QUITTING SOCIAL MEDIA CHANGED MY LIFE AS A CHRISTIAN

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  • Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
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    So Good they can't ignore you -www.amazon.co....
    Atomic Habits - www.amazon.co....
    A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME
    My name is Cate Otanes, I am married to Keven. I am 25 years old and currently pursuing my Masters studies in Theology at Edinburgh Theological Seminary. I hold my honours degree in Theology from Highland Theological College. I am 100% Filipino. I grew up in the Philippines and moved to Scotland when I was 16 years old. I live in Scotland and I love it here. I am part of a Church Plant in the Schemes and I love my Church and Community. I am passionate about living a missional life. Living a purposeful life for God, sharing His gospel everywhere I go. I am passionate about living a healthy lifestyle and sharing Jesus here on UA-cam :) so yea that is me in a nutshell :)
    #ChristianUA-camr #SocialMedia #DigitalMinimalism

КОМЕНТАРІ • 60

  • @Shewalksingrace
    @Shewalksingrace 3 роки тому +56

    I don't have social media accounts except youtube. I just want to declutter my heart, soul, mind from anything that can replace God's place in my heart.

  • @aahanshah4280
    @aahanshah4280 3 роки тому +27

    If people one day woke up and become happy with themselves imagine how many industries would run out of business

  • @margaretyee9887
    @margaretyee9887 3 місяці тому +1

    I had seen many videos about people quitting social media like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. And I want to say is "thank you". Because of you and your brave steps in life, I am also free from social media and I am walking with God right now. I started to learn different things and take on different hobbies in life such as photography, listening to music and podcasts, and learning many new skills in the outside world and making a bucket list for all of it.

  • @danaraeburn4758
    @danaraeburn4758 3 роки тому +7

    Love when you mentioned comparing your life to Jesus life. Its so eye opening and encouraging because as Christians we should be following him. And what you said about distractions is so relatable. He is our perfect example. God bless ☺️

    • @CateOtanes
      @CateOtanes  3 роки тому

      Thanks, Dana. God bless you as well

  • @napogadifaith3781
    @napogadifaith3781 3 роки тому +8

    I recently deactivated all my social media accounts except youtube, and it feels amazing not to be trapped by social media.
    I

    • @CateOtanes
      @CateOtanes  3 роки тому +1

      That sounds good :) Thanks so much for sharing

  • @bunnyplusdeer
    @bunnyplusdeer 3 роки тому +6

    Great points about staying in your lane and focusing on relationships (especially during quarantine the need to stay connected has left me realizing I'm even less connected to not just friends who are far away but even more so my family who I live with). For me, instagram (bc I deleted it a while ago haha) and Facebook have not been that addicting for me but UA-cam has been very additive. Thanks for important reminders!

    • @CateOtanes
      @CateOtanes  3 роки тому +2

      Absolutely! I do set boundaries on how much I use youtube because it can be addicting, definitely... Glad you liked this view. Thanks so much for watching :)

  • @kissingfaith
    @kissingfaith 3 роки тому +2

    I'm so glad I found your channel. I just quit social media with the intention of getting to know God. I relate to you so much. God bless and thank you for being here.

    • @CateOtanes
      @CateOtanes  3 роки тому

      Thank you, Lorlie. Praying that this will be a fruitful time for you ❤️ bless you ✨

  • @ongraceave728
    @ongraceave728 3 роки тому +4

    Great video!! I use to struggle with comparing myself to others on social media, but I also quit social media it was pretty tough at first, but I'm proud to say it's been a year!!

    • @CateOtanes
      @CateOtanes  3 роки тому +1

      That is soooo great. Thanks for sharing!!

  • @jb_0029
    @jb_0029 3 роки тому +2

    I think this is the truth God is leading me to

  • @jamesdaceyjr8857
    @jamesdaceyjr8857 3 роки тому +2

    Brilliantly Insightful and helpful video Cate! I give you credit Cate for quitting social media aka fb. I have a prayer ministry on that network and in all honesty I do not like "social media", your video has encouraged me to come up with a plan, a challenge.. to get off of social media, and still have the ministry, and to be more focused productively in God's Work that he wants me to do.
    "Stay In Your Own Lane"... Brilliant way of looking at this. I really like that. Fully focused on the work of the Lord.
    I took a lot of notes today from your video. Thank you Cate. Always know that you and your husband and family are in my daily prayers. I'm Jim Dacey Jr. aka Rosary Man Jim with a 37 year history of being fully devoted to our Lord. Your videos are really encouraging and inspiring. Thank you again. May God continue to Bless you.

    • @CateOtanes
      @CateOtanes  3 роки тому +1

      Amazing! Having a game plan is important. Thank you so much for your prayers. Continue to walk in the Lord. God bless you as well. And thanks watching my videos :)

  • @angelicagd
    @angelicagd 3 роки тому +2

    I also quit social media back in July. At first it was weird, but its so worth it. I'm a new fan of yours. Have a great day!

    • @CateOtanes
      @CateOtanes  3 роки тому

      Yes. I can totally relate. Thank you so much! Have a great day 🥰✨

  • @24appleberries
    @24appleberries 3 роки тому +1

    So glad to stumble upon your channel!

