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Retro Prayer Life Challenge PDF
Retro Prayer Life Challenge PDF
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Over a week, that’s about a full 24-hour day! Are you sick yet?
Trade one hour on our phones for one hour of prayer a day
from January 23-27. Yes, it’s going to be a challenge (hence the
title) but I promise, even if we make a little progress, it will be
worth it!
In this guide, I’ll map out the logistics, but throughout the
challenge, you’ll get an email each day addressing the internal
issues that help make something as simple as praying, instead
of wasting time on our phones, actually happen.
Read all the way to the end for an amazing giveaway that has
helped me shave 25% off my screen time in one single week!
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Is it in the evenings after the kids go to bed? Have a rule that
Tap Settings > Screen Time > See All Activity
the phone gets put up right before dinner. (I have to do this if
I’m gonna be successful with having no mindless scrolling at ANDROID
night.) Is it in the car line? Bring a book. While you watch Tap Settings > Digital Wellbeing > Show Your Data
TV? Stretch or fold laundry instead. These are just examples
from my life, but thoughtfully think through your most
difficult times and make a plan for what works for you.
WHAT APP CATCHES MOST OF YOUR
ATTENTION?
Here’s what I do know, breaking it up in your days will likely make it easier than you think. Here’s a quick and easy
breakdown if you aren’t sure how prayer could fit into your season. Remember, this isn’t the law. This is just to give you
some idea for those seasons of life we commonly feel like it's hard to imagine finding 60 extra minutes in a day. Break it up
for how it makes sense to you.
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Need help with those longer stretches? Get our 30-minute format at valmariepaper.com/method.
Keep track of prayer requests just like our grandmothers. We have a slight upgrade from the blank
composition notebooks for ya at valmariepaper.com.
This is the single sweetest way to go to sleep! I’ve found myself shutting down my iPad, mid-Seinfeld episode,
to get to my journal time. Grab it at valmariepaper.com or on Amazon.
We always say, if you’re reading on prayer, you’re more likely to pray. It’s not only motivating, and reminds
you why you want to pray, but it also may help break down some of the mental obstacles you have. Here
are the first two chapters for free to get you started: bit.ly/pccsample
Arlene Pellicane inspires me to put down my phone! Go to Ep. 66 on Prayer in a Noisy World Podcast.
If you have kids, check out this book and short film. I loved hearing from the perspective of Arlene’s kids
about life without phones. Go to happyhomeuniversity.com/film.
ALARM CLOCK
Get an alarm clock if you sleep with your phone next to you. The health benefits and time benefits of not
sleeping next to your phone are more than worth the cost of a clock. This $15 may be the difference between
7 hours on your phone or 7 hours in prayer a week. Find one at a.co/d/41X4FTQ.
We debated giving additional content during the challenge, like live videos and teachings with guest speakers, but
hello!, we’d literally be pouring water into a bucket we want to help you empty, so you can fill it up with something
better! So, besides the quick daily email and a short reply, we’re keeping it simple!