With that being said, I feel the need to confess to everyone my social media addiction. It may sound crazy to call it an *addiction* but I feel like it is one of mine, along with sweet tea. I feel this way because I have been feeling very convicted of the amount of time that I am spending social networking. You know, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter? All of which I have so conveniently on my phone that I can check whenever I have a down minute. The apps that I compulsively check multiple times throughout the day.
That, is an addiction, to me.
When I started thinking about it, I realized how much time I was wasting, checking in to other people’s lives instead of actually being present in MINE. My kids deserve 100% of their mommy, my husband deserves 100% of his wife, my friends and family deserve 100% of my attention, and mostly, God deserves 100% of His child. And 100% is NOT what I have been giving.
Hence, the social media fast, for the whole month of April.
People who know me in real life, hold me accountable??…
I’ve given myself a physical, emotional and spiritual checkup. And I’ve made changes in the “physical” category. I’ve started eating better and working out. Now it’s time for my emotional/spiritual change. In the amount of time that I was spending in social media, I will now be spending that time in The Word, praying, quiet time and reading books that I had started reading but never finished. I will be spending more time IN the moment with my kids and husband. I will be more focused on my physical health.
The books I will be finishing…
And that? Feels like a breath of fresh air.
It’s going to be a hard month, no doubt. But what I am hoping is that at the end of this (the last day of April), I will feel refreshed. I won’t chronically check all social media. I will be in better physical and spiritual health.
I will still blog, because this is basically our family story book. Other than that, I will see you all in a month!
2 comments:
Oh my goodness, I have been feeling convicted about this for months actually but just haven't pushed myself into taking a real break. I am SO embarrassed to admit that the words, "Put you phone down, mama" have come out of my son's mouth.
And I think a social media fast would actually help with my blogging. ::sigh::
I'm so glad I read this because I am so guilty of the same thing. Also I feel terrible that I haven't caught up with you and that beautiful baby. Thanks for the wake up call. Ill be joining you on this fast. Mitzi
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