DAY One — The Thing in Your Pocket That’s Pastoring You
Because your phone has more influence than you’re willing to admit
Let’s talk straight from the heart for a minute — the kind of honesty where you’re not trying to impress anyone or pretend you’ve got it all figured out. Your phone has a bigger say in your spiritual life than you probably want to admit.
Most of us check our phones before our eyes even adjust. We scroll while half-awake, squinting at the screen like gremlins, letting notifications tell us who we are before God gets a single word in.
We wake up and check it before our brain even loads. The day hasn’t started, you haven’t even stretched, and your phone is already throwing information, noise, and opinions at you. Before God gets a second of space, your screen has already formed your mood.
That adds up.
It’s not that you don’t care about your walk with God — you do. It’s just that your phone talks louder and sooner. God speaks gently. Your phone buzzes like a toddler hyped up on sugar. And whichever one gets your attention first usually shapes everything that follows.
You’re not weak and you’re certainly not a bad Christian.
It’s just how influence works. Quiet things don’t win unless you make room for them. And right now, most of us are giving the loudest part of our life to the thing in our pocket — not the One who actually knows what we need.
This isn’t about beating yourself up or making a big dramatic change. It’s about something small and simple:
Give God the first moment before your phone gets a chance to set the tone.
That’s it.
No deep study.
No pressure to be super spiritual at 6 a.m.
Just start the day with Him instead of the scroll.
Something simple like:
“Lord, steady me today.”
or
“God, help me focus on what matters.”
That tiny shift does more than you’d expect. It steadies your thoughts. It slows down the noise. It gives your heart a second to breathe before the world starts demanding things from you.
Starting with God doesn’t make the day perfect.
It just keeps your phone from calling the shots.
And honestly, that alone is worth it.
That’s your focus for Day 1:
Pay attention to who gets the first part of your mind.
The rest of this series builds on that.
You’d be surprised how much changes when you stop handing your morning over to a glowing rectangle and start handing it to God instead.