Another way to get some encouragement in the morning is to name your alarm something encouraging. For example I struggled with trusting Gods sovereignty so when my alarm goes off in the morning it doesn't just say "Alarm" it says "God is Sovereign". Seeing that truth first thing helps me to dive into my quiet time with the right mindset.
6 things that may drive you to your phone early in the morning: Novelty hunger. Ego hunger. Entertainment hunger. Boredom avoidance. Responsibility avoidance. Hardship avoidance
Psalm 5:3 1- In the morning, lift up your voice to God: praise, worship, cry, ask for help 2- Prepare a sacrifice: your body and your attention devoted to him 3- Watch. Ps 143. Let me hear of your steadfast love (In his word) Ps 90:14 Ask him to satisfy you in his steadfast love Ps 119 Ps 139:17
I lately have been trying very hard every morning no matter what in 2018 to start with 30 mins bible, 30 mins prayer. I know it's very baby steps, but so far I have seen it stimulate growth in my journey with God and it has given me peace that lasts' :)
I am trying to do the same of devoting an hour in the morning to study and prayer. I'll be praying for you that just as I seek to engage the Lord more intimately, you will also! God bless :)
Amen. I’ve struggled with anxiety for a while and i noticed whenever I’d get on my social media apps first thing in the morning I would see stuff that would feed/trigger my anxiety. God has set me free and first thing I do is wake up and praise him and ask him to provide me with his armour (Ephesians 6). Everyday is a battle, but God is almighty and nothing is impossible for him. God bless everyone reading this. Remember there is power in the name of Jesus Christ!!
Wonderful. Putting on the Armor of God. Love it! (Disclaimer: I ended up leaving Facebook largely for the reason you’re describing: I would often reach for it first thing and it gave me a lot of anxiety due to comparison, “fomo”, the need for approval/affirmation from others, popularity etc. It had taken over, so I knew it had to go. I felt free afterwards.)
I have been trying to turn off my internet in the evening 30-40min before bed and turning it on after I'm done with morning routines. so I use the offline bible to read psalms last thing before going to bed and first thing before I leave my bed to pee or pray I notice I have been thinking WAY LESS crap and having WAY LESS anxiety too may the Lord bless us all!
I confess when I wake up in the morning, I still want to sleep and I lazy around in bed. Not necessarily using my phone, just sleeping. I pray I can use wisdom to be productive in the morning...🙏🏾
Sleep with scripture on then you are feeding it to your subconscious and when you are awake in the day reading it your consciousness will grasp what you heard the night before more firmly. Deeper rooting of the word.
brotha man; I used to believe that. But now I'm a bit skeptical, I think it's unscientific. And anyway, we should be consciously filling and renewing our minds with the Word of God. Otherwise we are just being lazy.
@@judylloyd7901 I don't believe this is true. Our spirit's don't sleep so our spiritual selves are aware of what's happening when our body's are sleeping. Surely feeding your spirit when it is at it's most vulnerable is important
@@henriksoukka8105 When you're asleep you're no longer conscious but your sub-consciousness is still at work. That's why may times we have these dreams that disturb us because it's the product of what lays deep in our thoughts and hearts. I have experienced it personally. Our dreams reflect that to us. Through this God revealed to me to re-check what I truly ponder and long for deep in my heart.
That's AMAZING! May God Bless you for all the Blessings we Appreciate and are Thankful for In Jesus Mighty Holy Precious Strong Name, Amen! Jeremiah 29 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Here we are 3 years later and God led me straight to a word I needed for TODAY! I've been struggling most of my adult life to force myself up, out of bed and before God in a consistent not hurried way. I've been unable to do it because I can't wake up easily. I've been working from home for a couple of months because of the pandemic and it's gotten worse. I'm so convicted of this sin and am starting to fight back by any means necessary. Grateful God led me to this message. I feel encouraged!!!
I start my morning with "Thank you Jesus" Pray, then I read my daily devotional on my phone, Then I rise up and Talk to God. Letting him know I am grateful for no alarming phone calls in the night. I have my health and strength. I Decree the Favor of God surrounds my loved ones and I like a shield. Then I focus on the new day I have been given.
