I quite social media cold turkey and I did it for good.i had over 900 friends and loved the attention placed on my self because alot of people loved my posts.However one day I decided to quit cold turkey and I wont be going back.Its been almost a year and a half..these were the things I was able to accomplish once I quit social media 1.taught my 2 year old to read 2.Learnt a new craft 3.Enrolled into havard extension school 4.focused more on God and my Salvation 5.wrote a book. 6.Read a hundred books in a year Leaving social media was the best thing I ever did for my self and I wont be going back ..I intend to help others by writing a book on how to quit social media for dummies..
YESYESYES!! I loved this! I 100% agree! You miss so much when consistently being on social media. It reminds me of when people are at concerts and you see a sea of phones. You'd think they would put 100% of their focus on the artist because they've seen them on a screen many times..and this is their chance to see them in the flesh. But no, they are busy trying to record, making sure it's in focus etc etc. You miss little moments with every little thing you do pertaining to social media. Yes it's nice to film and look back on. But its even more great to see in person with your full focus on it
I kinda wanna do this forever. Social media has had a pretty decent effect on my mental health. I’d do almost anything to lift the weight of the disorders at this point. I think being social media free would bring so much peace and calmness into my life..
I agree, I am fed up with the world of social media!!! Every thing is so fake and unreal. I just appreciate life so much more and working on myself. I noticed myself becoming just really self- obsorbed and uninterested in life, and yes I did get sucked in to the point I would spend hours and hours just trying to find approval online. I realise now how perfectic it all is
I'm 35 years old and I learn a lot from your videos, I agree with you and I challenge my self to stop with social media except you tube cause I love watch christian motivational video include your idea. I realize I've lost many things because social media
Hi there I also gave up specifically Facebook, because it was stealing my time away from getting deeper with God. I have felt so free, and I realised that it was a huge hinderance to my personal time with God. I am having such an awesome time now in prayer, Bible reading, just spending time with God. I feel such a joy and peace. It's amazing.
I've given up Facebook a couple of years ago and just gave up Instagram a few days ago. The only thing I may check out is pintrest for creative ideas only and here on you tube. I am so glad I did.
I did this this past summer and have definitely grew in my faith . It’s truthfully amazing how god opens your eyes. I recently redownloaded instagram . But from time to time when I need to focus I delete. Personally this summer I have learned how much Snapchat has been toxic to me personally and how consuming it was . Getting jelous if someone didn’t invite me somewhere or just looking for attention. I have been three months without Snapchat and I don’t think I am gonna redownload it . I don’t need it . I need god more . You guys are so amazing and inspiring!!
This is beautiful! I completely agree, I felt the same way and learned so many new things when I got off of Facebook & Instagram. I still use Pinterest though!
I go camping twice a year for a week each and I never bring my phone there. But I also don't miss it. One month ago I deleted snapchat and Facebook because I realized I was paying too much attention to it. Now I only have Instagram and RUclips left. RUclips is not really a problem for me because I nearly only use it to watch christian youtubers (like you ;)), but Instagram is really hard. Especially since I have a christian lettering and art page and don't want to give it up because I feel like this is the only way I can influence people to think about God at the moment. But I will try to go Instagram free as well. I'll start with one day Instafree right now 😄
Aria Montgomery hi I'm asking for advice but I don't really want to delete my social media account but I feel like I'm spending too much time on it... what should I do? I'm Christian too by the way!! Thank you!!
Karina Cheung hey! I think you should try going a day without social media. See how it is. Take regular breaks every month when you take one day (or more) where you don't go on social media at all. Hope this helps! ❣️
Hey Karina, sorry for not answering. I would also suggest going Social Media free once in a while. Like one day a week. You don't directly need to ditch it all at once. And on the other days you can just set a timer, for example for 30 minutes, in which you are allowed to go on Social Media, but once the time is over, you won't use Social Media anymore on that day. One way that has also helped me spending less time on my Social Media, is tidying up my subscribtions. Really think about if the people you follow on Instagram, RUclips etc. make a difference in your life. If you're subscribted to them for a reason or just because it's the hype or because you liked them years ago, but now don't actually do anymore. In the end you will follow way less people and have to check way less posts and videos. Hope this helped, tell me how it works for you ☺️
Aria Montgomery thanks so much for replying!! Actually before u answered I already started social media free for 3 weeks and I really love it!! Thanks so much!!
