Reflections of the Heart in Social Media

Proverbs 27:19--
As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man.

This is a difficult teaching. It begs the question of me "what is in my heart?" How can I know what is in my heart? How can I know what is in anyone's heart? In Matthew 12:34, Jesus says, "For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks." This is how we can know what is in someone's hearts. But it's not just what I verbalize. It's what I say non-verbally too. With the advent of social media, there are many other ways to determine what is in someone's heart. On Twitter, you can browse through the people I follow. You can see that I follow people who are involved with autism, reiki, and health. I also follow some friends and celebrities. My Myspace page is decorated with an autism theme. With having an autistic son, it's a big part of my life. I also have a fractal video on there, and you can see what I like to listen to, watch, and read. All of these things reflect what is important to me. Even the friends I have reflect who I am. On Facebook I have over 100 friends, and I have joined many fan pages. What can a person learn about me from my fan pages? These things reflect my heart, whether intentional or not. They reflect what I like and who I am. Also on Facebook, I have a flair board, which is a place to stick virtual buttons. There are literally thousands of these flair. I'm pretty proud of my flair board, but what is it that I'm proud of? My religion, my family, my ideas on politics, popular culture. Actually, I think that it's a pretty good reflection of who I am. It's a reflection of my heart. You can look at all of these things and find out a piece of who I am. Social media can't tell the whole story, but it's a good start.
So what is in my heart? Lately I've been struggling with a weed that is growing in my heart and is choking out God's truth. The problem is that the weed is pretty attractive to me. It's feeding a part of me that has lain dormant for some time. It's part of who I was. I am not that person anymore though. But, you know, it's just like weeds. They start out innocently enough. Before you know it, it's taken over the garden. It hides in the shadows. If you look between the lines, you can see the struggle.