DAY 21 – UNPLUG FROM ONE THING FOR THE EVENING

THEME: INTENTIONAL DETACHMENT

FOCUS: MAKING SPACE FOR PRESENCE, PEACE, AND SPIRITUAL CLARITY

PRACTICE:

Tonight, choose one thing to unplug from—your phone, email, streaming apps, social media, news, or even a particular task that consumes your time and attention. Turn it off. Set it aside. Give yourself permission to step away from what often steals your focus or energy.

Instead, use that time to do something grounding or life-giving: take a walk, sit quietly, talk to someone you love, read, pray, or just be still. Notice what shifts when you’re not pulled in a dozen directions.

Start small if it feels hard. Even an hour without distraction can open surprising space for rest, creativity, or clarity.

REFLECTION:

We live in a world that’s always on. Constant connection is both a gift and a burden. Sometimes we don’t realize how much noise we’ve allowed into our inner world—until we turn it off.

What did it feel like to unplug, even briefly? Was it difficult? Was there relief, restlessness, or freedom? Did you notice anything new about your environment, your thoughts, or your emotional state?

Unplugging isn’t about punishment—it’s about presence. It’s a reminder that your worth is not in your productivity, performance, or constant accessibility. You are already enough, even when you’re not “on.”

When we unplug, we make room to hear the quiet voice of God again. We slow down enough to return to what matters most.

SCRIPTURE:

“For thus said the Lord God… In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength.”

— Isaiah 30:15 (NRSV)

This verse invites us to rediscover strength not in striving but in stillness—returning, resting, trusting.

It’s a gentle reminder that grace often meets us in the pause, not the push.

PRAYER:

God of Stillness and Presence,

I am so often tangled in noise, alerts, and endless tasks.

Tonight, I step away.

Help me quiet the voices that compete for my attention

so I can hear Your whisper again.

Teach me to rest in Your presence—undistracted, unhurried, and whole.

Amen.