When I awake from sleep, I usually pick up my phone to check up on all I’ve missed out like the news, emails and Facebook posts. But honestly, am I giving my first few moments of the day to God? This video is solidifying my conviction to rid this habit and place the King as my priority, once and for all! Amen.
A couple of months ago I started reading the Bible first thing in the morning, before anything else, I also used to pick up my phone as soon as I opened my eyes and let me tell your, it's one of the best decisions I've ever taken in my life. The Holy Spirit is convicting you to do that and I can only approve and testify it's amazingly good. God is great ❤
@@zahanavez3776 I’m so glad to hear how you’ve also incorporated bible reading in your mornings, and how it has impacted you. Thanks for sharing and let’s keep encouraging others to do the same!
@@ashtonhashbrown6155 me too ngl🥲 I decided to delete my instagram & tiktok and now I’ll be fasting from it to focus more on God and the ‘present’ He has given me because I’ll never always have a tomorrow. I only have today 🥲 I’ll be keeping you in my prayers ! Ik with obedience and also at the same time reliance on God’s strength, we will be set free from our phone:)
@@dandyskz9723you’re gonna have to delete more than that..I haven’t had a social media in 6+ years but RU-vid is an addiction too…If I want to truly defeat phone addiction or at least even try to, I have to delete RU-vid. And RU-vid means a lot because it has so many informational and stuff you sometimes truly do need. Don’t fall down the hole I’m in, just give up all apps that take away your time and the addiction will disappear.
The reason I go to my phone is usually because I’m lonely, so I just want to watch something to fill the space or silence. “But, what a friend we have in Jesus. All our sin and grief to bare. What a privilege it is to carry everything to God in prayer.”
@@B7k7n Put the phone in the other side of the room or even put it in another room. My rule is, “Do not be enslaved to your device. Don’t answer it every time it give a notification.”
Dear Lord, I admit that I run to my phone to ease my anxiety, and to feed the dopamine in order to feel accomplished. It has made me feel nothing but anxiousness, depression, anxiety, and sadness. I need to turn away from my addiction and to live by the word of God. I shall not put anything before you and I shall not let anything distract me from living by your word. I ask for patience and forgiveness for fighting this addictive sin. Thank you for listening, amen.
I do the same as well. People who struggle with a mental illness usually go to their phones to cope, which is what I have done and have filled my mind with worldly things as I result but when I’m not pondering on God it doesn’t bring me joy
The mere fact i am currently praying to God about this phone addiction. When he told me it all starts with discipline and that u gotta force and teach yourself to let go of it. Then to top it all off Alex posted this video and it was most deffinately Christ Jesus talking to me through you and through this video. Thank you and remember Jesus loves you 😁💞
I’m fasting from social media besides RU-vid for sermons and encouraging videos for my faith and it was perfect timing for me to see this. Praise the Lord!
Well…. Wonderful timing - had been planning on doing a 30 day phone “detox” starting Saturday. Been prepping all week purchasing novels and Bible devotionals and removing apps from my phone. Turn on RU-vid while eating lunch and this video is the first one that pops up.
The saddest oart about that question is I don't even know why. I just do. I can remember a tine when I didn't but that time seems so far away now. Its just a habit. I can't say that I enjoy it but I can't say that I loathe it either. I don't know. There are times when I am on it just mindlessly scrolling through RU-vid. I'm not looking for anything in particular or maybe I am looking for something a word, something to tell me what to do, something to spark my interest. I don't know. After I read my daily word I struggle with going back to my Bible, I'm like I already did my 15-20 minute study what else do I read, what else should I do. I've already talked to God, telling him the same thing over and over seems redundant. So I don't know. But I am glad I watched this video because it brought awareness to my addiction. I'm going to go put my phone down now.