Child of God, I don't know you in person but God knows you. God ministered to me in a revelation when I was on your profile to see things around you,I saw blessings but spiritual attacks holding onto them,in prayers,i saw a woman in the realm of the spirit monitoring and plotting delay in your life, with an evil mirror, and with motive to destroy. But as I speak to you now her time is up, Render hand of favour with Anything you can afford or give to these motherless foundation(DIVINE VICTORY MOTHERLESS FOUNDATION) in Edo state Nigeria before 2DAYS with faith, as I Rise my hands towards heaven and pray for you they shall serve as point of contact wherever you are, you will receive double portion of grace to excel and total restoration of breakthrough in your life and in the life of your family. Ask for their acct details and help them call the MD in charge of the orphanage to get their details on (WhatsApp, call them now on +2348077268649) tell him I sent you. For it is not by my power but of the spirit said the lord (zechariah 4:6). You shall testify to the Glory of God in your life. God bless you...
I've never been a morning person... It takes me a while to wake up/get my mental clarity on. I like to play worship music - on my phone, while I have my morning coffee, before getting on with my day ❤️
I admit I look at the weather app and fb when I first get up. But I also listen to this desiring God, Charles Stanley for a bit of devotions before I try to read my Bible. I'm not perfect by any means but this helps me
Not to sound crazy but I'm speaking from knowledge because I'm an Electronic Engineering Tech. All video monitors including your phone flash over 1,000,000 times per second. Your eye cant see it but your brain can. Your screen looks solid but its not. It causes all humans to go into "Flicker-Induced Hypnosis" after about 5 seconds. In that state you can be made to feel great joy, hunger, anger, or sadness by what you see because your suggestive a.k.a. hypnotized. That's scientifically why you obsess over your phone you love the joy being hypnotized brings you. That's the truth I'm telling you its scientific and I believe Jesus would tell you the same. The down side is being in suggestion makes it easier for you to sin because being hypnotized while watching sinful actors changes your good behavior. bad company corrupts good morals. God Bless.
@@judylloyd7901 That's why Jesus didn't say it was evil because the truth is we are hypnotized daily everywhere and alot of it is for your good not evil. On a date the good chemistry just means the man's manerisms and choice of words was able to hypnotize the woman so she pays close attention. Or a bible teacher that is easy to understand and who you just click with is because he was able to hypnotize you when others could not. The reason a person who stutters or has broken speech is hard to listen to is because we need a steady conversation to be hypnotized by them aka have a good conversation we actually need to be hypnotized to live life. A.D.D is actually when a person can't concentrate because they can't get hypnotized on what there doing. They can't get in the zone like the rest of us. On the other hand when we watch movies and listen to music that's evil we are put into suggestion by their powerful skills and in turn we copy the behavior subconsciously without even knowing it. Tv puts a hypnotic trance on all of us but when it's broken we often find ourselves reading the bible and prayer 3 fold. I was a Beng tv watcher before I got married. After I got married we moved into an apartment and I had no tv access for years accept family and friends. Within 1 year the trance broke and within 2 years I was in full repentance mode reading my Bible hours a day and praying the same. I'm telling the truth before God. I have not returned to my old tv habits in 10 years now that I see the truth.
How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word. I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Praise be to you, Lord; teach me your decrees. With my lips I recount all the laws that come from your mouth. I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches. I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways. I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word.
Me and my wife.. Putting on the armour of God, not long after opening our eyes, another day another mercy.... amongst other things, asking in prayer that he may use us as vessels through his great love to glorify his name, by reaching lost souls through his testimony of saving power...that he opens doors of evangelistic opportunities and by his spirit scattering seeds through us his servants.
Wonderful! So fitting for today! I just started telling my kids that they cannot look at their phone for at least an hour in the morning. I already made this rule for myself a couple of years ago and it really does make a big difference
I have been laziness for many years, then God discipline me at least 3 times I thought because I am foolish not understand the dream so that He has to show my sin as laziness to me many times .I alway sleep till noon but right now I always wake up at almost same time everyday because my stomach with air-blowing make me won’t stay in bed any longer just want to get up immediately.All I want to say is God is helping me☺️.