Amen! I can not agree more with each point you made. The time we spend consumed by social media can really take away from our true calling in life: growing closer with God & being a disciple. We miss out on appreciating the small things in life, just like you said someone's laugh or smile or twinkle in their eye and the beauty God's created around us. Thank you so much for sharing this with your followers and myself! Keep at it! Blessings to you XO
I loved that book by lynn austin! I am from germany and always a little bit jealous that you over there in america can read all the books earlier. But then i remember one of my favourite authors of all time, Elisabeth Büchle. You probably don't even know her. She is a german author and i absolutely love her. One of her books she published under a pseudonym called Noa C. Walker is noch published in the USA i believe. It's called You, me and the colours of life. Maybe you want to check it out at some point. I also am a big believer that social media can just steal your time if you're not careful. The only ones i use are youtube and pinterest (and whatsapp if you want to count that). Whenever i tried something else it made me unhappy over time. So decided to free myself from that burden;)
Hey Ashley, your video is very nice. It's exactly what I was looking for. I am talking with some friends about the social media and virtual life, and the consequences of it over the real life. We agreed that we spent a lot of time with this, so the next step is to get one or two weeks of media free. I'm anxious to see the result. God bless u.
Thank you Ashley. I get kinda bored too if the video is too long but this one was entertaining. Its really hard not to compare yourself with others... which is why Im deciding today I will no longer keep using social media. Instead Ill grow in the spirit. 🙂❤
I’ve been debating weather or not to get an instagram account set up... but this insight from your experience has helped me choose against it. God is more important to me...
Hi! I love this video. I’ve actually gone social media free before but I got it back not to long after I stopped using it. But I started going social media free a couple months ago and I still don’t have it. In January I started a Bible in a Year plan on the app YouVersion and downloaded a Christian meditation app called Abide. The guide I was listening to was saying to give up any distractions or idols that you have. When he said that, I thought of my phone. I was thinking about deleting my social media. I prayed about it for a couple weeks and then God told me it was time to let it go. So I deleted it, and later deleted all of my games so there would be absolutely nothing in the way of my and God’s relationship. I have been seeking God a lot more these past few months due to the fact that I’m not always trying to compare myself with other people. By being with God, to start to learn and desire what his will is for you!
I would ❤️ to have a Prayer Journal created by ya’ll! That would be sooooo special! And who doesn’t ❤️ Vera Bradley!!! I really enjoyed the video about your ministry trip, would love to see more along this line.
That stood out to me too lol. So many Christians I know say that Catholics is a false doctrine. I'm not Catholic nor would I ever BE Catholic. I understand why everyone says Catholics are a false church (if you've heard what I'VE heard about the Pope, you'd say that too), and yes I do know that the Catholic doctrine as a whole IS false, but I also believe that there are genuine Christians in the Catholic church (I have no idea why they stay IN that doctrine once they're saved, but I do believe that WILL be Catholics in heaven). I didn't like it when she said that she's not Catholic; she's a Christian. I know why she said it, but I still don't like it cause every person that goes to a Catholic church isn't fake. That's just like saying, "I hate Michael Jackson cause he's black, so therefore I hate all blacks (that doesn't even make SENSE)! The Catholic denomination, as a whole IS false, I do agree with that, and if you ARE Catholic, I suggest you get out of that doctrine as fast as you can. But like I said, even though I have no clue why they stay, I DO believe that there ARE genuine Christians in the Catholic church.
As a mother watching this who has 2 teen girls, was your mother an influence on you for this? I would love for my girls to do this but I'm not sure they would take it well from me if I just said "hey do this". They are christians but I would love for them to grow stronger in thier faith from something like this.
