When I was young, phones used to be attached to walls. Now people are attached to them.

I can tell you that when I got saved and cut back on the amount of news I watched/read and started reading the Bible more, I became infinitely more joyful, happy, and content. The world can't offer you anything. The Lord offers abundant life!

THANK YOU! I needed to hear this today! Tired of filling my mind with the worlds horrors and feeling afraid all day instead of reading my Bible and taking comfort in God cause He is in control!

"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are pure, ... honorable,...of good report,... and where there be virtue,... Think on THESE THINGS..."

A couple years ago, I took all social media off my phone. I also cancelled Face Book and Twitter. It makes a difference. It's harder for our younger generation as they grew up with these things. I grew up with rotary phones, operators, and Party Lines. Oh, and 3 TV channels if the tin foil was on the rabbit ears the right way. I have a smart phone but I use it rather than the other way around.

This is so true. I often feel overwhelmed with the constant news of murders, crime, terror attacks, tragedies, natural disasters, accidents, etc. I never thought of it as a “faux omniscience “ but I sure long for the days when I wasn’t faced with an overwhelming face full of evil and violence and disaster. Thank you for pointing out that I am not responsible for caring and carrying the whole load. I will consciously turn it all over to my sovereign Lord.

I've been praying about why I'm so miserable, these hints we're being dropped, and this video came up. Everything is so depressing and discouraging I can't handle all the doom and gloom all the time. God truly cares.

“What happens in your house is far more important than what happens in the White House.” -Abraham Hamilton III

I have been choosing to not watch certain KZfaq channels anymore because i recognized that the news was to stressful. I enjoy some of the preachers, and channels like yours. I have started feeling much better. Focus on the good, not bad.

Must admit that the internet has done me more harm then good. Too much of everything! Thankful for resources like Wretched.

”For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?“ ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭16‬:‭26‬

This is actually an interesting thought, I never thought about how these phones almost make us god like in a sense and we weren’t meant to be this way

Amen. Thank you, internet dad.

I agree Todd , been noticing this lately . So I find myself having to scroll past many stories , too much evil for my heart to handle

Oh wow! Great Todd ..........only this week i have changed the use of my phone to listening to piano worship tunes, instead of the world which are so peacefull, so as to maintain my peacefull soul as i travel here and there and what i am doing in my home town street preaching is my duty to Him , ...not taking on the entire world, though i keep an eye on it.

My list of subs is getting smaller and smaller. All excepting for you of course. Your channel is staying right where it is :). God bless and thank you for the giggles.

Yeap I've been down that path and it is scarry! Great presentation.

Amen! It's information overload for sure! The Lord has been dealing with my use of mobile media. Your video hits the bullseye for real! 🎯AND FYI: One of our youth pastors preached that we all need to prune back our time on social media. 🙇🏼‍♂️Prune us, Lord that we might grow in You! 🙇🏼‍♂️😎👍Thanks and blessings!🙏🏻📖

100% TRUTH!

I keep having to turn off the news, and be selective over the KZfaq videos i watch as the overdose of negativity, evil and lies/bias keeps getting overwhelming. Phil 4:8 tells us to focus on things of good report. Nice to do, and so beneficial for your joy and mental health.

Wonderful! Yes, I needed to be reminded of this!

That ironic moment when you’re watching this from your phone 🥴

I spend to much time on my phone...I can admit that. You tube shorts are and can be very addictive. That said, I would have probably never found Wretched, John MacArthur, Steve Lawson... properly used, your phone can be a blessing, like always... opinions will vary.

May God bless you and everyone by His Grace 🌾🕊🌹

Thank you. I have been oppressed by all of this. Time to stop.

I believe God guided me to this video today. I have been killing myself with grief for the whole world. Thank you dear Lord for Tod❤

I think world events is having opposite effect. Seeing what's happening all around us brings be closer to the Lord and gives me an urgency I never had before to share the Gospel. Watching everyday for Jesus return!! Our King is coming soon! ❤🎺🎺🙏⤴️⬆️✝️🕊

I really needed to hear this. Thanks so much!

This was incredibly timely.

You Are Right Todd

us gals were just discussing this very thing in our b. study tonight. I needed to hear it again the way you put it though to really sink in deep. I skim over the horrible headlines daily sometimes more than once and wow it can really be hard to digest. I truly need to put the brakes on reading the world news. I sometimes cry when I read about murders or children being hurt. It can truly be harmful to read about these sort of things daily. I just thought I was staying informed but its true, we cant manage it ALL can we?

