{"id":23995,"date":"2026-03-11T15:28:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/why-you-should-give-up-your-cellphone-for-lent\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:17:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:17:24","slug":"why-you-should-give-up-your-cellphone-for-lent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/holiday-prayers\/why-you-should-give-up-your-cellphone-for-lent\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Give Up Your Cellphone for Lent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I hadn\u2019t made any intention of giving up anything <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/holiday-prayers\/love-a-little-at-lent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for Lent<\/a> or taking on something, but right after <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/faith-prayer-devotions\/stories-of-faith-faith-prayer-devotions\/ash-wednesday-rituals-modified-coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ash Wednesday<\/a>, I was heading home from work and halfway there I looked for my phone\u2014but wait, where was it?<\/p>\n<p>Did I leave it at work? As soon as I got home, I emailed a colleague who happened to linger longer at the office than I had. \u201cI think I left my phone on my desk\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She emailed me right back. \u201cI put it in your drawer. Under a piece of paper. You can get it tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Okay, so I didn\u2019t have to worry about it. But <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/daily-devotions\/devotions-for-inspiration\/is-your-phone-affecting-your-faith-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">could I live without it?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>No Instagram, no texts, no news updates buzzing in my pocket, no phone calls. We don\u2019t even have a landline at home anymore. My wife had her cell phone so we were reachable for emergencies. And there was my computer. But that was it.<\/p>\n<p>It was like I was living back in say\u20262005. I couldn\u2019t check the weather when I woke up in the morning. Couldn\u2019t listen to a podcast when I worked out at the gym. Couldn\u2019t check Instagram for any cute photos while <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/entertainment\/recipes\/breakfast\/hearty-banana-muffins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eating breakfast<\/a>. Couldn\u2019t see the latest news.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve never thought of myself as a phone addict, but I realized in the space of those phone-less hours that I was more present, more aware of what was going on around me, more ready to see God in the everydayness of life.<\/p>\n<p>On my morning <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/inspiring-stories\/finding-god-s-presence-on-the-subway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">subway commute<\/a> I read some Bible passages on my Kindle, as always, but I was more focused than usual. I closed my eyes and went into my prayer place\u2014without having to wonder who might be emailing me or texting me. 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