My Opinion on The Chosen

Last night, I posted my opinion of The Chosen and what I’ve learned from it. Your opinions came quickly. And that’s all they are—our opinions. 

Here’s what I learned years ago when my children were small. Someone said a children’s show was demonic. I took up the bandwagon, demonized the show to others, and wouldn’t allow my children to watch it. I never investigated the show for myself. Later, I was strongly convicted by God to never take another’s word—good or bad—for something without investigating it for myself.  It’s the same thing I do when pastors preach. I don’t just accept what they tell me. I investigate on my own for truth.  

You see…as believers, we have the Truth. But John told us we needed the Spirit to guide us into all the truth. (John 16:13) None of us have arrived to that place of all truth. That’s why we need each other. We need to encourage one another in truth. 

You should know that people reach out to me privately to correct me—in love. And I receive correction when it’s done in love. I know not everything I post is truth. Sometimes it sounds right until someone points out the error.  But like you, it’s hard to receive condemnation. Last night, I was personally attacked by someone who doesn’t know me, doesn’t know how much I know about the Word, nor knows how I follow Jesus.  It’s proof we need to do life with those around us. Social media is pseudo-social life. 

Interestingly, God had my attention yesterday. I had to go do something really hard. I asked Him for a word as I went. The word was in the chapter I’d read that morning—I Corinthians 16:13-14. “Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. Let all that you do be done with love.”

That’s the key. Love. It’s so hard to guard our hearts on social media. We’re not in a face-to-face encounter. We’re much bolder. We get angry quickly. We say things we’d never say if we were standing in front of that person. But God didn’t say, “Let all that you do be done with love—except on social media.”  He said ALL.  

After my best friend read some of the responses to my post about The Chosen, she said, “ Honestly.... if all I saw of church were responses on that page... I would never step foot inside a church.” That’s not love. We can do better. 

I can do better. God has given me the responsibility to manage this page. I’m the sole creator and manager of So You’re a Pastor’s Wife. I created it to encourage pastors’ wives. But I kept it an open page so the Church could understand our struggles. I don’t expect you to agree with everything I post. Of course not!! But if you choose to disagree publicly, I expect you to do it in love and with kindness. I can’t have people following this page and not wanting to go to church because of harsh or unkind comments on a Christian page for pastors’ wives. If I consider your comment to be unkind, harsh, abusive, or without love…you will be banned. 

Honestly, I’m constantly praying whether the season for this page is over. Or if I should just not allow comments.  But I want to believe the BEST for us as the Church. We need one another!!  And we should be God’s instruments of love and encouragement.  

Let’s do better.