It’s been awhile that I have noticed my unsettling morning habit. Before I say any word or prayer to God, I have already read 10-20 news headlines, scrolled through my phone notifications, reminders and watched reels that I can’t even recall properly.
When it is time to open my Bible, my mind was cluttered and full even at the dawn of morning and I couldn’t sense the Lord’s presence but of the world’s noise. Do you relate to this too?
The phone is mostly, the first thing many of us reach for in the morning and also likely, the last thing we see at night. The device itself its not sinful but when we allow the noise of all the information replace the stillness we need to hear from God, this is a sign we need to put it down longer.
In Mark 1:35, we read that Jesus rose early in the morning while it was still dark and went to a solitary place to pray. Jesus was not a man with nothing to do, crowds were following Him, demands were pressing in from everyone he meets including His own disciples and yet, He knew how to separate the noise of His worlds and protect the stillness and quiet time with His Father above all else.
If the Son of God guarded His devotional life against the urgency of work, ministry and everything else, how much more must we guard ours against the distraction of a phone screen?
Could I challenge you to try this daily? Before you reach for your phone tomorrow morning, reach for the Lord first. Even a few deliberate minutes in prayer or in the Word will reorient your heart in a calming peace that 10 – 20 headlines never will.
The world will always demand our attention. Let us choose daily and intentionally, to give our first moments to the Lord who is worthy of them.
Mark 1:35 NIV
Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.
- John W.
When it is time to open my Bible, my mind was cluttered and full even at the dawn of morning and I couldn’t sense the Lord’s presence but of the world’s noise. Do you relate to this too?
The phone is mostly, the first thing many of us reach for in the morning and also likely, the last thing we see at night. The device itself its not sinful but when we allow the noise of all the information replace the stillness we need to hear from God, this is a sign we need to put it down longer.
In Mark 1:35, we read that Jesus rose early in the morning while it was still dark and went to a solitary place to pray. Jesus was not a man with nothing to do, crowds were following Him, demands were pressing in from everyone he meets including His own disciples and yet, He knew how to separate the noise of His worlds and protect the stillness and quiet time with His Father above all else.
If the Son of God guarded His devotional life against the urgency of work, ministry and everything else, how much more must we guard ours against the distraction of a phone screen?
Could I challenge you to try this daily? Before you reach for your phone tomorrow morning, reach for the Lord first. Even a few deliberate minutes in prayer or in the Word will reorient your heart in a calming peace that 10 – 20 headlines never will.
The world will always demand our attention. Let us choose daily and intentionally, to give our first moments to the Lord who is worthy of them.
Mark 1:35 NIV
Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.
- John W.
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