I used to think I wasn’t a morning person....until I became a morning person. I realized that I had created an idol of comfort - I’d rather stay in my comfortable, warm bed than get up and seize the day. My flesh desired/desires comfort; however, this “comfort zone”, I realized, was killing me (not necessary literally, but spiritually). This idol of comfort had held me back for so long and had seriously deterred my personal growth, and I didn’t even realize it until just recently (it is humbling to realize that it took me 20+ years to see these things that, in hindsight, were staring me in the eyes the whole time - but I didn’t like the implications, so I ignored them and looked for other answers). Realizing this - and deciding to do something about it - has opened up my eyes to many other forms of idolatry that I had created or allowed in to my life. It was actually quite freeing: recognizing the problem, which meant that I could then tackle the problem. Unsurprisingly, I have so far found Jesus to be the only remedy - not to say that He has removed these struggles, but He has given me peace; and that, though Him and His strength, I have been given victory, even if not fully attained yet. John 16:33; Romans 8:6-8; John 14:27; Philippians 4:13; Romans 8:37; Philippians 3:12 (Ps. I include these Scriptures not to show off or anything like that, but in recognition that this struggle has brought each of those scriptures to life and I can now actually identify with them, instead of being just words on a page).
Genesis 20:6 And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her. Proverbs 4:14 Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
I have wasted far too many years reading the Bible and praying to nothing. My morning devotional is to now educate myself on the world from a perspective without god--the joy I feel now surpasses anything I ever heard Piper talk about.
I don't know any other way to request this, but will Desiring God please include the scriptures referenced in the videos in the description box? Thank you!
I hate my social media addiction so bad. It's so annoying, just seeing hours pass by, restless knowing there is still something I have to do. The mornings over and I haven't even gotten started on my day because of my phone. Sometimes I just wanna throw my phone and blow up social media but I can't because without social media I probably wouldn't have been saved. So I'm thankful but I hate the curse that is associated with it. Sometimes I wish I could just teleport to the mountains where there is no technology, no distractions and it's just me and God. And I could spend my morning with God instead of my stupid phone. My dicipline is TRASH. It used to be good back in 2021 but then 2022 came and I became lazy as crap. I'm not blaming my mom but based on what my mom did I made the wrong choice. She made it so I couldn't workout in the morning anymore and instead of being like "Ok thats not gonna stop me, I'll just workout when I come back from school until she allows me to workout in the morning again." No instead I complained like a little 5 year old and after a while just started skipping workouts. Then when easter break came I made it easy on myself and made the choice that I could pray after I eat breakfast while sitting in a chair! Then eventually I got saved around the end of may to the beginning of juneish of 2022. I had doubts of my salvation and had to deal with that for a long time. But then eventually it stopped and I got into self improvement, starting watching Hamza and stuff. But it was driven out of emotion instead of dicipline. When I was motivated I would workout. When I was motivated I would wake up early. This one time I was waking up early and I did for 2 days 😂. Man but those 2 days were amazing. I wanna be diciplined so bad but I feel like I'm a slave to my emotions. I know that I shouldn't just do what I feel like but I do it anyways. My unconcious just always takes over. I hate it so dang bad and if I could get rid of it in a button I would. I'm tryna make small steps everyday but sometimes I just feel discouraged. It's a tough life bruh but at the end of it when you hear "Well done my good and faithful servant." Its all gonna be worth it. Thank you all who listened, God bless
Oh my goodness Stop! Don't think like you do your putting negative thoughts in my mind Hating me wow! I have my morning set God is always with me Your a total stranger I'm listening to I'm ok and your ok I'm glad in the Lord daily in everyway He is always with me God Will never leave me nor forsake me All in all Thank you for sharing
Android solution: MacroDroid app, with up to 5 free macros. Trigger = (whatever time in the morning) Action = open Bible app Action = click "read" (yes, you can show the macro where to click!) Action = click play button This will just pick up reading wherever you left off. You could probably have it navigate to a specific book/chapter/verse each day, but that seems like too much work!
Is phone addiction okay if I'm on it for religious purposes? 80% of what I do on my phone is watch Christian CZcams videos or read articles to help me and keep me in check. I do typically say a good morning prayer when I get up if I don't wake up having an anxiety attack about Hell or something that happened the day before.
I used to think that too, but it was easy for me to procrastinate and no, phone addiction is not good. Overusing my phone caused straining to my eyes and slight digital dementia.
Is it ok to spend your beginning of your day to read or watch videos in a foreign language? I don't think so, and beside, it gives a feeling of purpose, in my case, being a bilingual is the best thing that happened to me
Beautiful morning to everyone. ❤️ If I may insert this, I need your help. If it's ok, please pray for me and my fam. May we finally have a stable source of income, my heart breaks for my fam and I am so ashamed of begging around. May we also have a place of our own, instead of painfully walking on eggshells in someone else's. 🙏 Thank you. May you have a great Christmas. ❤️
Haven't woke in the morning in years minus Sunday's. Living the 3rd shift dream. I think though I get more alone time than most. Probably 6 hours a night out of 8, 10 or 12 depending on the night!
