Her Renewed Strength Podcast | Episode 40

Why do you use social media? For entertainment? To keep up to date with current events? To stay in touch with friends and family living far away? Depending on your use, how does social media affect you?

Today we’re digging into whether or not social media is making you anxious. I am personally taking a 90-day break from social media. So if you are down to join me, I invite you to, but if not, at the very least, I hope that you tune in and consider the points that I am sharing today.

So, grab a pen, a journal, and let’s dig in!

Why you’ve got to check out today’s episode:

• Learn about the different ways you can fast and what it can do for you.

• Evaluate how social media is affecting you so that you can use your time in a way that is pleasing to God and loving to yourself and others.

• Discover how to spend your time more productively while avoiding stress and anxiety.

“Whatever you are avoiding, whatever boundaries you are not setting, whatever things you are not getting done, social media is enabling that.”

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Check out these episode highlights:

01.26 – My history of social media fasts and the fruit of those periods. Why I did them and what God did in me.

08:57 – 1st reason social media is making you anxious: it is a time suck, and for those who struggle with boundaries, you also struggle with getting things done. It feeds procrastination.

• The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor. (Proverbs 12:24)

• Procrastination is a form of avoidance.

12.06 – 2nd reason social media is making you anxious: it leads to hyper-awareness and focus on polarizing positions and negative news.

16.51 – The Alternative // The Pour Over: Helping Christians stay informed about current events while remaining focused on Christ, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

• Referral link: https://ref.thepourover.org/fcc0e16b

18.59 – 3rd reason social media is making you anxious: it feeds comparisonitis.

23.45 – Spend time away from social media, so you have time to pour into your walk with God.

Key Takeaways:

• Do not let social media dictate your life. It will ruin you. Let God lead you, and you will live life to the fullest.

• You can stay current and social without having to spend time on social media. Be creative!

• Turn away from everything that gets in the way of your pursuit of God and peaceful life.

Resource:

• Get access to Firm Foundations, a completely free mini-course designed to help you stay healthy and on the right path in your spiritual walk with the Lord.

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• Website: Her Renewed Strength

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