Roanoker and Recent College Graduate Warns Of Social Media Pitfalls

Jessica FralinA Roanoke native who recently graduated from Liberty University asks this question: is Social Media stealing your identity? It’s also the subtitle of her just-published book “Stolen” which is available at online book sellers as well as local bookstores.

Fralin, who studied worship and women’s ministry at Liberty, made an appearance in Salem recently, signing copies of her book; she now heads to a job in Nashville with a church there.

“When we’re on social media people try to hold us up to some unrealistic standards – that’s kind of a curated image of ourselves that we post on line,” said Fralin, who adds that social media isn’t going away any time soon.

“It’s a matter of using it … already knowing who we are.” In other words said Fralin, do not let your social media posts define who you are. Peer pressure and other insecurities can be magnified via social media outlets like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and the like – unless you are in control, noted Fralin.

Fralin (yes, part of one branch of the well-known Fralin clan in Roanoke) wants readers to come away knowing that how popular they may be on social media should not define who they are as a person – despite what anybody might say about them online. Better to find themselves in Christ, said Fralin.

In “Stolen: Is Social Media Stealing Your Identity?” Fralin refers back to the Bible in many chapters, trying to show people through scripture that they are “already valuable.” That helps keep social media in perspective, she contends. Sage advice indeed from a 20-year-old.

By Gene Marrano

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