@@susang5445 I mainly use an audio bible. Bible.is is a good app. I have to make a correction in the post above. Some night I get to listen to the bible more than others.
@@sparky4581 I love the audio bible read by David Suchet. He played Poirot for many years on TV. His accent for reading the NIV is a British one, though. Very easy to listen to.☺
I don't make simple things complicated by discussing this kind of thing with a theologian, I'm simply not a morning person, your productivity is not measured by how you run your day. There are 7 billion people with 7 billion habit
Another way to get some encouragement in the morning is to name your alarm something encouraging. For example I struggled with trusting Gods sovereignty so when my alarm goes off in the morning it doesn't just say "Alarm" it says "God is Sovereign". Seeing that truth first thing helps me to dive into my quiet time with the right mindset.
Faith.Life.Ori. Nice!
Faith.Life.Ori. Great idea!
Wow, that's a genius idea. Totally going to do that!
There's a way to make it say something other than "alarm"? I had no idea!
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6 things that may drive you to your phone early in the morning: Novelty hunger. Ego hunger. Entertainment hunger. Boredom avoidance. Responsibility avoidance. Hardship avoidance
Psalm 5:3
1- In the morning, lift up your voice to God: praise, worship, cry, ask for help
2- Prepare a sacrifice: your body and your attention devoted to him
3- Watch. Ps 143. Let me hear of your steadfast love (In his word) Ps 90:14 Ask him to satisfy you in his steadfast love Ps 119
Ps 139:17
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@@ADayintheLifeofTee Amen 🙏
Psalm 90 verse 14
Satisfy us each morning with your unfailing love,
so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives.
Yes...
I lately have been trying very hard every morning no matter what in 2018 to start with 30 mins bible, 30 mins prayer. I know it's very baby steps, but so far I have seen it stimulate growth in my journey with God and it has given me peace that lasts' :)
May God bless you more with consistency!
I am trying to do the same of devoting an hour in the morning to study and prayer. I'll be praying for you that just as I seek to engage the Lord more intimately, you will also! God bless :)
Second time I randomly ran across your CZcams channel. I’m also studying for my PPL!
I think it is very strong decision. I don't see it as baby steps, I wish I could do the same more consistently.
Thank you for sharing that❤ Every minute that we give to the Lord definitely counts.
Amen. I’ve struggled with anxiety for a while and i noticed whenever I’d get on my social media apps first thing in the morning I would see stuff that would feed/trigger my anxiety. God has set me free and first thing I do is wake up and praise him and ask him to provide me with his armour (Ephesians 6). Everyday is a battle, but God is almighty and nothing is impossible for him. God bless everyone reading this. Remember there is power in the name of Jesus Christ!!
Thank you& God bless you too❤
Wonderful. Putting on the Armor of God. Love it!
(Disclaimer: I ended up leaving Facebook largely for the reason you’re describing: I would often reach for it first thing and it gave me a lot of anxiety due to comparison, “fomo”, the need for approval/affirmation from others, popularity etc. It had taken over, so I knew it had to go. I felt free afterwards.)
I do the same!
Well said. Sometimes the everyday routine makes me forget “everyday is battle”.
*I love his answers, he's so simple and humble and brings real-life advice that's actually really applicable*
I have been trying to turn off my internet in the evening 30-40min before bed and turning it on after I'm done with morning routines.
so I use the offline bible to read psalms last thing before going to bed and first thing before I leave my bed to pee or pray
I notice I have been thinking WAY LESS crap and having WAY LESS anxiety too
may the Lord bless us all!
Amen Pastor, I have a bad habit to going to my phone. Habits need to change for the glory of God.
Faith is not knowing that God can but God will. :)
Me too
Me too
I confess when I wake up in the morning, I still want to sleep and I lazy around in bed. Not necessarily using my phone, just sleeping. I pray I can use wisdom to be productive in the morning...🙏🏾
Sleep with scripture on then you are feeding it to your subconscious and when you are awake in the day reading it your consciousness will grasp what you heard the night before more firmly. Deeper rooting of the word.
brotha man; I used to believe that. But now I'm a bit skeptical, I think it's unscientific. And anyway, we should be consciously filling and renewing our minds with the Word of God. Otherwise we are just being lazy.
