Starting with exodus

Don't want to sound stupid, but I couldn't remember how to post on the site.  Anyways, I am reading Exodus right now, and realized some new things about it since truthfully, I've never read it before.  I wanted to start with that book since the movie Exodus will be coming out, and I wanted to find for myself the differences between the way God is portrayed then and the way he is portrayed now.  Such as how many people focus on his wrath, even though the book of exodus was mainly a book of his dedication and love for his people, when they kept complaining about what he was doing for them and didn't "want" his love. I'm also going to see the new movie Son of God, and It sounds really good, so you might want to watch it. My mom also came up with a good Idea: we could have a movie exchange at church.

The Line of No Returrn

Whew. Sorry for the late post! This week has been so busy... and it's only Tuesday. Haha I don't know what would happen if i was getting distracted with the media! I'm so excited to see where this month takes me in my walk with God. Sometimes I feel like it is an obligation to constantly check my Instagram feed or sit through another forty five minute episode instead of, say, doing my homework or spending time with God. I was so glad to kick this month off with a conference at Capital Christian called "My City". The speakers were amazing and one of them talked about crossing the "Line of No Return". Once you've jumped off the cliff, you can't go back up. This is how I began to look this month. And needless to say, I'm in.

It begins

So this is my first year of doing the media fast, and it is already really difficult. I have heard that the first week is the hardest, and I am pretty sure that is true. My plan for this month is a whole lot of books, veggie tales, Air1, and KLOVE, and my goals include growing closer to the Lord, learning new things about His characteristics, and the things that make Him wonderful. I cant wait to see all the different things that God has in store for me and the other students participating in the fast. Praying for all of you, and hope you have a successful fast! Good Luck!

It's that time of year again...

During the year I always go through an influx of incredibly dependent on God and occasionally drifting away from Him. Needless to say, March is always a spiritual peak in my walk with God and even though this is only the second year, I am so excited to be participating. It really could not come at a better time, these next few months are really going to be challenging. There are some pretty big decisions coming up, mainly college. I'm really looking forward to growing in my relationship with God and I can't wait to see what is in store for this month and the months to come, not only for me but for my friends as well. Have a great week you guys!
-Destanie B.

Media Fast

Really excited for the Media Fast! It's a great opportunity to be able to challenge myself to focus on God and my goals are very high. I'm excited for a month focused completely on God and no distractions from the media. Also, the Media Fast allows us students to show ourselves that we can do anything, including stay away from Facebook, or other social media and electronics for a month!  It will be difficult, but a good month. Good luck to all!

I never know what to write for these things so bare with me haha. Soo I'm predicting that this year's media fast is going be a good one. I'm excited to be doing it with everyone. I'm hoping to grow even more this year in my relationship with God and really work to try and listen to God's voice and look to Him, especially when the making the big decisions that are coming up in regards to colleges and what I want to do with my life in the near future. I hope everyone reaches their goals for this years media fast and has just a lot of fun with it. :)

Here we go!!!!!

So we started!!! I'm excited for this to start because I know my relationship with God is going to grow. and I can take time that I normally wouldn't take to just listen To Him talk through his word. When God shows Himself to people in the bible He isn't in the wind the fire or the storm, He was the still small voice after it all. I've realized that media is like the fire and the storms and this month is the time we can step back and listen for the still small powerful impacting and life changing voice of God. Lets get started  :)

4 Years?!

This being my 4th year doing the media fast, it's funny how it feels just as challenging as the first time I did it. But with each new year, I've learned, come new challenges and triumphs. I'm so excited for what this month has to bring in regards to my relationship with God and I feel so blessed to have the oppurtunity to do this again! Bring it on year four!

This Year

My goal this year for media fast is to grow in my relationship with God. Last year was an awesome first experience and i know that this year will be great too! It's such an amazing opportunity we have to take the month of march and to just exclude all secular media from our lives. Our lives become so busy and hectic and we waste so much time with this media that doesn't do us any good. This media fast is a reminder, to always have our focus on God, the most important thing in our life. When we take the time to focus on God, we will draw near to him & grow spiritually in our walk with him, which is my goal <3 #excited #goodlucktoyouall

Taking the Opportunity

This is my first year to ever do the media fast. To be honest, I don't think that I have quite grasped the fact that for 31 days I won't be able to watch, listen, or go on anything non secular. Just for fun, I looked back at some previous blogs all the way to the very beginning. I think that with my friend's, but most importantly, God's help, I can achieve my goal. One of the blogs I read was about how someone's friend questioned why they were doing the media fast. Why don't they just not do it, but say they did? I think this fast is an excellent opportunity to not only devote yourself to spend more time with God, but also to share my faith. As Matt says, the reason you have friends is to point them to Christ. Not taking this opportunity would make my friendships meaningless. Already, I have talked to a few of my friends about this media fast. A lot of them said that they wouldn't be able to do it because they go on the internet, watch TV, or listen to music everyday. I admit that not a day has gone by that I can remember where I have gone without those things. Despite that, I think by succeeding in this fast, I can prove that through Christ you can do anything.