February 2, 2020:
Today is the 21st day! We have not watched one ounce of television for 21 days & I was *mostly successful on keeping social media for work/Embrace Grace!
Tom & I both agreed today that we have seen a positive change in everyone since detoxing from media so we are going to stay intentional about keeping the use at a minimum.
A few times, it felt like an absolute punishment to us because the boys were looking to us for entertainment...😏. Something I am going to try to implement during the weekend is that each day (Saturday & Sunday) we have 1 quiet hour...where we all retreat to our own space and quietly engage in something creative. I am a firm believer in kids figuring out what to do when they're bored and now that I've realized just how much we fight that boredom with media, I want to make sure my kiddos are tapping in to other parts of their brain.
I started a devotional plan on the YouVersion Bible App called "Reclaiming Social Media" and it ended today. I wanted to share a snippet from today's devotion:
"God has gifted human beings with a curious spirit. We are driven to know things. But if the Fall of Man proved anything, it's that sometimes this curiosity can be dangerous. When we let curiosity become an uncontrolled and consuming flame, it burns us. And with social media, it can hurt our joy."...."We can start engaging social media with a sense of purpose, only seeking the information that will benefit us & glorify God. in doing so, we can spend more time on mission with God, and less time envying His creation."
Yesterday's devotion worded something pretty intensely & had a big impact on me: "We are in a moment 100% of the time. We can make something of it and glorify God through it. Or, we can escape and scroll through social media to heal our boredom." BOOM.
PS. The first show (after the first half of the super bowl) that I put on is Grey's Anatomy and I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT KAREV'S DEPARTURE 😡
Psalm 47:10
Clap your hands, all you people! Shout joyfully to God with a joyous shout!