My wife is constantly telling me to get off my phone when my daughter is trying to play with or show me something, I do know I have a problem for sure and the crazy thing is is I’ve deleted all social media apps except RU-vid and I’m still just as bad. I know The Holy Spirit will help me in this area for sure though
One quote (i don't remember who said exactly) really made me realise how bad my prayer life and my relationship with God had gotten due to so many distractions in my phone: "If you ever wanna tell (if your relationship with God is getting distant), you'll realise how throughout the day you don't have a minute of quietness" I pray that we may all be delivered and rendered stronger and wiser en face of our addictions, in Jesus's name. Amen
Yes the phone becomes an Idol when you spend time on it more than you spend time with God. God is a very jealous God! We need to put him first in our Hearts above all else! "Amen"🙏❤️
Honestly I think I just like the feeling of being distracted…. Its fun. Its not good for me at all, most days when I have the day off and I’ve burned hours just staring at my phone, I feel literally rotten after. But in each moment, i enjoy the distraction. So I keep doing it. And then i stop and acknowledge how bad it is for me, how miserable it is for me spiritually, and then I want to be distracted by that guilty feeling too. So I turn my brain off and scroll some more. Its a real problem. Been praying about it for months and I’ll have a few good days and then I fall again. I would love some prayer but also some practical tips for navigating my phone addiction when I home alone on my days off.
maybe whenever you have the urge to distract yourself from life by being on the phone you should go into prayer and ask for strength to not indulge in that and go out for a walk, or car ride and just talk with God. Hope this helps in some way!
I’m not going to lie, most times I pick up my phone when I want to “diffuse” my anxiousness of what’s next. Maybe I have to do something I been putting off, or maybe I have to confront a person about something, or have this task to do that I feel overwhelmed by. Or even when I don’t feel worthy of talking to God at the moment. I use my phone as a distraction. But it doesn’t work for long cause I still have to deal with the real world and my real life. I’m on a social media cleanse now & spending more time in my word and I love it! Thanks be to God.
Im in the first 3 min of this video and it is SO POWERFUL-wow we throw up depression, anxiety loneliness etc, but like a dog we go back to our vomit(phone addiction) .thank you so much for this highly needed message, I think thats the hardest part "how to break the addiction"
I had a dream 2 years ago I was ascending to heaven but before that happened I had to let go of my phone 😆 I also had to let go of a online relationship that’s holding me back and the minute I did being face to face with God and remembering my whole body and heart being light as a feather and a sense of peace I can’t explain. Just by being in God’s presence I felt healed, and lost weight which has been a struggle my entire life. And the big one…the person I had to release was there too. I think God was indicating that what I’m willing to release in his name sake he will give back ten fold! But remember, this was all a dream and in reality it’s harder to let go than we think 🥺
The Kingdom of Heaven is “at hand” or here as Jesus said. Your addictions that He showed you aren’t just keeping you from rewards up there, it’s keeping you from walking in the Kingdom here on earth. Encouragement sister. He wants the abundant life for you. But it’s only found by following Him His way. 💜 (I know the struggle, I also know the abundance on the other side) He is for you. God bless.
For the 10 years I've been a Christian, I've never been able to stop using food, phone, social media, and to some extent people, as comfort to escape pain, trauma, disappointments. The bible has brought me great comfort and enabled me to endure through tough times, but during this past year almost I've backslid and became unsure of my salvation, if the kingdom is still going to be for me, or if I will be shut out. So it gets harder and harder to pick up my bible, though I read it desperately. But I will try picking it up again. Because Jesus always picks me up
Everything you need is found in Jesus, including the desire to read. God Himself will help you. When you see a lack in yourself, seek God for it in prayer. He will answer yes to everything according to His will. It’s His will for you to hunger after Him and His word. If you want to see even more, fast. He will fight for you, you need only be still.
Dear Lord, I admit that I run to my phone to ease my anxiety, and to feed the dopamine in order to feel accomplished. It has made me feel nothing but anxiousness, depression, anxiety, and sadness. I need to turn away from my addiction and to live by the word of God. I shall not put anything before you and I shall not let anything distract me from living by your word. I ask for patience and forgiveness for fighting this addictive sin.
thank you Alex, and thank You Jesus. This timing is perfect. Thank you for your obedience and always preaching so chilled and gently. It really allows me to listen
I keep going to youtube videos based off temptation, and distraction, and excuses. I open m youtube with good intentions, and then I end up being sidetracked by meaningless videos. I can't break this addiction by myself, but I can do all things through christ who strengthens me!! HALLELUJAH!
