Stranger Danger!
There’s a Troll under your bridge.
This is more of a curiosity post this morning.
How do you handle the internet trolls?
You know what I’m talking about, the stranger that swoops into your social media feed and absolutely blasts you for no reason whatsoever.
HERETIC!
IDIOT!
YOUR TRULY NOT BORN AGAIN BECAUSE…!
GLOBETARD!
And the even crazier thing is that they get completely unhinged when you won’t engage with them.
Is Trolling a job now? Like a paid job? Because if it’s not then how do people find the time to sit and do nothing but angrily attack complete strangers for no reason?1
There was a time when I would gladly cut the head off of a Troll and mount it on the wall.2 But The Lord has matured me in a lot of places over the years and I’m thankful for it.
2nd Peter 3:18 comes to mind here, “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”
So how do you handle the Trolls out there?
The Force is strong in my family. My father has it. I have it. And my sister has it.
This sentence is figurative and not meant to be taken literally in case any sensitive Christians or Federal Agents are reading this.
Playing with the trolls is somewhere between a ministry opportunity and a guilty pleasure. Sometimes the worst troll proves willing to have a potentially productive conversation. When it becomes clear that things are heading downhill though, I have to admit that I sometimes keep at it through sheer love of sparring. Not sure where that lands on your poll.