Oh Instagram before I get started I thought y'all might enjoy a few facts I found....
On average, people have 5.54 social media accounts.
The average daily time spent on social media is 116 minutes a day.
There are 800 million Monthly Active Users on Instagram.
Over 95 million photos are uploaded each day.
There are 4.2 billion Instagram Likes per day.
More than 40 billion photos have been shared so far.
Crazy right... to put this in perceptive as of August 2018 there were 7.7 Billon people living on earth, and there are 1 billions active (everyday) users on instagram as of June 2018, that's a lot of people using instagram everyday and that's as of mid last year😱
Why I Gave Up Instagram...
As some of you might remember I had Instagram 3 1/2 years ago... (I was very young) It was 'THE THING' to have. Everyone had it and if you didn't it was portrayed as your missing out ON EVERYTHING........ When I finally convinced my parents to get it for me, it was my main priority! I have to get followers, take cute pics, and wait to see how many likes I would get... It began part of my daily routine.
Then everything went down hill......
I started finding my worth and identity in instagram..... I would feel worthless if I didn't get a lot of likes or didn't have comments or new follower request every week.... Instead of looking to God for my worth and identify, I was looking to the world..... and the world will always fail us. SOOO, like most people I took a fast..... And well, It didn't work. I wasn't going to God during that fast I was trying to stay busy and not think about. And the morning I woke up when the fast had ended, I went straight to my Phone..... to check instagram. It became a BAD obsession. And the worst part is I didn't even realize it. I was going to the world for fulfillment instead of God.
I'm so grateful that my mom say this and quickly took action. I remember one day I was in the car, (on instagram) and she asked to see my phone..... so I gave it to her she deleted the app and put it in the glove box.......( this is after many conversations about the matter)
When I asked why in the world she did that she calmly explained that I knew exactly why. And the truth was I did. I was finding my IDENTITY in a APP..... I was going down a path and becoming a person I didn't want to be. So I'am beyond grateful that she made this move!
After many months and now years without it I get asked if I wish I had it. And my answer is as simple "NO"... after giving it up I have had no desire to get instagram back, in-fact I've felt freedom!!!!! And stronger in my relationship with God, my family, and my friends than EVER.
AND I NEVER PLAN ON GETTING IT AGIAN!!!!!
Now, I'm not saying Instagram is bad at all, but I would say you have to be very careful with it... if you have instagram or any social media, I would encourage you to ask yourself these questions.
> Why do I have Instagram?
>How long do I spend on it daily?
> How long do I pray and read Gods word daily?
> How do I feel when I'm NOT told how good I look or don't get a lot of likes?
> How can I glorify God through Instagram?
If you don't like the way you answered any of these questions I want to encourage you to pray and ask God what he wants you to do about it, and maybe he's calling you to a fast or even to give it up for him.. {He gave us His ONLY son I think the least we can do is to give up Instagram for him}
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