Before the Noise Starts

Before your phone buzzes, before the day’s demands pile up, what’s the first thing your mind hears? For Brenda, it’s already settled—and it’s the reason she can stay focused through everything that follows.

My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up.
— Psalm 5:3 NKJV

With his declaration reflected in the words he wrote for our verse today, David made a decision before his day even began. His first words, his first attention, would go to God, and that time with Him would set the tone for everything else.

Brenda from Michigan lives that same decision out, just in a different form. “I get to wake up in the morning and the music is already playing in my head,” she says. “The first thing I hear in the morning is music that praises God, and it centers me while driving to work.”

She chooses not to wait until her commute gets stressful or her inbox fills up to turn toward God. Like David, she directs her attention to Him before the noise of the day has a chance to get there first.

What you let reach you first in the morning shapes what’s strong enough to hold you the rest of the day.

Most mornings, the first voice you hear isn’t a song of praise—it’s a notification, a to-do list, someone else’s demand on your time. By the time you’ve made coffee, you’ve already absorbed a dozen things pulling your attention away from God.

Brenda follows a different order, God first, before the day gets its turn. That single choice is what helps her, in her words, “stay focused where I should” and “keeps me going through my day.” It’s about anchoring to Christ before you face your responsibilities.

You don’t need to overhaul your whole morning to put this into practice. You just need to decide what (or who) gets your attention first.

Today’s One Thing
Before you check your phone tomorrow morning, direct your first thoughts to God—a verse, a prayer, a worship song. Let Him set the tone before anything else gets the chance to.

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Brenda, Michigan
“It’s not just words that are played on-air, it’s truly how I stay connected to God. He talks to me through the music Family Life Radio plays. I get to wake up in the morning and the music is already playing in my head. The first thing I hear in the morning is music that praises God, and it centers me while driving to work. It helps me be able to stay focused where I should and keeps me going through my day.”

Sources: 2026 Spring testimonies.

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