advice if you want to get God's tweets.
- Tell God you're interested in what He has to say.
- Acquire a Bible in a version you like and understand.
- Set aside 5-10 minutes to read daily.
- Start with Proverbs or a small book in the New Testament.
- Read until their is a sentence that gives advice or instruction.
- Write out in one or two sentences what you think God has said.
- Think about this and how you would tweet back for the rest of the day.
- Repeat daily.
Over time you will not only start to hear and understand what God is trying to say to you but I believe His messages will start to get very personal.