@@judylloyd7901 I don't believe this is true. Our spirit's don't sleep so our spiritual selves are aware of what's happening when our body's are sleeping. Surely feeding your spirit when it is at it's most vulnerable is important
Why are you vulnerable? You don't sin at the time when you are sleeping. Maybe you can sin if you choose to sleep when you shouldn't.
@@henriksoukka8105 When you're asleep you're no longer conscious but your sub-consciousness is still at work. That's why may times we have these dreams that disturb us because it's the product of what lays deep in our thoughts and hearts. I have experienced it personally. Our dreams reflect that to us. Through this God revealed to me to re-check what I truly ponder and long for deep in my heart.
Have to start off with thanking the Father God as soon i wake up for giving me life. Praise God
That's AMAZING! May God Bless you for all the Blessings we Appreciate and are Thankful for In Jesus Mighty Holy Precious Strong Name, Amen!
Jeremiah 29
11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Tony Morales peace be with you brother
Tehran Russell AMEN!
Precisely what I do.
Here we are 3 years later and God led me straight to a word I needed for TODAY! I've been struggling most of my adult life to force myself up, out of bed and before God in a consistent not hurried way. I've been unable to do it because I can't wake up easily. I've been working from home for a couple of months because of the pandemic and it's gotten worse. I'm so convicted of this sin and am starting to fight back by any means necessary. Grateful God led me to this message. I feel encouraged!!!
The Scripture reading as an alarm is a wonderful idea!
I start my morning with "Thank you Jesus" Pray, then I read my daily devotional on my phone, Then I rise up and Talk to God. Letting him know I am grateful for no alarming phone calls in the night. I have my health and strength. I Decree the Favor of God surrounds my loved ones and I like a shield. Then I focus on the new day I have been given.
Child of God, I don't know you in person but God knows you. God ministered to me in a revelation when I was on your profile to see things around you,I saw blessings but spiritual attacks holding onto them,in prayers,i saw a woman in the realm of the spirit monitoring and plotting delay in your life, with an evil mirror, and with motive to destroy. But as I speak to you now her time is up, Render hand of favour with Anything you can afford or give to these motherless foundation(DIVINE VICTORY MOTHERLESS FOUNDATION) in Edo state Nigeria before 2DAYS with faith, as I Rise my hands towards heaven and pray for you they shall serve as point of contact wherever you are, you will receive double portion of grace to excel and total restoration of breakthrough in your life and in the life of your family. Ask for their acct details and help them call the MD in charge of the orphanage to get their details on (WhatsApp, call them now on +2348077268649) tell him I sent you. For it is not by my power but of the spirit said the lord (zechariah 4:6). You shall testify to the Glory of God in your life. God bless you...
I have managed to transfer audio bible on my music player, to my alarm , didn't realize I could do it.
Thank you Pastor John for the idea.
Mel Ashby how did you do that?....I need that too
Yeah, how?
How?
I've never been a morning person... It takes me a while to wake up/get my mental clarity on. I like to play worship music - on my phone, while I have my morning coffee, before getting on with my day ❤️
I admit I look at the weather app and fb when I first get up. But I also listen to this desiring God, Charles Stanley for a bit of devotions before I try to read my Bible. I'm not perfect by any means but this helps me
That was great I agree and I couldn’t have said it better took the words right out of my mouth praise Christ Jesus
Has anyone besides me gotten stuck in the "John Piper" youtube rabbit hole, and before you know it your 8 ask the pastors in ?
Same
ohhhhhhh yea
yup thats me
Great place to be!! Praise GOD!!
Yes, it's not too shabby 🙂✝️✝️✝️
I downloaded John Piper's reading/reciting Romans 8 and use that as my alarm! Fighting the flesh first thing in the morning
I listen to it on my drive into work !!!
How has that been?
I would be lying if I say it gets me up everyday but it has been good reminder every morning
Not to sound crazy but I'm speaking from knowledge because I'm an Electronic Engineering Tech. All video monitors including your phone flash over 1,000,000 times per second. Your eye cant see it but your brain can. Your screen looks solid but its not. It causes all humans to go into "Flicker-Induced Hypnosis" after about 5 seconds. In that state you can be made to feel great joy, hunger, anger, or sadness by what you see because your suggestive a.k.a. hypnotized. That's scientifically why you obsess over your phone you love the joy being hypnotized brings you. That's the truth I'm telling you its scientific and I believe Jesus would tell you the same. The down side is being in suggestion makes it easier for you to sin because being hypnotized while watching sinful actors changes your good behavior. bad company corrupts good morals. God Bless.