I learned a lot 🙏🏾My bible is the first thing I try to engage with in the morning. I always feel good when I don’t use my phone. I still find that I go to it for comfort or distraction but it’s all only temporary, I want to seek God more especially in those times.
We live in a world that is so driven by the need to be fulfilled instantly and to be popular. If for some reason you that one of your frineds on Facebook looks like they are having a good life, getting all of those achievments, we start to become depressed and comparing ourselves to others. Often we fall in the trap of not wanting to be left out, or having the fear of missing out. I could also say that negative news reports, violence and various other forms of materialism starts to catch us in the trap of depression and greatly affecting our mental health. All that I have mentioned is things that only satisfy us for a short time, but I again am able to see the light in a fast moving world that Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. I pray for self discipline and to eagerly seek God's will. Amen and thank you for a very important lesson Alex
What’s been helping me to be off my phone is: -starting the day with the Lord. - reading more books as a form of entertainment (it’s a slow progress) - I put on instrumental music and not go to other apps and it helps me feel like I’m using my phone but not really, and I read or do things while listening to the instrumental.
typically i pick up my phone first thing in the morning because of sadness, depression, feeling unworthy. Just trying to escape from these emotions the enemy tends to place in my head. I remember before i came to Christ I had the worst intrusive thoughts and I could only silence them with watching something or actively doing something to get my mind off of it. But now that i'm saved I just feel shame because I know i should read my word but the condemnation comes in and doubting thoughts of God's love for me make me hesitant. Sometimes I feel like a zombie. I appreciate this video a lot! May God continue to bless you and your family.
Those intrusive thoughts are the enemy, been dealing with that too,seeing my son battle it as well, we have authority over this mess,tired of the enemy tryna weigh us down with the spirit of heaviness, I'm taking this to the alter for us to have peace of mind in Jesus name. God bless you.
I go back to "get away" from my thoughts but as we know that never works. It only makes the problems greater tbh. It's crazy how we run away from the things we need but sprint towards temporary satisfaction that lasts maybe 15 minutes. I can't remember the last time I truly felt mental clearness and I think it's partly from my engrossment in the world. I look for people more than I look for God.
this, yes! i put mine down two years ago, i dont even own one now. i feel like when i look around my whole family is always looking down. miss them. shared this thank you!!!!
I enjoy your video. I too have the Bible on my phone but I struggle staying focus. I prefer a hard cover so I’m deciding if I should order or it wait until I get my kindle. I know kindles is another electric device however I enjoy ready and because I live in apartment and share the space Ill have to be a book collector. Because I’m getting the kindle that’s only for ready I thought that’ll be useful and the pages looks similar to books and it’s easy to take with you. Now I will by the Bible because it’s something I’ll ready many of times and study to get closer to the lord God. But I learned what helps me get off my book is by reading drawing knitting I have some plants to keep me busy also getting out the house going for a bike ride walking hiking skating tennis it’s even reading groups you can get into and meet people. They also have free to low cost knitting groups and sewing groups, you also have painting pottery candle making it’s so much to do when you put your phone down and get out and do something. I go to the parks sometimes and just watch everything around my squirrels birds people, people walking their dogs or go to the beach and walk around it’s so much to discover. I even treat m myself once in a while for lunch by myself. When you learn to become comfortable with getting out and about you stop wanting to be on your phone more and more and enjoy life.
Guilt and shame sometimes when I do wrong by God I feel like I’m not worthy to even talk to him let alone be in hjs presence. Times when I do get out of bed I pray for a short amount of time and get on my phone.
Thanks, I don't usually comment (online publicly) but I wanted to let you know that I've been trying to find out ways to dedicate myself to the LORD and my phone has been a *major* distraction. Your method has made it so that we have the best of both worlds, we can connect online and in the real world at the same time!!!
Thank you so much Alex for posting this video. I have really been working on being on my phone less and breaking my phone addiction lately. This video is very timely.
