No Bible no breakfast, no read no feed Someone once told me that and I never forgot

Oof, this message was for me. Even though I got rid of all my social media accounts 2+ years ago when I received the conviction from the Holy Spirit, I still struggle with scrolling through YT & watching videos in the morning & at night 😭 It's mostly out of boredom. Distraction is a timeless tactic of the enemy. Whether it's being on my phone or being filled with food (gluttony), I am guilty of getting easily distracted and doing other things before spending time with the Lord in prayer & in His Word! This was such a good, timely reminder. Jesus is our daily bread. We need Him every single day, every single moment. Apart from Him, we can do nothing (John 15:5). May we put God first in our thoughts, words, and actions. Thank you Pastor John! God bless you ❤

Scrolling and listening to this in the morning 😭

Key points that spoke to me: 1. Psalm 5:3 ““In the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will prepare [a prayer and a sacrifice] for You and watch and wait [for You to speak to my heart].” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭5‬:‭3‬ ‭AMP‬ Let the first thing out of your mouth in the morning be a cry to God. 2. Prepare a sacrifice and watch. The sacrifice - of my body and my attention - devoted to the Lord.

Does anybody else feel that the habit (addiction?) of grabbing our phones first thing doesn't just hurt our relationship with our Lord (idolatry?), but our marital relationship too (adultery?) Has anybody else noticed that concentrating on a shimmering screen first thing rather than looking into our loved ones eyes and devoting our full attention to them and God's beautiful Creation for the first hour puts our brains in a fog and switches off our short-term memory? (Enemy blinding our eyes and deceiving us?)

I was using social media as a coping mechanism for the extreme stress I was in. Seeing other peoples photos of happy moments and things that reminded me of happier times helped me ignore the chaos in my life. Unfortunately I couldn't see I was setting my eyes on the world and not the Father by doing this.

I woke up and grabbed my phone and saw this first, thanks APJ! Great truth!

I feel like the Lord wanted me to see this video. I'm addicted to social media. Every morning, when i wake up, i immediately grab my phone and scroll through social media or checking every minute to see if a friend wrote back to me or watching KZfaq videos instead of spending time with God first. i get easily distracted by my phone. This has certainly waken me up and this video made me realize that i need to start my day and end my day with God first. Thank you Lord for this video.

I'm 16 and I've had a serve phone addict, like 10hrs+ a day, and decided to delete social media, I final feel like I'm living in the real world and when I wake up I don't have temptations from social media since my apps are gone, although I have a habit of online shopping, my screen time went from 14-10 hours daily to 2-4 and a good chunk of it is for biblical related things, Social media really has horrid effects on this generation if not used with caution, and I notice I become more judgmental/hateful person when scrolling through socials. 4:55 was a big issue for me I was always on social media to get attention from ppl, with large ego comes a low self-esteem, realizing that I thought I needed "self-love' to fill my low self-esteem right? WRONG very wrong, I needed the exact opposite, striving for humility! like what C.S Lewis said Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less,” When I refocus my attention off myself and to God, my anxieties, worries, low self-esteem, attention seeking, ego trips drifted away realizing I'm not the center of the universe and nobody really cares what I'm posting on socials. 🤷‍♀

Morning is my favorite time with God but my delight in Him didn’t come until I started practicing to ABIDE in Him and His Word. The more time I spend with Him in His word the more I enjoy Him but it takes intentionality bc something else will always try to take first place.

I listen to *scriptures all night* on my phone, *use it for my alarm, watch church services* & *messages & listen to gospel music* & other *Godly* material. I also watch dogs. I must endeavour though, to put it down & pick up the Bible…🇨🇦

This really ministered to me. I struggle with chronic health problems, and it's incredibly easy to turn to entertainment/distraction to ease the pain, I frequently turn to my phone first before spending time with the Lord. The Spirit is convicting me, I definitely need to return to putting the Lord first in my day.

I too am guilty of this and I needed this reminder. Everything is permissible but not everything is beneficial. And I choose to put God first. Thank you!

Wow revelation after revelation. It is so uncanny to be described by people I've never met there's no other explanation than this is HOLY SPIRIT revealed. Praise God 🙌 PRAISE GOD 🙌 please pray for me to be the witness that Christ desires me to be in the Blessed Name of Jesus Yeshua Christ Messiah 🙏🏻 Amen. I'd like to thank Abba God for finding these Believer's Hallelujah 🙏🏻 PRAISE GOD 🙌😊

This teaching is a "heat-seeking missile" aimed at one of the biggest challenges I'm currently battling. I can't thank you enough for your insight. Bless you 🙏 ♥

I NEED YOU LORD!!

I need you again today, Lord.

I feel so embarrassed listening to this😭🤦‍♂️. But this is also so good!

Wow. So glad i am not alone, but even more grateful for this Godly guidance. Praise Gid!!!

