“If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.”
Matthew 5:29-30
Do any social media platforms cause you to look at women to lust after them (as Jesus forbids)? Do they cause you to commit adultery in your heart? In short, do any social platforms cause you to sin? Then you must pluck them out and throw them away. This is what Jesus demands of you.
In practical terms, this means deleting your social media accounts. Not pausing them. Not uninstalling the apps from your phone but keeping the accounts active. To pluck out your eye and to cast it away you must delete, cancel, terminate and close all social accounts that cause you to sin. And if you find yourself drawn back to these social platforms even though you no longer have an account, you must block them. Install a porn-blocker on every electronic device you own or use so that these sites can’t tempt you ever again.
This sounds like a drastic step, I know. It was when I took it. But deleting your social apps is only simple obedience to the clear command of Jesus. After all, Jesus doesn’t tell you and me to fight visual temptations, or to pray against them, or to ask God for divine help when browsing social platforms that we know contain images and videos that cause us to sin sexually. No, Jesus commands us to remove these sources of temptation from our lives. And not just for a day. Not just for Lent. Not just as part of a digital detox or NoFap challenge. Jesus commands us to remove them immediately, permanently. Pluck them out, cast them away. Never look back. That’s the path to victory.
I realize that getting off Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, Instagram, Tik Tok, Snapchat, Reddit, Pinterest or Twitter will put you out of step with your peers. You may experience withdrawal. You may crave the connection and the dopamine buzz that these platforms supply. You may suddenly find yourself idle, with hours to spare in your day. But don’t give in. Don’t reinstall the apps. Don’t create new accounts. Treat each social app like the eyeball you plucked out and threw away. It once tempted you to sin. You got rid of it. It can’t tempt you anymore.
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