Hey Forever GodGirl, is your For You page ruining
your faith? I'm your host, Iz, and today we are
healing our mental, emotional, and spiritual
health by unplugging from our phones and instead
plugging into the word. Because my For You page
is hurting my feelings. Okay, before we get into
the rest of the episode I just want to say that
social media is not inherently bad. but just
as God can use it for His glory, the devil can
use it for your demise. Listen, brain rot content
can be funny, but it's literally brain rot. And
also, not all trends are good or godly either.
1 John 4 .1 says, We can start to compromise
just because our fave creator is doing the same
thing. But Romans 12:2 says, Don't copy the behavior
and customs of this world, but let God transform
you into a new person by changing the way you
think. Then you will learn to know God's will
for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
Another version says do not be conformed to this
world but be transformed by the renewal of your
mind. Okay, so those are just some of the damages
of excess social media. But if you aren't convinced
that you have a phone addiction just yet, here
are some red flags. One, you check your notifications
before you check in with God. Oof, this one is
pretty bad. Two, you feel anxious, heavy, extra
bored or FOMO, fear of missing out, when you're
away from your phone. Three, you can't go through
10 to 15 minutes of Bible studying without checking
your phone, even if it's in the name of getting
an aesthetic photo. And four, when you're feeling
stressed or just mid, you go on your phone instead
of pray. An easy example of this is when you
don't have anyone to talk to, so you pick up
your phone, but you're just scrolling through
your app library. Now that we've established
that some of us may have a phone addiction, let's
use a weightier word. Phone idol. Is your phone
an idol? If you got your phone taken away for
a week, would your relationship with God deepen
or get emptier? Do you spend more time mindlessly
scrolling than you do reading your Bible? And
who has more influence over your feelings, your
favorite influencer or the Holy Spirit? It's
time for a digital detox. or in this case, God
and the phone. This is easier said than done,
but put your phone on downtime and stick to your
boundaries. Delete social media for 24 whole
hours. Take a three -day social media fast, and
while fasting, Bible journal, take a prayer walk,
unfollow the creators who don't bring you joy
and aren't pointing you to Jesus. Instead, follow
creators who point you to the gospel and not
their it girl main character lifestyle. Because
let me tell you, no influencer has the perfect
skin, the perfect body, or the perfect life.
Hence, John 7 24, which says, look beneath the
surface so you can judge correctly. Lastly, listen
up. We got to take action. Get motivated and
operate in the fruit of self -control. Because
the math isn't math -ing when we spend five hours
doom scrolling, but five minutes in the works.
Now it's time for our special segment, Hot Takes,
where I post some hot takes on Instagram and
y 'all vote for which ones you agree with. The
first hot take is, can Christians be friends
with non -Christians? 14 % said sure, 57 % said
yes, but don't be influenced, and 29 % said no,
unequally yoked. The second hot take is, is self
-care the same as being self -centered? 17 %
said yes, and 83 % said not unless you take it
too far. Lastly we have can Christians read books
with inappropriate content in them aka smut 17
% said yeah, just skip through some pages 0 %
said it doesn't matter and 83 % said no it can
fuel lust But I want to know what is your opinion
on these hot takes if you didn't get a chance
to vote make sure you're following us on Instagram
at forever God grow podcast so that you can be
a part of the polls and Make sure to ask your
parent or legal guardian for permission first
That was such a great special segment, but now
it's time to talk about something even more important
and even more exciting. Salvation. Here's a word
from Xi. So, if you have a personal relationship
with Jesus Christ, then this message will help
you. But, if you don't have a personal relationship
with Jesus Christ, I invite you to give your
heart to the Lord today. To receive him into
your heart, go to Romans 10, 9 -10. It says,
If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus,
and believe in your heart that God has raised
him from the dead, you will be saved. For with
the heart one believes unto righteousness, and
with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
If you said this prayer with sincerity, you are
saved and now have eternal life with Jesus. You
are saved from all your sins. Past, present and
future sins you may commit. This truth is not
a free pass to sin anytime. Instead, Jesus gives
you power over all wrong choices and empowers
you to spread the gospel to others. You are saved
forever and your name is written in the Book
of Life. Did you just give your life to Jesus?
Because if you did, give yourself a pat on the
back. I'm so godly proud of you. Thank you so
much for listening to this podcast episode. I
trust that it helped you and that you learned
something. And remember, put your phone down
right after this episode ends. Your algorithm
may know what you like, but God knows what you
need. Your peace is a priority, so don't give
up the serenity just for a scroll. Hey, Forever
GodGirl, did you like this episode? If so, please
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