I needed this reminder and it just showed up on my phone 🙏🙏

Hello. I am so grateful to our Lord God for this message. I needed it big time. May our Lord bless you greatly.

may we choose You Lord especially in the morning may Your love satisfy us may we seek no other help us to be faithful!

They knew what they were doing when they created this technological black mirror aka scrying mirror that everyone is addicted to. Help us break every chain that so easily besets us Father God in Jesus name.

Thank you for putting this up again, right when I’m in the cycle .

I was like, "you looked into your own mind for this?" No sir, you looked into my mind

As a person who spent decades eating chocolate (or ice cream, etc.) for breakfast, I can honestly say that I have a whole screen of Christian apps that make it more likely for me to spend time with God first thing in the morning. I keep my phone on that screen when I go to bed so I can see it as soon as I wake up. But I don't relate at all to those 6 reasons (candy or the other). The only thing I look at on my phone is to check for messages from my family or take care of (get rid of) new emails. I don't have a phone that can do Twitter or Facebook or any other social media because it doesn't have enough memory. I do that stuff on my computer later in the day after I'm already up. But I spend most of my time watching/listening to sermons and Biblical teachings, and I am blessed to be able to do so and the desire to do so.

Thank you, Pastor John, for this reminder. I really need it🙏🏻 May your ministry continue to bless many people like me

Hebrews 6 16 People swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument. 17 Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. 18 God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be greatly encouraged. 19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, 20 where our forerunner, Jesus, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.

Not really into scrolling my phone, but I also don't like to immediately read the Bible either (I workout first). I do however read before I go to work/start my day. You may disagree but I prefer my method. I don't absorb the Word very well when I wake up. I prefer to be wide awake, and read after prayer.

Amazing video thank you Pastor John. I began watching thinking, 'is it really so bad to scroll on the phone?' but hearing your explanation of our need for strength to do what God calls us to makes so much sense. I am often dragged down after spending time on social media, laughing at worldly jokes and becoming more like the world, even seeing 'candy' Christian content which might have questionable theology. Receiving God's strength and meditating on His love is a much better way!

Thankyou gentlemen and may God Bless you and your families. Very fortunately my candy first thing in the morning and before sleeping at night is listening to Desiring God, Grace to you, Cross examined, John Lennox and Derrick Prince. Im so thankful that Our Lord has guided me to you beautiful men to help me in my journey.

Thank you Pastor John! This helped me deal with my “candy”. Thanks again for calling out to this idol of mine, and helping me focus on God. Amen!

May the Lord bless everyone from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic! Thanks for sharing this episode!

so stinkin' truthful! What am I going to do about it? 😶‍🌫️ Make a Plan. 🌙 🛌 ...🌞 ⏰️ 👐 'I need you Father!!' Psalm 119 My 96 year old friend, Nathan Pressman, related his morning routine to me several times. He'd say: 'I raise my hands toward the heavens and say, 'Thank You Abba for yet another day. You are merciful' 'I give thanks to You, Oh Yah Your goodness endures forever' Then he recited, the Sh'ma. He loved the Messiah, Yeshua (Jesus) . He has been gone for a few years but awaiting a resurrection from the dead❤

Philippians 4:4-7. Matthew 7:1❤

Amen. A lot of great points. Happy to see Pastor John in good spirits too. Thank you always for your work. Praise God.

Very convicting and true. Thank you

It's a sword to me but preach it Brother. Thank you for this reminder. God bless you.

Some of the comments here are weird and not responding to this video. This is powerful.

Wow! Powerful, now is the time to do such.

I needed to hear this

Kids who live with abuse, violence, and other forms of trauma are also at greater risk of suicide. Separation from loved ones due to death, divorce, deployment, deportation, incarceration and other factors can cause mental health struggles that may contribute to suicide risks, as can the loss of stable housing.

I was tired and worn out just waking up thinking how God made male and females to sleep with each other in marriage blew my mind but once I was more alert I thought I need to keep my mind off of this so I scrolled KZfaq shorts to change my focus .. and hearing this tells me God wants my full attention and that is precious 🤗❤️‍🔥

