What if I told you there was an app out there that could help you gauge your spiritual life? Sounds pretty crazy, right? I mean, there can’t be an app out there that deciphers what’s in our heart, can there?

Well, allow me to tell you about an app I recently installed on my iPhone. It’s called TimeHop. Their website says that the app is “A time capsule of you. See your photos and updates from this exact day in history. TimeHop helps you celebrate the best moments of the past with your friends!” Well, that sounds innocent enough, doesn’t it? How dare I trick you into thinking the app was scary!

But it is. I thought the concept seemed cool, and upon installing it, I realized it was cool, but it was so much more. Every day, I am shown pictures and status updates and tweets from that day in history. I’ve seen pictures from my freshman year at Freed, tweets about Robert, and everything in between. Through that, it shows me my priorities. It shows me the things I find important enough to document, and the things I find worthy to say. Which is why it shows me a picture of my spiritual health.

Jesus said, “For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks” (Matt.12:34b). In modern language, we might interpret it this way: out of the abundance of the heart, the fingers tweet – the hands post.

When I look back on the last seven years that this TimeHop app has conveniently gathered for me, I see a trend. When I started college, my priority wasn’t seeking God first. Over time, I am thankful that has changed, but I know there is still a long way to go. But enough about me for now…what about you?

If you don’t have the app, then simply think about your online presence. What is your emphasis when you’re online? Do your followers or “friends” know that you’re a Christian? Do they find you quoting scripture or movies more? Are your statuses filled with complaints, or thanksgiving? Are your pictures filled with immodesty or wholesome fun?

Proverbs 27:19 says, “As in water face reflects face, So a man’s heart reveals the man.” If our mouths speak what’s in our heart, and our hearts reveal who we really are, our online presence is a good test for our spirituality. Take inventory of what you put out there for all the world to see, categorize it, and then compare. Do we spend more time complaining or encouraging? Spreading the good news or the latest team win?

I know that this app is meant to be fun, and I do enjoy seeing all of the pictures from Europe and trips with my best friends, but it really challenges me. And when there are days and weeks when nothing spiritual can be found in my backlog of internet postings, I will not be proud and I will not just enjoy the pictures. I will change. I will be more internet-evangelistic. And I hope you’ll join me =)