30-day challenge

Start today

1. Day 1 Five minutes of silence before you pick up your phone.
2. Day 2 Send a message to a man you haven't spoken to in a long time.
3. Day 3 Walk for twenty minutes without earbuds.
4. Day 4 Tell someone at home specifically why you are grateful for them.
5. Day 5 Read Genesis 2. What does working and keeping mean for your week?
6. Day 6 Tidy up one place you have been ignoring for weeks.
7. Day 7 Rest day: deliberately do nothing useful today.
8. Day 8 Write down three things you are afraid of. Pray about them.
9. Day 9 Help someone without being asked.
10. Day 10 Go to bed an hour earlier today.
11. Day 11 Ask a friend: "How are you really doing?" And listen.
12. Day 12 Read Luke 15:11-32. Who in the story do you recognise yourself in?
13. Day 13 Put your phone away during dinner tonight.
14. Day 14 Rest day: take a walk and pray along the way.
15. Day 15 Finish something you once started.
16. Day 16 Say sorry for something you have been avoiding for a long time.
17. Day 17 Bless someone out loud, in your own words.
18. Day 18 Give something away today: time, money or attention.
19. Day 19 Ask Jesus: "What is important to You today?" Take time to listen.
20. Day 20 Do something physical that makes you tired: sport, a job, cycling.
21. Day 21 Rest day: no news, no social media.
22. Day 22 Tell a friend about something you are struggling with.
23. Day 23 Read Nehemiah 4. Where are you standing on the wall?
24. Day 24 Write a card to your father, or to a man who was like a father to you.
25. Day 25 Look at your calendar: where does your time really go?
26. Day 26 Take someone along into something you are good at.
27. Day 27 Read John 13:1-17. Who can you serve today?
28. Day 28 Rest day: eat slowly, with people around you.
29. Day 29 Write down what you have learned over the past 28 days.
30. Day 30 Plan a follow-up with another man: what will you keep doing together?