Very interesting concept. Thank you for the enlightenment. God bless.
wow thank you so much for sharing that, that gives me better incentive to look at my phone way less.
So, what if you are watching CZcams sermons all the time?
@@judylloyd7901 That's why Jesus didn't say it was evil because the truth is we are hypnotized daily everywhere and alot of it is for your good not evil. On a date the good chemistry just means the man's manerisms and choice of words was able to hypnotize the woman so she pays close attention. Or a bible teacher that is easy to understand and who you just click with is because he was able to hypnotize you when others could not. The reason a person who stutters or has broken speech is hard to listen to is because we need a steady conversation to be hypnotized by them aka have a good conversation we actually need to be hypnotized to live life. A.D.D is actually when a person can't concentrate because they can't get hypnotized on what there doing. They can't get in the zone like the rest of us. On the other hand when we watch movies and listen to music that's evil we are put into suggestion by their powerful skills and in turn we copy the behavior subconsciously without even knowing it. Tv puts a hypnotic trance on all of us but when it's broken we often find ourselves reading the bible and prayer 3 fold. I was a Beng tv watcher before I got married. After I got married we moved into an apartment and I had no tv access for years accept family and friends. Within 1 year the trance broke and within 2 years I was in full repentance mode reading my Bible hours a day and praying the same. I'm telling the truth before God. I have not returned to my old tv habits in 10 years now that I see the truth.
I LOVE TO TALK WITH OUR FATHER.. IT IS JUST GREAT. IT GIVES YOU A TREMENDOUS SATISFACTION AND CONFIDENCE TO START OUR DAY!!
i love how the background is literally forcing you to see how to connect the dots
i was just thinking that on another video! clever background haha
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I’ve watched pastor John for years and never thought about that, aweosmb
How can a young person stay on the path of purity? By living according to your word. I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Praise be to you, Lord; teach me your decrees. With my lips I recount all the laws that come from your mouth. I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches. I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways. I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word.
Wow this is such a good word. Tomorrow morning is going to be a great day! Today Tomorrow and the day after that is the day that the Lord has made!!!
When I first thing every morning reach for my phone it's to watch Christian & teaching videos before I start the day.
Every time. ..a word so in season. ..restoring my complete hope in God
Amen Amen Amen Amen...
Me and my wife.. Putting on the armour of God, not long after opening our eyes, another day another mercy.... amongst other things, asking in prayer that he may use us as vessels through his great love to glorify his name, by reaching lost souls through his testimony of saving power...that he opens doors of evangelistic opportunities and by his spirit scattering seeds through us his servants.
Wonderful! So fitting for today! I just started telling my kids that they cannot look at their phone for at least an hour in the morning. I already made this rule for myself a couple of years ago and it really does make a big difference
I have been laziness for many years, then God discipline me at least 3 times I thought because I am foolish not understand the dream so that He has to show my sin as laziness to me many times .I alway sleep till noon but right now I always wake up at almost same time everyday because my stomach with air-blowing make me won’t stay in bed any longer just want to get up immediately.All I want to say is God is helping me☺️.
All Glory to God for these great bite-sized lessons!
Everyday I watch episode of desire God...its help my spiritual growth to always put God first in mind.
God bless you John Piper
I used to think I wasn’t a morning person....until I became a morning person. I realized that I had created an idol of comfort - I’d rather stay in my comfortable, warm bed than get up and seize the day. My flesh desired/desires comfort; however, this “comfort zone”, I realized, was killing me (not necessary literally, but spiritually). This idol of comfort had held me back for so long and had seriously deterred my personal growth, and I didn’t even realize it until just recently (it is humbling to realize that it took me 20+ years to see these things that, in hindsight, were staring me in the eyes the whole time - but I didn’t like the implications, so I ignored them and looked for other answers).
Realizing this - and deciding to do something about it - has opened up my eyes to many other forms of idolatry that I had created or allowed in to my life. It was actually quite freeing: recognizing the problem, which meant that I could then tackle the problem. Unsurprisingly, I have so far found Jesus to be the only remedy - not to say that He has removed these struggles, but He has given me peace; and that, though Him and His strength, I have been given victory, even if not fully attained yet.