My drinking addiction turned to weed addiction. Then when i moved on from those substances, the emptiness inside transitioned into distracting with social media addiction. I removed the phone addiction and then i developed a youtube addiction. Endless stuff. lol ... I have been watching a lot about Jesus and religions on youtube though, as I am trying to find my way in spirituality. Today I found a bible walking by a free community library and I am considering visiting a church. Btw I am almost 3 years sober from weed and alcohol 💖 and I know deeply that something supernatural took those addictions from me. My question for you. How do YOU know that Jesus is God and in turn choose Him? Thank you for taking time whoever reads this. :)
Congratulations on your sobriety!☺️ I know Jesus is God from the prophecies in the Old Testament that were fulfilled in Jesus’ life, as well as his own statements that He is one with God. If you Google prophecies about Jesus fulfilled, it will blow your mind! ❤️ Looking into these things has greatly grown my trust that Jesus is God, and reading His word / experiencing His promises in my life help me to be reminded of how good and trustworthy He is. I hope this helps❤️
I know because when I cried out to God to know if he was real he opened my eyes in a way that you couldn’t explain. I saw this whole world in a completely different light. it was like I couldn’t see before but my vision had been restored. I saw the truth of Jesus. That he truly was who he said. It was all so mind blowing. because it’s one thing to hear about God and hear all the religious Cliches about Jesus, but to actually know it in your heart is a completely different thing.
Thanks Alex, to answer your question I go to my phone to avoid feeling alone. There are many reasons I do this, the most of them stemming from the fact that I don’t want to face god instead of distraction, it’s not that I don’t believe he has grace for me but rather I am afraid to give up my own pride and turn to him in my weakness. My pride can’t accept that I am weak without God. God bless, Amen!
I have the same Bible as you the way I pulled it out four years ago. I got it when I was a young teenager. Back in 1977. It’s amazing that the words have never changed in the Bible true story thank you Alex.
For me it’s probably just escape from the world the problems and stuff that keeps bothering me, when i’m on it everything seems to disappear, but on the other hand it disappears eternaly
Thank you for sharing this video and your video about the Quiet Live and how Jesus did not chase popularity. Pointed me right back to the Bible reading and transcribing plan I have. Left and grabbed my Bible and journal before this video concluded. Have a great week!
I enjoy pleasure and entertainment and I seek it out this need without God. I enjoy distraction because I use it to escape my anxiety. my fears. When God should be my focus. He is my refuge from the troubles of this world. He is the one who I should rely on. He should be my all in all (him).
I’m addicted to my phone and never really put it down because I just get consumed by a bunch of things that are entertaining and will feel “bored” without it. Just being on my phone all day feels relaxing but then I feel upset and disappointed in myself because I wasted the whole day doing nothing.
Honestly, I believe that Jesus sent this video for me. Every time I pick up my phone and use it mindlessly I always have that voice to the back fo my head saying I should be praying, saying that Jesus is waiting to talk to me. And most times I just dont know where to start, then the voice says that I do, I just keep fighitng it. Ironically this morning I had a similar experience with my niecce and nephew. I wanted to read them my favorite bible story- King Nebucanezar and Shadrack + Team. I ende dup picking up my phone and then i realised that they aren't seeing me picking up the bible to read it to them but the phone- like always. thank you for this message
I just started a new habit of reading and meditating on God’s word first thing in the morning before looking at Gmail or Facebook. I also decided that there won't be social media before breakfast; these are my baby steps to weaning social media and it's interesting how God has helped me look at different areas in my life that need growth. I also experience much more peace during the day. Thank you for this teaching 🙏🏾
“Why do you keep picking up that phone when you know you don’t want to…?” Ooomph! That “slapped” as they say. Lol. MAHALO for your words and for pointing us to a better way, the only way, even though it goes against the grain! I’m wrestling with this exact question before God in this season. Please pray for me!
thank you for this awesome video, i needed to be reminded of God's unconditional love. i always pick my phone when i feel stressed about something to procrastinate or when i don't have nothing to do. but the solution was just right in front of me, Jesus is the solution. thank you so much to remind me of this !
I love how Alex doesn’t claim to have a set blueprint he just goes into preaching about Christ. I pray that anyone who has phone addiction would pivot to the word of God 1st, when they crave their phone. This legit inspired me to get into the word now. Like now, okay Bye guys!😂❤