YES!!! I needed to hear this. Thank you.

Wow faux omniscience. This is me too often. We are stressed and fretting about a world we don’t live in and have no control over. I pray for it and believers daily, that should be enough brain space I allow it. We are in the lives and place God gave us to touch and glorify him. A million thanks Todd! I must share this video! 🙏✝️

Thank you for this very important message! I'm so guilty of this and now I know where my anxiety comes from. I just hope the anxiety, frustration, unhappiness goes away after dropping the bad phone habits. Amen

so timely and spot on - thank you for your faithfulness to His Church Wretched

We all feel better when we disconnect from the electronic devices for a time.

Just an awesome message. Thanks Todd!

Truth here

Amen! ✝️ Philippians 4:6&7 ✝️

This was excellent. Very helpful. Thank you so much. Blessings.

I agree with you 100%! GOD help us!!

Good point!

Boy, are you right. I’ve been down with a broken hip. Been on social media way too much. A huge Smorgasbord of stimulation. Like a horrific accident you just can’t pull your eyes away from Some has me running to God in fear, disbelief, and disgust. God says, “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” Philippians 4:8-9

Everyone especially after the eclipse needed this video! What did Jesus say when the apostles asked what the end days looked like?? Jesus replied DECEPTION 🙏🇮🇱🙏

I do not use my cell phone for anything other than emergency calls and situations. I do not text or respond to texts; If someone wants to "chat" and "visit" with me they can chat and visit with me on my landline. If I receive a text from a family member or friend saying "this is an emergency situation" I will call them. The only app I have is for the weather--I do not use nor want apps for social media, news, games, money wallets, internet searches and email, or anything else.

Animals are more entertaining than smartphones anyway. There is so much to observe and learn from them. How do mother birds know which baby bird is ill? They are not qualified doctors! But they just do! I love that these thoughts appear after looking at them 😃

How I needed to hear this! I’m 61.. grew up with no cell phones, etc.. I have def been taking to much in on utube shorts, news, etc. I am not on any social media but I can still tell the phone has become to overwhelming in my use of it.. needed this reminder so much. Ty!

Like others here needed this today and thank you!

This was a great help. Thank you for this message.

Excellent advice!!!!

Completely agree. When I complain to my DH about looping news programming and the stress it causes me, he accuses me of sticking my head in the sand.

Amen brother.

I don’t have one, never had one, never will

So *that* is why Job got so scared when God showed him what it is to see the world through His eyes! he could not handle the overload! only God can handle everything at once! because God alone is truly Omniscient! We are trying to see this wretched and fallen and horrid world through Gods eyes, we cannot handle it (as we were never designed to, God made us in His image, but without His Omniscience!) and we are burning ourselves out in doing so! I did not think of that before! Thanks Pastor Friel! less Doomscrolling, more Scripture from now in indeed! Especially with my bad mental health... Sadly, there is no Nature near me, its all just concrete Jungle... any advice for those of us who cannot take a walk in Nature, because there is none at hand? Love and Peace.

Thank you. Needed to hear this

I need this ! Thank you so much ! Praise God for Wretched !!!

I love this. I hate taking in all sorts of information I do! It feels great to know I don’t need to know everything happening in the world. The world is screwed up, man.

I have the joy joy joy joy down in my heart down in my heart

Oh, the irony of your KZfaq channel being watched on our cellphones. 😊

Thank you Todd. Needed to hear this reminder today.

I know what you are saying!! Sometimes I wish I didn't have one! But for some things it comes in handy( like banking & checking the weather). It does make me feel as you say though. 🤷

This message is SO needed! Thank you Wretched!

Great video. Thank you, Todd.

I sooooo needed to hear this lol. Thank you 😊

This is such a reminder to me. Thank you so much!

I needed to hear this badly. I try to keep up with what's going on so I'm not in the dark when it might affect my family or myself but it gets so overwhelming that it sucks all joy from life.

I miss the old world. I miss it so much. Growing up in the 90’s we were the last generation going outside, writing letters, and simply had to have patience.

1 Timothy 6:6 says this: " but godliness when accompanied by contentment is a means of great gain. Contentment then is a learned thing according to Philippians 4:11-13. Learned in that abiding relationship found in John 15.