John 16:33; Romans 8:6-8; John 14:27; Philippians 4:13; Romans 8:37; Philippians 3:12
(Ps. I include these Scriptures not to show off or anything like that, but in recognition that this struggle has brought each of those scriptures to life and I can now actually identify with them, instead of being just words on a page).
Genesis 20:6
And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
Proverbs 4:14
Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.
I Love when he starts spreaking about what our agenda SHOULD be in the Mornings, LOVE IT!
Hi! May God's strength be upon you, Pastor John and friends!
Maybe an alarm to wake us up, THEN the scripture, when the alarm has gotten out attention and focus.
John Bradford or use a praise/worship song :)
I addictively grab my phone for morning prayer as I pray through books of the Bible.
I have wasted far too many years reading the Bible and praying to nothing. My morning devotional is to now educate myself on the world from a perspective without god--the joy I feel now surpasses anything I ever heard Piper talk about.
To each their own
God Bless you Thank you
I’m grateful for the Lord helping me encounter this channel which helps me to answer a lot of my questions and concerns, I know it was no accident❤️
Glory to our Almighty God for this inspiring message......
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Oh yes sir! Definately curbing this flow of bad habits! With my kids it can be a struggle but I am determined
Thank you Pastor John. I so needed this word today. Amen
This brought me joy because my housemate woke me up by playing "He will Hold me Fast" as I've been trying not to use my phone in the morning
We wake up to Praise Music and the Daily Verse
I'm glad I picked up my phone today, otherwise I wouldn't have seen this video. It's still morning so I have time to make it right
I hate my social media addiction so bad. It's so annoying, just seeing hours pass by, restless knowing there is still something I have to do. The mornings over and I haven't even gotten started on my day because of my phone. Sometimes I just wanna throw my phone and blow up social media but I can't because without social media I probably wouldn't have been saved. So I'm thankful but I hate the curse that is associated with it. Sometimes I wish I could just teleport to the mountains where there is no technology, no distractions and it's just me and God. And I could spend my morning with God instead of my stupid phone. My dicipline is TRASH. It used to be good back in 2021 but then 2022 came and I became lazy as crap. I'm not blaming my mom but based on what my mom did I made the wrong choice. She made it so I couldn't workout in the morning anymore and instead of being like "Ok thats not gonna stop me, I'll just workout when I come back from school until she allows me to workout in the morning again." No instead I complained like a little 5 year old and after a while just started skipping workouts. Then when easter break came I made it easy on myself and made the choice that I could pray after I eat breakfast while sitting in a chair! Then eventually I got saved around the end of may to the beginning of juneish of 2022. I had doubts of my salvation and had to deal with that for a long time. But then eventually it stopped and I got into self improvement, starting watching Hamza and stuff. But it was driven out of emotion instead of dicipline. When I was motivated I would workout. When I was motivated I would wake up early. This one time I was waking up early and I did for 2 days 😂. Man but those 2 days were amazing. I wanna be diciplined so bad but I feel like I'm a slave to my emotions. I know that I shouldn't just do what I feel like but I do it anyways. My unconcious just always takes over. I hate it so dang bad and if I could get rid of it in a button I would. I'm tryna make small steps everyday but sometimes I just feel discouraged. It's a tough life bruh but at the end of it when you hear "Well done my good and faithful servant." Its all gonna be worth it. Thank you all who listened, God bless
Face book is actually very dangerous to have .pray for and ask God to change ur 💓
I deleted my facebook and messenger app.
I think it's been 1 yr now. If I wanted to check my acct, I go to fb.com but now I don't anymore.
True I deleted my facebook and instagram for a while
They are very addictive
Just what I needed to hear
Using Scripture as an alarm is an amazing idea!
So helpful, even until now. Thank you, Pastor. Praise JESUS!
I am literally listening to this in the morning on my phone lol!
God bless you John
Romans 15:7 ” Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.”
YOU ARE AMAZING AND HAVE AN AMAZING DAY! 😎😎
Amen!
Thank the Lord for another day! Definitely going to pray first. I do grab my phone and or go to the bathroom first and then pray. 👎🏻
Oh my goodness
Stop!
Don't think like you do your putting negative thoughts in my mind
Hating me wow!
