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The Bible gives us men a five-step morning routine

to follow. Step number one, check this out.

Psalm chapter 119 verse 105 says, "Your word

is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path."

So as soon as I wake up in the morning, the

first thing I gotta ask myself is, am I measuring

my thoughts and actions against Scripture?

Am I being led by Scripture or am I opening

Instagram or TikTok and I'm allowing the information

that I'm receiving through scrolling to control

what I think today and how I feel. Instead of

launching the Instagram or TikTok app, launch

the Bible app and read the word for at least

10 minutes, bro. And that brings us to step

number two. In James chapter 1 verse 22, it

says, "But be doers of the word and not hearers

only, deceiving yourselves." For if anyone is

a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like

a man observing his natural face in a mirror.

So one of the things I ask myself when I wake

up in the morning is, am I doing what God called

me to do?

What He asked me to do?

And that's where in step number two, after reading

the Scripture, bro, I go into prayer. And I

ask God, "God, use me today. Tell me where You

want me to be today. Tell me where You need

me to be today. Tell me how to be of service

today. Guide my steps." So go into prayer in

step number two, bro. And when I say like praying

to God for direction today, I don't mean like

your job. For example, I run a business. I know

what I have to do when I come in every day.

I'm talking about praying to God for direction

on how I can be of service to the kingdom. That

has nothing to do with money. How can I serve

people, right?

Like my fruits, my actions. And I pray on that

every single day so that when those opportunities

arise, I can be of service to people. And that

brings me to step number three. In Romans chapter

12 verse 2, and it says, "And do not be conformed

to this world, but be transformed by the renewing

of your mind." So one of the first things I

ask myself in the morning is, am I letting the

culture shape me or is my mind being renewed

by the Spirit?

Now renewing our mind goes back to what we talked

about in number one and number two, which is

praying early in the morning and reading Scripture

early in the morning. I've also found that talking

to people on the phone early in the morning

who believe in the same thing as me and we're

sharpening blades, sharpening iron, that allows

me to be able to renew my mind as well. Talking

to people, engaging with them, going through

Scripture together, like praying together, blasting

off ideas together. It allows us to renew our

minds. So find somebody that can hold you accountable

and you can hold them accountable very early

in the morning with a very fruitful and detailed

conversation. And that brings us to step number

four where in Luke chapter 22 verse 42, Christ

says, "Father, if it is Your will, take this

cup away from Me. Nevertheless, not My will,

but Yours be done." Every morning I have to

remind myself to surrender. And step number

five, before we walk out of the door, we have

to remind ourselves of the fruit of the Spirit,

which is in Galatians chapter 5:22. "But the

fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering,

kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,

self-control." This life isn't about perfection.

It's about daily correction, bro. And if you

need a community of 23,000 men to hold you accountable,

go to mensbookclub.com.