Try giving God the first five minutes you usually give your notifications.

The first few minutes of a day set what you are reacting to for hours afterwards. Notifications hand you other people’s urgency before you have had a thought of your own, and your mood spends the morning catching up. Giving that window to God is not about being holy in the morning, it is about who gets to speak first.

Put the phone somewhere that takes effort tonight. Tomorrow, say something honest to God before you check anything, even if it is only that you are tired. Notice how the first hour feels on the days you do it.