I have my morning set God is always with me
Your a total stranger I'm listening to
I'm ok and your ok
I'm glad in the Lord daily in everyway
He is always with me God
Will never leave me nor forsake me
All in all
Thank you for sharing
Oh goodness the one video my flesh didn’t wanna watch this morning☕️😂
Thank you pastor John! truly!
wow... I never thought this would happen to me but it eventually did! Thanks for this counsel!
I watched this video first thing in the morning thank u
I find I can't read the Bible as soon as I get up. I need time to get my mind awake(so to speak).
I often exercise or brew some tea before I read the word so I could awaken my mind.
may we spend our mornings with you Lord for all mornings belong to you why not spend at least some time with the one who made them?
Android solution:
MacroDroid app, with up to 5 free macros.
Trigger = (whatever time in the morning)
Action = open Bible app
Action = click "read" (yes, you can show the macro where to click!)
Action = click play button
This will just pick up reading wherever you left off. You could probably have it navigate to a specific book/chapter/verse each day, but that seems like too much work!
Amen
This video has inspired me to get out of be much earlier then my normal 8:00 thank you been so helpful 🥰😀
Is phone addiction okay if I'm on it for religious purposes? 80% of what I do on my phone is watch Christian CZcams videos or read articles to help me and keep me in check. I do typically say a good morning prayer when I get up if I don't wake up having an anxiety attack about Hell or something that happened the day before.
I used to think that too, but it was easy for me to procrastinate and no, phone addiction is not good. Overusing my phone caused straining to my eyes and slight digital dementia.
@@PrinceJes Thanks for that. We should try to use everything in our lives as a way to glorify God, whether very directly or not so directly.
Watch "The Last Reformation: The Life (2018) - FULL MOVIE" on CZcams
czcams.com/video/7s9Dmdm6jpY/video.html
Great stuff guys, absolutely life-changing for me. Glory to the GOD.
Once again, iron sharpening iron.. Edification through God's sanctifying power..... ✝️🙏
Oh snap I am lying here reaching and look at me convicted😂😂
Thank you sir
I'm ironically watching this 45 seconds after waking up
Thank you!
pastor, God bless you
I woke up for work and through this on lol
Great video. Thanks for what you all do at the Desiring God ministry.
Iam going to leave my phone in kitchen so when I wake up I will wake up and read my bible and prayer.
You don't wake up to an alarm?
If you want a biblical motivation to wake up and do something productive with your mornings, just read Proverbs 6-11.
Is it ok to spend your beginning of your day to read or watch videos in a foreign language? I don't think so, and beside, it gives a feeling of purpose, in my case, being a bilingual is the best thing that happened to me
Thank you
I need to listen to this one a few times.
WHATS THE UPDATE ON THE APP THAT STARTS READING THE WORD OF GOD TO WAKE US UP?
You can simply name an alarm.
Sounds pretty insane and simple yet Answer to my brain and prayer!
God bless you more, Jack Hall. Psalm 37:4
I am watching this on my phone....Also it is my alarm clock.And my watch.
Except if the device is needed for job applications, emails, even reading the bible, other important internet/online tasks
Beautiful morning to everyone. ❤️
If I may insert this, I need your help. If it's ok, please pray for me and my fam. May we finally have a stable source of income, my heart breaks for my fam and I am so ashamed of begging around. May we also have a place of our own, instead of painfully walking on eggshells in someone else's. 🙏 Thank you. May you have a great Christmas. ❤️
My brother had the same idea! It was for notifications instead! :D
Thanks for the msg
Today is that day.
Does anyone know what the ESV reading alarm clock is he mentioned?
Haven't woke in the morning in years minus Sunday's. Living the 3rd shift dream. I think though I get more alone time than most. Probably 6 hours a night out of 8, 10 or 12 depending on the night!
Night shift? What type of work do you do? Does the boss mind you reading your Bible?
@@susang5445 I mainly use an audio bible. Bible.is is a good app. I have to make a correction in the post above. Some night I get to listen to the bible more than others.
@@sparky4581 I love the audio bible read by David Suchet. He played Poirot for many years on TV. His accent for reading the NIV is a British one, though. Very easy to listen to.☺
@@susang5445 yes. 😊
Thank you for the advice, I will try to implement this
This just detonated my routine
Why do I keep hearing psalm 5,4... Going on for days and days and here again
That was deep! Gob bless you!
I don't make simple things complicated by discussing this kind of thing with a theologian, I'm simply not a morning person, your productivity is not measured by how you run your day. There are 7 billion people with 7 billion habit