Fantasia Barrino Will Fast From Instagram and Twitter for 40 Days After Crying Her Eyes Out at Church; Singer Hopes to Become a 'Stronger,' 'Wiser' Woman
Fantasia Barrino is an avid social media user like many 30-year-old celebrities, but the singer has decided to go on a 40 day fast from Twitter and Instagram after a powerful church experience.
Barrino recently took to Instagram to share that she went to church for an emotional experience before deciding to take 40 days away from social media.
"Thank You my Sista @penniehamilton for inviting me to church. I cried my eyes OUT but the heaviness was lifted and tonight I can finally rest," Barrino wrote on Instagram. "Thank you Lord.. now I have to say sorry but NOT REALLY to all my IG, Twitter family because I'm about to go away for 40 days."
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The singer has some expectations for the transformation that will occur during her time off.
"...The woman that returns will be a different wiser, stronger woman. I love you guys stay prayed up and know that life is too short to stress so always think and know that you are BLESSED…," she wrote. "..RCA will let you know on Facebook about SHOWS."
Earlier this year, Barrino took to Instagram to show fans that she was planning to fuse her faith and her music.
"I just wrote my first Gospel Song. All by Myself," Barrino captioned the image on her Instagram page. "Not sure what's happening but all I can say is the enemy has really been testing ME. Thanks @von_cocapt for this track."
In the video, Barrino makes it clear that she wrote the song which can be heard playing in the background. The singer appears somber, and shakes her head while introducing the snippet to fans.
"I was able to release everything I was carrying," Barrino said in the video. "I hope you like it."
Barrino has been vocal about her Christian faith for some time and previously spoke about God having a plan for her life.
"God put me here for a reason," Barrino told "Access Hollywood" in 2013. "When you look on TV or turn on the radio or all the newspapers and the magazines, it was always something negative, and no matter how many things I did that were positive that never came out, so that was the hardest for me at that time. Now I really don't care anymore."