    • @CateOtanes
      @CateOtanes  3 роки тому

      Ah yay! Welcome ❤️🥰

  • @NasEllis
    @NasEllis 3 роки тому +3

    God bless you Cate, this was extremely insightful and I'm IN LOVE with your haircut!! :)

  • @anne_cox
    @anne_cox 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for your multiple videos on this topic. I've appreciated each one. I've been really wrestling through this. What are your thoughts on Christians who say we need to be a light on social media and share the Gospel? Or that we need to use every platform we have to share truth? It feels like every where I turn that's what most Christians are saying. Honestly, I get the most push back from Christians about leaving social media. I feel a great tension between wanting to be a witness online and wanting to be free from social media for many reasons including the ones you mentioned. Appreciate any thoughts or advice.

    • @CateOtanes
      @CateOtanes  3 роки тому +2

      Thank you so much for watching. someone said. "The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing." The main thing for me is my whole devotion to God. If anything replaces that, I am idolising that thing. Social media did that for me. Yes I shared the gospel there, but it was taking the main thing away from me. Hope this helps

  • @_KendraChristine
    @_KendraChristine 3 роки тому +3

    Your sweater 😍😍

    • @_KendraChristine
      @_KendraChristine 3 роки тому +1

      Soooo much truth in this video!!! Love it!

    • @Alliappalachian
      @Alliappalachian 3 роки тому

      Love you girl! ❤❤

    • @CateOtanes
      @CateOtanes  3 роки тому +1

      Thanks, friend ❤️

    • @CateOtanes
      @CateOtanes  3 роки тому +1

      @@_KendraChristine thank you for your support, friend ❤️

  • @Alliappalachian
    @Alliappalachian 3 роки тому +1

    This is awesome! Love you girl ❤

    • @CateOtanes
      @CateOtanes  3 роки тому +1

      Thank you so much for watching :)

  • @misskteentalks6190
    @misskteentalks6190 3 роки тому

    God bless you sister I'm loving your haircut!!! This was very insightful 🥰🥰🥰

  • @jenjenroso44
    @jenjenroso44 3 роки тому

    Thank You so much!🧡 you are a blessing...

    • @CateOtanes
      @CateOtanes  3 роки тому

      You are so welcome. God bless you

  • @EleniWiebeMentalWellness
    @EleniWiebeMentalWellness 3 роки тому

    good video happy holidays u guys and God bless! good things to be aware of, i try to use social media to encourage and share my life a bit and point to Gods hope. still working on comparison but the less i look at others i focus on God amen!

    • @CateOtanes
      @CateOtanes  3 роки тому

      Happy holidays :) God bless you as well

  • @plantbasedethos5726
    @plantbasedethos5726 3 роки тому

    Nice thanks for the book recommendation, will give it a read!

  • @dgh5223
    @dgh5223 3 роки тому

    If I wasn’t on Facebook I wouldn’t of known about some people passing away because no one would take time to let me know like in old days. I’m 53 years old and so most of my life was without any social media but people depend on it so much these days to stay in contact with each other. Sadly we socialize more on social media even more because of covid. I’m a faithful church goer but someone came to church being positive with covid so then our pastor had to resort to using Facebook live for now. All of my family live long distance from us so thats how we stay in touch. It would be pretty lonely without social media. You can witness and sing christian songs on facebook.

  • @db4life925
    @db4life925 3 роки тому +1

    I sometimes wonder if social media was a bad idea and never should've been made in the first place.

  • @misskteentalks6190
    @misskteentalks6190 3 роки тому +1

    Here sis

  • @misskteentalks6190
    @misskteentalks6190 3 роки тому +1

    🥰🥰

  • @Christ2010Grad
    @Christ2010Grad 3 роки тому

    Great video.
    Here’s my video suggestion: your testimony on how you came to know Christ.

    • @CateOtanes
      @CateOtanes  3 роки тому +3

      Thank you, Jabari :) My testimony is short and simple Jesus saved me. That's all. :)

    • @Christ2010Grad
      @Christ2010Grad 3 роки тому

      @@CateOtanes That’s great, but I was wondering if you could give a longer more in-depth testimony like what Kendra Christine gave on her channel.

    • @humbledtolearned
      @humbledtolearned 3 роки тому +1

      I was having a conversation with my sister about this actually, some people don’t have a very complex and eventful story when they came to know Christ...and that’s okay

    • @Christ2010Grad
      @Christ2010Grad 3 роки тому +1

      @@humbledtolearned I never said she had to have a complex story about how she came to Christ, but considering she came from Catholic Background and her issues with her body image, I thought it would be interesting to know the full story.

    • @humbledtolearned
      @humbledtolearned 3 роки тому +1

      @@Christ2010Grad I know 😊 I hope the tone of my response wasn’t misconstrued 😬. I just found your comment relevant to something that interested me. I just thought it was worth mentioning not really as a response to what you said but more like an observation.
      And indeed, it would be interesting to know the full story, if she’s up to it.