I am 46, and have NEVER EVER had any social media. No Facebook, no Twitter, no Instagram! All I have is RUclips and Yahoo for my emails lol. Just Ike you I don't need people to seek me or interrupt my walk and desire for God.
Porque de tal manera amo Dios al mundo que ha dado a su hijo unigénito (Jesús) para que todo aquel que en él cree no se pierda más tenga vida eterna Juan 3:16
"Comparison is the thief of joy." - Theodore Roosevelt
Rae Kelley Absolutely.
I've been social media free for 1 year and 5 months. It's been the best time of my life, my life has changed.
I don't think I will ever go back. I got all the people i need in my life.
do u use youtube and messenger ? whatsapp?
I only use youtube! its my tv. lol
That's awesome!
+Genaro Badillo Hi,me too I watch yutube to watch christian movies!!
I quite social media cold turkey and I did it for good.i had over 900 friends and loved the attention placed on my self because alot of people loved my posts.However one day I decided to quit cold turkey and I wont be going back.Its been almost a year and a half..these were the things I was able to accomplish once I quit social media
1.taught my 2 year old to read
2.Learnt a new craft
3.Enrolled into havard extension school
4.focused more on God and my Salvation
5.wrote a book.
6.Read a hundred books in a year
Leaving social media was the best thing I ever did for my self and I wont be going back ..I intend to help others by writing a book on how to quit social media for dummies..
I do social media purge from time to time especially when I find out it's beginning to affect my mindset and lifestyle.
It's always sooo worth it!
YESYESYES!! I loved this! I 100% agree! You miss so much when consistently being on social media. It reminds me of when people are at concerts and you see a sea of phones. You'd think they would put 100% of their focus on the artist because they've seen them on a screen many times..and this is their chance to see them in the flesh. But no, they are busy trying to record, making sure it's in focus etc etc. You miss little moments with every little thing you do pertaining to social media. Yes it's nice to film and look back on. But its even more great to see in person with your full focus on it
Syd Black That was an amazing idea.
I kinda wanna do this forever. Social media has had a pretty decent effect on my mental health. I’d do almost anything to lift the weight of the disorders at this point. I think being social media free would bring so much peace and calmness into my life..
Same here
It does, delete all of it now!
I agree, I am fed up with the world of social media!!! Every thing is so fake and unreal. I just appreciate life so much more and working on myself. I noticed myself becoming just really self- obsorbed and uninterested in life, and yes I did get sucked in to the point I would spend hours and hours just trying to find approval online. I realise now how perfectic it all is
I'm not Christian but I love this video, I hope one day I can overcome social media and be free.
JESUS IS THE WAY ✝️ JESUS LOVES YOU
"i just wanna read instead of go on social media". amen
I'm 35 years old and I learn a lot from your videos, I agree with you and I challenge my self to stop with social media except you tube cause I love watch christian motivational video include your idea. I realize I've lost many things because social media
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I just delted all of my social media! I am doing this for a month. Hopefully it works out!
mia grund how'd it go?
Want to know too
How did it go
mia grund I believe you can do it
Hi there I also gave up specifically Facebook, because it was stealing my time away from getting deeper with God. I have felt so free, and I realised that it was a huge hinderance to my personal time with God. I am having such an awesome time now in prayer, Bible reading, just spending time with God. I feel such a joy and peace. It's amazing.
I've given up Facebook a couple of years ago and just gave up Instagram a few days ago. The only thing I may check out is pintrest for creative ideas only and here on you tube. I am so glad I did.
I remember watching you go social media free and you are such an inspiration in my life!
awwwwww!!! It took me so long to actually make this video lololol!!!!!!! But hey at least it's up now!! Thanks for watching!!
I did this this past summer and have definitely grew in my faith . It’s truthfully amazing how god opens your eyes. I recently redownloaded instagram . But from time to time when I need to focus I delete. Personally this summer I have learned how much Snapchat has been toxic to me personally and how consuming it was . Getting jelous if someone didn’t invite me somewhere or just looking for attention. I have been three months without Snapchat and I don’t think I am gonna redownload it . I don’t need it . I need god more . You guys are so amazing and inspiring!!
