This Lent, I’m making a choice that honestly feels a little strange.
I’m stepping back from social media.
And if I’m being real, it almost feels like I’m moving backward.
Because this season of my life is also the season where I’ve been trying to grow my social media platform. I’ve been learning, posting more consistently, thinking about content, and trying to build something meaningful online. If you’ve ever tried to grow on social media, you know the advice is usually the opposite of stepping away — post more, stay visible, keep showing up.
So choosing to pause right now feels… counterproductive.
But the more I’ve been praying about Lent, the more I’ve realized something important: growth in the world and growth in Christ don’t always follow the same pattern.
Lent is a season meant to slow down, examine our hearts, and draw closer to Jesus. And lately I’ve felt that quiet pull to create more space between me and the noise — even the good kinds of noise.
Social media isn’t evil. It can be used for encouragement, connection, and sharing faith. I’ve loved doing that. But if I’m not careful, it can also shift my focus without me even realizing it.
Likes start to matter a little too much.
Views start to feel like validation.
And comparison can sneak in before you notice it.
That’s where the Litany of Humility has really been challenging me.
If you’ve ever prayed through it, you know it’s not a comfortable prayer. It asks God to remove the desire to be praised, noticed, preferred, or approved of over others. In a world where visibility is everything — and especially when you’re trying to grow online — that prayer hits differently.
It’s one thing to read it.
It’s another thing to live it.
And that’s what I’m trying to lean into this Lent.
Because while growing a platform isn’t wrong, I don’t want my heart to depend on it. I don’t want my sense of worth or purpose to be shaped by numbers on a screen. I want it rooted in Christ first.
So yes, stepping back right now feels a little backwards.
But sometimes what looks like stepping back is actually making room for the right kind of growth.
The kind that happens in quiet places.
The kind that strengthens your faith.
The kind that realigns your motives.
This Lent, I want to practice a faith that isn’t performed — a faith that grows even when no one is watching. I want to pray more than I post. I want to spend more time in Scripture than scrolling. And I want the words of the Litany of Humility to actually shape my heart, not just sound good when I read them.
Because at the end of the day, I don’t want to build something online at the expense of what God is trying to build in me.
So if things are quieter from me for a little while, it’s intentional.
This isn’t me quitting.
This isn’t me disappearing.
It’s me choosing to step back so I can step closer to Christ.
And maybe — just maybe — the kind of growth that comes from that will matter a whole lot more in the long run.
