Social media typically gets a bad rap. However, by placing healthy boundaries around how and why we use these platforms, we can see social media for what it can be—a light in our dark world.

Let’s look at three ways social media can be used to shine hope and be a light to others.

If you've ever clicked on someone's Instagram bio and ended up on an online rabbit trail hours later, you are sadly not alone! However, most of us live with phones in hand while our time using social media gets out of hand. 

So, if you are tired of allowing technology to rule your time, here are some practical tips to setting boundaries in place around the why, when, and how you use platforms like Instagram and TikTok!

Instagram and Snapchat aren’t evil or sinful. But the way we define ourselves by these platforms sure leads us into trouble. As a result of filtering ourselves and our lives through a screen, we have lost connection with reality, others, and most importantly, the Lord.