This is beautiful! I completely agree, I felt the same way and learned so many new things when I got off of Facebook & Instagram. I still use Pinterest though!
Your channel has inspired me so so much! I just subscribed :)
Morgan Elizabeth awwww thank you so much for watching and subscribing! Glory to God!
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I found this video on Monas Miracle Fix - there are plenty more good videos there that should help out
I go camping twice a year for a week each and I never bring my phone there. But I also don't miss it.
One month ago I deleted snapchat and Facebook because I realized I was paying too much attention to it. Now I only have Instagram and RUclips left. RUclips is not really a problem for me because I nearly only use it to watch christian youtubers (like you ;)), but Instagram is really hard. Especially since I have a christian lettering and art page and don't want to give it up because I feel like this is the only way I can influence people to think about God at the moment. But I will try to go Instagram free as well. I'll start with one day Instafree right now 😄
Aria Montgomery hi I'm asking for advice but I don't really want to delete my social media account but I feel like I'm spending too much time on it... what should I do?
I'm Christian too by the way!!
Thank you!!
Karina Cheung hey! I think you should try going a day without social media. See how it is. Take regular breaks every month when you take one day (or more) where you don't go on social media at all. Hope this helps! ❣️
Hey Karina, sorry for not answering.
I would also suggest going Social Media free once in a while. Like one day a week. You don't directly need to ditch it all at once. And on the other days you can just set a timer, for example for 30 minutes, in which you are allowed to go on Social Media, but once the time is over, you won't use Social Media anymore on that day.
One way that has also helped me spending less time on my Social Media, is tidying up my subscribtions. Really think about if the people you follow on Instagram, RUclips etc. make a difference in your life. If you're subscribted to them for a reason or just because it's the hype or because you liked them years ago, but now don't actually do anymore. In the end you will follow way less people and have to check way less posts and videos.
Hope this helped, tell me how it works for you ☺️
Aria Montgomery thanks so much for replying!! Actually before u answered I already started social media free for 3 weeks and I really love it!! Thanks so much!!
Amen! I can not agree more with each point you made. The time we spend consumed by social media can really take away from our true calling in life: growing closer with God & being a disciple. We miss out on appreciating the small things in life, just like you said someone's laugh or smile or twinkle in their eye and the beauty God's created around us. Thank you so much for sharing this with your followers and myself! Keep at it! Blessings to you XO
I can def agree!! I fasted from social media! Now I don’t even really care for it because it was such a distraction for me.
Great vid! I made one about social media and how it affects your mental health 💛🙏 love this!
this is so true every time I go on media I realize these are true.
So awesome sister! I saved this and am going to share this with all my kids and my wife.
I loved that book by lynn austin! I am from germany and always a little bit jealous that you over there in america can read all the books earlier. But then i remember one of my favourite authors of all time, Elisabeth Büchle. You probably don't even know her. She is a german author and i absolutely love her. One of her books she published under a pseudonym called Noa C. Walker is noch published in the USA i believe. It's called You, me and the colours of life. Maybe you want to check it out at some point.
I also am a big believer that social media can just steal your time if you're not careful. The only ones i use are youtube and pinterest (and whatsapp if you want to count that). Whenever i tried something else it made me unhappy over time. So decided to free myself from that burden;)
Its a type of fasting. You can fast social media as well as food.
I want to go social media free now!!!!!!!!!
me too!
You are awesome. I'm a doctor and I have learnt so much from you! Thank You ☺
Hey Ashley, your video is very nice. It's exactly what I was looking for. I am talking with some friends about the social media and virtual life, and the consequences of it over the real life. We agreed that we spent a lot of time with this, so the next step is to get one or two weeks of media free. I'm anxious to see the result. God bless u.
Thank you Ashley. I get kinda bored too if the video is too long but this one was entertaining. Its really hard not to compare yourself with others... which is why Im deciding today I will no longer keep using social media. Instead Ill grow in the spirit. 🙂❤
Thank you so much! I discovered your channel yesterday and you've just helped me grow in my relationship with God significantly.