Deleting all social media a few years ago was the best decision I’ve ever made!

Thank you Todd. I needed to hear this.

This was incredibly helpful. Literally just this morning I typed in “news,” and it was just a continuous stream of articles about murder and mutilation and terrorism. I want to be informed to the extent that I can make informed decisions about how to live and respond wisely, but to know all of the terrible things that are happening is just too much for me. A long time ago most people would just read the paper. Yes, the paper would have terrible news in it, but a newspaper can only be but so big. You can only fit but so much bad news in it. You were forced to limit yourself to a small amount of information. Now, the amount articles and information concerning the evil of this world are incalculable. I have just given up on it. I will look at the news and limit myself to a couple articles a week, but I can’t do any more than that, and by limiting myself, I’m a happier person. I will pray concerning the terrible things that I learned, and I can praise God for the great things that I hear that are happening, but I was not meant to know it all.

I've quit FB Twitter don't have a PC,not on tick-toc. KZfaq is enough .

This is a timely word! Thank you!

Ty Todd ❤

Content is very helpful and informative. 👍

Thank you so much for this video!!

Wow! What a great video! I think I need to listen to this once a week! Or maybe every day for awhile until I get it cemented in my brain! Thank you so much. :)

Thank you; so relevant!

Very helpful thanks Todd 👍

Your right, we aren't supposed to carry all that weight thanks, we fight in prayer.

I needed this. When I go home tonight in a few minutes, my phone is going off.

So True!

yes thank you

Well said

Thank you i needed this, it was very helpful, this is the first video ive seen that has addressed this problem the way you have we need to not drive ourselves mad with knowing stuff! 😊

Thank you, Todd--I needed to hear this!

Thanks, brother! This has given me some stuff to think about. I have been troubled for a while about my lack of joy. I mean, it is one of the fruits of the spirit, isn't it? I do a spiritual inventory, and most of it checks off, all except this one, and I have been wondering why and praying about it. I think you have helped me identify part of the issue. Unfortunately, there I this other part. While, yes, I do realize that perhaps I am flooding myself with the cares of the world, the problem is there are numerous negative "stories" (if you will) occurring to family and friends. Yes, I take them to God in prayer daily, but they weigh me down. In a sense, they steal my joy because they are always on my heart and mind. I'm not sure what to do about this...

Amen. Thank you!!!

Good word - Thankyou

I agree with most of this, but to be fair, it's been a VERY long time since we didn't have the nightly national/world news and newspaper to provide more than local news.

Interesting. I was recently thinking about this very thing. I was feeling frustrated to not being able to keep up. Thanks! I'm done here.

Just today, I was about to send a text to a dear friend I second guessed it and called instead had about a half hour of good godly joyful conversation.

I suppose my cell phone could have the effects you mention, if I ever used it that way. I don't.

This is good!!

Thank You Brother For This Great Sermon! I Really Needed To Hear Today! I've Often Gotten Stressed Out Watching TV And KZfaq As Well BIG-TIME! I'm Going To Give Myself A Break From All Of This News! Blessings On You Sir And Your Family Too! Shalom And Amen!✝️✝️🛐🛐📛🕊️🕊️🕊️❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥🤰🤱🧬🤰🤱✨👑✨🦁🦁🦁❣️❣️❣️🌺🌺🌺😇🌟🤗🙏🙏🙏🇨🇦🇮🇱♾️🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🗽🦅‼️

Daniel 4:17 continues to keep me buoyant and dependent on Him: “… that the living may know that the Most High rules the kingdom of men and gives it to whom he will and sets over it the lowliest of men.’”

EYE OPENING.

The pixelloid has replaced the tabloid and the text is replaced by pictures and surround sounds..conceptual and reflective learning are missing.. l remember Bernard Ramm in his Evangelical Heritage wrote decades ago that we must have integrated understanding and not just tid bits..

Its comforting to hear this and to see I'm not the only one feeling like this, as Christians we are not going to be alone whatever persecution comes, we are all going to be together against them and even though theres more of them than us, even if they jail us we aren't going to be alone, they will be free with the criminals wrecking havoc and we will be jailed with Gods people protected from them because thats whats starting to go on, criminals are being let off and the righteous punished

You know, he's got a point. Never thought of it that way before.