We are encouraging each other as a church to take this month to fast from casually using social media and technology.

Social media

Many are addicted to social media, and it controls a large amount of their time. Social media is also the source of many bad things, such as unrealistic expectations, immoral acts, foul language, vanity, sexual temptation, false doctrine, and more. Social media is not reality, so it is beneficial to fast from these things every now and then, if not altogether get rid of them.

Screens

Some don’t use social media all that much, but certainly almost everyone stares at screens way too often with their free time. This can consist of watching television and playing games, which often are not the most productive uses of our time. While social media is the main focus of this Fasting February, abstaining from all casual use of screens is a secondary focus as well.

Replacements

To fast from these, and yet to replace them with something just as vain can be pointless. Therefore, the encouragement throughout this is to replace the time we spend on these things with something productive. This could be praying or reading the Bible for an hour a day, getting exercise, reading a book, spending time with family, learning a new skill, etc. The sky is the limit of profitable things to spend our time on.

If you have any questions about this event, please feel free to reach out to us here. God bless!