God Bless You 💕
I’ve been debating weather or not to get an instagram account set up... but this insight from your experience has helped me choose against it. God is more important to me...
Love love love your channel!🥰😍
Hi! I love this video. I’ve actually gone social media free before but I got it back not to long after I stopped using it. But I started going social media free a couple months ago and I still don’t have it. In January I started a Bible in a Year plan on the app YouVersion and downloaded a Christian meditation app called Abide. The guide I was listening to was saying to give up any distractions or idols that you have. When he said that, I thought of my phone. I was thinking about deleting my social media. I prayed about it for a couple weeks and then God told me it was time to let it go. So I deleted it, and later deleted all of my games so there would be absolutely nothing in the way of my and God’s relationship. I have been seeking God a lot more these past few months due to the fact that I’m not always trying to compare myself with other people. By being with God, to start to learn and desire what his will is for you!
God bless you girl! Amazing❤
you are a good example to everyone😊😊😊
I love this🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿 And I’m thinking about doing the challenge that you challenged us to do.
During my teen years we were social media free. So I did make it thru.
I would ❤️ to have a Prayer Journal created by ya’ll! That would be sooooo special! And who doesn’t ❤️ Vera Bradley!!! I really enjoyed the video about your ministry trip, would love to see more along this line.
You're so smart and inspirational person. Thanks for a very good job you do on this channel! Greetings from Poland, bless
I go social media free when it concerns Facebook but my best church sermons are on RUclips I can't go without that
Just subscribed to your channel! Very inspiring and helpful!
Have wonderful day
Amen God bless you.
Amen! This is great😍
So inspiring!!!!
You go GIRL
this is osmm!inspiring!
I loved how she said ,"I'm not catholic I'm Christian." Catholics are Christian to you know;) we love and believe in Jesus as well!
Sophia Rose amen! My face when she said that 😐
That stood out to me too lol. So many Christians I know say that Catholics is a false doctrine. I'm not Catholic nor would I ever BE Catholic. I understand why everyone says Catholics are a false church (if you've heard what I'VE heard about the Pope, you'd say that too), and yes I do know that the Catholic doctrine as a whole IS false, but I also believe that there are genuine Christians in the Catholic church (I have no idea why they stay IN that doctrine once they're saved, but I do believe that WILL be Catholics in heaven). I didn't like it when she said that she's not Catholic; she's a Christian. I know why she said it, but I still don't like it cause every person that goes to a Catholic church isn't fake. That's just like saying, "I hate Michael Jackson cause he's black, so therefore I hate all blacks (that doesn't even make SENSE)!
The Catholic denomination, as a whole IS false, I do agree with that, and if you ARE Catholic, I suggest you get out of that doctrine as fast as you can. But like I said, even though I have no clue why they stay, I DO believe that there ARE genuine Christians in the Catholic church.
Prots really are a clueless bunch.
I’m starting today !
As a mother watching this who has 2 teen girls, was your mother an influence on you for this? I would love for my girls to do this but I'm not sure they would take it well from me if I just said "hey do this". They are christians but I would love for them to grow stronger in thier faith from something like this.
I like this video ❤️
I like your video and your advice :)
Wow! No dislikes. 😱😍❤️ I’m also social media free
Thanks
🧡
Nice Sis. Strongly Agree and will try to be free from social media. Be Blessed & post more good videos like this....
i think i’m gonna do this for a year
I am 46, and have NEVER EVER had any social media. No Facebook, no Twitter, no Instagram! All I have is RUclips and Yahoo for my emails lol. Just Ike you I don't need people to seek me or interrupt my walk and desire for God.
Porque de tal manera amo Dios al mundo que ha dado a su hijo unigénito (Jesús) para que todo aquel que en él cree no se pierda más tenga vida eterna Juan 3:16
“I’m not catholic, I’m christian” lol
Prots really are a clueless bunch.
are u canadian ?
Hi, Ashley
I'm protested too
Hi,
But I'm not using others accounts
You doing good keep it up
Get off social media and see the real world around you.
I like this video ❤️
I like this video ❤️