“Shane decided on his own to take a 10-day fast from his phone that started today,” my wife said as we drove down the road.
“Really?”, I said. “That’s awesome.”
Apparently, Shane had been challenged on his YouVersion Bible plan to do a 24-hour phone fast but decided to do it for ten days instead.
This was especially surprising since Shane manages his popular YouTube channel through his phone. However, he pre-recorded and scheduled nine videos in advance for the ten days so that he could go on the fast.
Well, he just finished the fast this past weekend. So I asked him to share what he learned. Here were his 3 big category takeaways:
PRESENCE
My question: “What changed for you in the past 10 days?”
Shane’s response: “It’s changed the time I spend with my friends. I’m less distracted. I found that I thought more and longer about the conversations we had rather than immediately being distracted by my phone.”
PRIORITY
My question: “What was your desire to get from this or your motivation for doing this?”
Shane’s response: “Increased focus. When I’ve started something, it’s been easier to just do it. I also feel like God told me to do this. After seeing the challenge in my YouVersion app, I also heard a message about it, so felt God showing me I needed to do it.”
PRAYER
My question: “Any spiritual benefits you experienced?”
Shane’s response: “I prayed more often and more seriously than before. I also took more notes at church and stayed more focused without my phone.”
Those are three great takeaways—increased presence, priority, and prayer. I think many of us as adults might benefit from such a phone fast.
I hope this challenges you like it did me.
For the next generation,
Andrew
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