The 40-Day Social Media Fast: Exchange Your Online Distractions for Real-Life Devotion

by Wendy Speake; Lisa Whittle

Publisher:

Baker

, 2020

Overview

Are you addicted to your phone? Do you find yourself engaging online but unengaged at home with the people right in front of you? Do you spend hours scrolling through Facebook, Instagram, newsfeeds, and YouTube videos? Have your devices become divisive--dividing you from family and friends and, most importantly, God? What would happen if you took some time to fast from social media in order to get social with God and others once more?

In the pattern of her popular 40-Day Sugar Fast, Wendy Speake offers you The 40-Day Social Media Fast. This “screen sabbatical” is designed to help you become fully conscious of your dependence on social media so you can purposefully unplug from screens and plug into real life with the help of a very real God. Take a break from everyone and everything you follow online. Disconnect in order to reconnect with the only One who said "follow me."

From the Back Cover

Disconnect to reconnect with the One who matters most

Are you addicted to your phone? Do you find yourself engaging online but unengaged with the people right in front of you? Do you spend hours scrolling through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube videos? Have your devices become divisive--dividing you from family and friends and, most importantly, God?

Perhaps you need a screen sabbatical! The 40-Day Social Media Fast will help you unplug from screens in order to plug into your real life--with the help of a very real God.

Imagine forty days not hunched over your phone. Imagine forty days with your eyes lifted up. Imagine forty days with empty hands. Imagine forty days without seeing or hearing all those little notifications. Imagine taking a much-needed break from social media in order to get social with God and your loved ones again.

It’s going to be #amazing. What are you waiting for?


"As you set aside this sacred time, get ready to hear from God and replenish your soul. You won’t lose much by ignoring social media posts, but you have much to gain when you seek God!"--Arlene Pellicane, author of Screen Kids and Calm, Cool, and Connected


Wendy Speake is a trained actress, Bible teacher, speaker, and writer based in California. Author of The 40-Day Sugar Fast and coauthor of the popular parenting book Triggers, Wendy hosts her annual 40-Day Sugar Fast online at www.40daysugarfast.com. Learn more about Wendy and her books at www.wendyspeake.com.

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Product Details

• Title: The 40-Day Social Media Fast: Exchange Your Online Distractions for Real-Life Devotion
• Authors: Wendy Speake, Lisa Whittle
• Publisher: Baker
• Print Publication Date: 2020
• Logos Release Date: 2020
• Pages: 224
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9781493427673, 9780801094583, 0801094585, 1493427679
• Resource ID: LLS:9781493427673
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-06-13T16:25:26Z

About the Authors

Wendy Speake is a trained actress and heartfelt Bible teacher who ministers to hearts through storytelling and biblical life application. During her career in Hollywood, on shows such as JAG, Melrose Place, and Star Trek Voyager, Wendy found herself longing to tell stories that edify, encourage, and point audiences to Jesus Christ. Today she does just that: writing books, speaking to groups across the nation, and leading multiple online fasts and Bible studies each year. Author of The 40-Day Sugar Fast and coauthor of Triggers: Exchanging Parents' Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses, Wendy hosts her annual 40-Day Sugar Fast every January. She lives in Escondido, California. Learn more at www.wendyspeake.com.