Texting Acronyms - Do You Know What You're Saying???

In the last two years of diving into the world of texting and Facebook, I've been shocked and surprised at the acronyms some teenagers use...some thoughts:

1. Do the teenagers really know what the acronyms they use mean? (wtf, fml, etc...)
2. Do the parents know what their kids are saying?
3. Is it intentional or unintentional? How can I get them to be intentional in speech?
4. How can I inspire them to be more careful with the language they use?
5. Foul acronyms are just as awful as foul language.
6. If you wouldn't say it out loud to your parents, grandparents, teachers, or pastor...you shouldn't be texting/IMing/FBing it as an acronym.
7. The fingers on a keyboard or cell phone are just as dangerous as the tongue.

James 1:26-27 "26If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless. 27Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."

Proverbs 12:18 "Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. "

Previous posts with texting/technology connections:

• Text Messaging Language Chart
• Sexting - Protect Your Teens
• Cell Phone Monitoring - My Mobile Watchdog
• Parenting and Media
• K9 Web Protection - FREE Internet Control and Filter Software
• Christians and Pornography - A Growing Problem
• PureIntimacy.org - A Website for 'Recovering the Heart of Sexuality'
• Parents, Protect Your Sons!
• Top 10 Internet Filters
• Computer Resources for Parents
• Social Media Revolution
• Pornography & Technology - A Continuing Danger

Prayer - A Scriptural Study

This is a cool, FREE, online resource about prayer from a Scriptural perspective. It has six awesome, brief study sessions:

1. Praying for People Facing Hard Times - Part 1, 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13
2. Praying for People Facing Hard Times - Part 2, 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13
3. Praying for Leaders in High Places, Nehemiah 1:4-11
4. Praying that We Will Do More for God, 1 Chronicles 4:9-10
5. Praying for God to be Famous, 1 Kings 18:36-39
6. How to Pray for Your Children, Matthew 20:20-28

It is convicting to me how weak my prayers are compared to the intensity, passion, godliness, specificity, breadth, and depth that saturate the prayers we find within the Scripture. How many opportunities to be used have I missed as a result of a lack of God-centered prayer? I hope and pray to draw closer to God every day in order that He may use my supplication and life in a way that glorifies Him in the way He deserves.

Ephesians 6:18 "And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints"

Quote - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

"When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die." Dietrich Bonhoeffer