3 Key Discoveries In The Digital Fast

Digital Fast: Part 3- Discover

Discover your relationship with technology.

Discussion Questions

Start Talking

How would you describe your current relationship with technology?
- Do you think it’s healthy or unhealthy?
Have you ever checked your screen time?
- Were you surprised by the results?
What are some ways you’ve noticed technology affecting your relationships, productivity, or mental health?

Read This

Read Psalm 90:12
- Part of numbering our days is being intentional about what we are doing. Would you be willing to honestly discover your current relationship with technology?
Read I Kings 19:11-13
- Have you ever felt like God was speaking to you?
  - What was that experience like?
- Do you struggle with recognizing God’s voice?
  - What do you expect it to sound like?
- How does the story of Elijah challenge your expectations of how God speaks?
Read Psalm 119:37
- Repeat this verse together as we work on memorizing during this series.

What Now

Do you feel like you have control over your tech use, or does it feel like it controls you?
What’s one small step you could take to be more intentional with your technology use this week?
Do you have an intentional spiritual growth plan, or has it been more of a “drifting” process?
If someone observed your life for six months, what would they say about your spiritual habits?
What spiritual practices (prayer, scripture, fasting, Sabbath, etc.) have helped you feel closer to God in the past?
If you continued your current spiritual habits for the next 20 years, would you be happy with the direction of your faith?
What’s one new spiritual habit you’d like to try or be more consistent with?
What are some practical ways you can make space to hear God’s voice this week?
What’s one thing you sense God may be saying to you during this digital fast?
Who do you plan to invite to attend Easter service with you?

If we continue allowing the noise of our world to drive us, we may miss what God is trying to say.

Additional Series Resources

Bible Reading Plan

Book: The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

Book: Good Energy by Casey Means MD