My testimony. To uplift and encourage you. One day, out of the blue, I understood completely how much God loves and cherishes me as I am. So I invited him to fill my heart with His Love and Heavenly Peace overflowing. I felt his love surround me like a warm comforting blanket. I no longer worry about what anyone thinks of me. Whether they like me or not. Care about me or not. Knowing Jesus loves me by dying on the cross to save me from hell is more than enough for me! LET THE PEACE OF CHRIST RULE IN YOUR HEARTS, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful (humbled and his disciples of peace). Colossians 3:15 NIV THIS IS HOW PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AUTHENTIC CHRISTIANS! AUTHENTIC CHRISTENS CAN SEE THE DEVIL MASQUERADING AS AN ANGEL OF LIGHT WHEN THEY HAVE JESUS IN THEIR HEART. HIS PEACE REIGNS SUPREME. THEY FOLLOW HIS TEACHINGS OBEDIENTLY. FALSE TEACHERS DO NOT AND MIX WORLDLY TEACHINGS WITH GODLY ONES. My heart is filled with so much of his heavenly peace that it overflows with heavenly love. I feel so loved and cherished. NO ONE AND NOTHING CAN EVER HURT ME AGAIN! Now, I am at peace with everything and everyone in my life. I can even forgive and bless my enemies! If you haven't already, I encourage you to invite him! He is knocking at the door of your heart waiting for you to open it so he can embrace you with Heavenly Love! JESUS SAID keep your mind on him and he will keep you in perfect heavenly peace. I am now centered, grounded and balanced in Heavenly Peace. NO ONE AND NOTHING WILL HARM YOU WHEN JESUS IS IN YOUR HEART. Let Jesus reign supreme in your heart, mind and soul for miracles to unfold in your life. Trust God Even When You Don't Understand A Blessed Morning Prayer To Start Your Day Grace for Purpose kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mZOfmdFnlceXXZ8.html

Very enlightening! Thank you, Pastor John!

I used to be that person when I had all the social media, now 2/3 of those big ones are gone. I no longer need more useless stuff to keep me occupied/people who don’t care what I share. My bf has em so I see him always looking at those

Beautiful inspiration, lovely verses and humbling insights! 🙏🏻 Thank you so much! The first alarm on my phone in the morning is accompanied by the words: “Wake up and thank God for this day! 🙏🏻” Even if I fail to prioritize the “Word before the world” many times … I continue to keep it - to remind myself! Blessings!

All my devotionals are in my email. I do get distracted. I check in with ill or troubled people I know.

Deep stuff.

Gospel/Salvation Verses: Acts 16:30-31 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 2 Corinthians 5:21 NLT John 3:16 John 6:28-29 John 14:6 Colossians 1:12-14 1 John 1:9 Romans 3:23-28 Romans 10:9-13 Ephesians 2:8-9 Hebrews 9:28

Well I did get up this Morning and start scrolling. And thanks to that I found this video on yt. So not all bad But I do agree with this whole videos message . I do need to read the Bible in the morning Sure I have a app that puts a bible verse on my phone in the the notification bar. That I read every morning. But maybe it's not enough. And I'm trying a bible lock screen app ATM . And trying to find uplifting yt videos and fb pages... But I guess I need to pray and read alittle bit more than a verse in the Morning.. Christian music too? Idk, I'm not a morning person. .I takes me a while to wake up mentally. Added- I do scroll In the morning. And every morning there is a new video from you guys. And I listen to it most times. .

Amen father God 🙏🏻

I know this might be kinda out of place but just wanted to say if anybody is looking for somebody to talk to, about the bible, life issues, struggles or anything im always happy to chat with others. God bless everyone according to His will and in name of Jesus Christ.

I Witness and Wait...

I find that i could care less about any "candy" that my phone offers, and I don't really see anything to "avoid" in my life. But I tend to check a few things on my phone, like watching a video or two, mainly because I find that it helps stimulate my brain to wake up quicker. I use it as a tool to get going a little faster than if I were to organically wake up with no resources.

Philippians 4:4-7😊❤

Thanks pastor John.

Jesus sets the best example of this: "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." - Mark 1:35. Jesus woke up before dawn after spending all of His energy the previous day healing, teaching, and serving just so He could spend time in prayer with God in private. He prioritized God's guidance and the strength He received from His Spirit rather than the strength He would receive from sleep.

I have to use my phone to read my bible because I'm paralyzed quadriplegic in bed.

What if you wake up and seek for God's steadfast love but your going though a time where it feels like God is distant/quiet? A season that we all go through as believers

I first look at the verse of the day. Then I copy the verse to my employees.

Amen!

Psalms 5:3, 90:14

Yes it is a reupload of an episode done a few years ago, literally just listened to it a few hours ago before this episode aired, Episode 636 and 637

Amen 🙏✝️❤️

I'm literally doing this 😭

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Ouch it's me Preaaaaccchh it.

Lol got me. 😅

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I don't scroll before devotion, but I do eat chocolate for breakfast...sign that God is telling me to chill out?

Insane

Besides youtube I deleted all my social media accounts. I am thinking about taking an old phone (not a smartphone) I need some opinions on that.

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Reading the Bible and praying for the majority of the day sounds boring to me. I don't think even pastors spend the majority of their time reading and praying. We can all say that we yearn to be more in the Word and be filled with more of the Spirit, but let's be honest with ourselves, do we really or are we just saying that to save face?

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Re-upload?

Is it a sin to play video games?

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God isn't there for me. I definitely won't be there for him.

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