The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer
Week 11: Part Two, Chapter 10 — What to Do with Your Morning
Read Part Two, Chapter 10 of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry. Key passages: Mark 1:35; Psalm 5:3; Proverbs 4:23.
Comer argues that the morning is where the tone of the entire day is set, and that what you reach for first reveals — and shapes — what your heart loves. Let these questions help you examine your own mornings honestly.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Comer describes his own morning routine in some detail — waking before the household, making coffee, sitting in silence, reading Scripture, praying — and acknowledges it took years to develop and protect. What is your current morning routine? Does it feel designed or default?
2.He argues that the first twenty minutes of the morning disproportionately shape the emotional and spiritual texture of the entire day. Do you believe that is true from your own experience? What evidence would you point to?
3.Comer is direct about phone use in the morning — checking it immediately floods the mind with other people's agendas, news, and demands before we have had a chance to orient ourselves to God and our own priorities. How early do you typically check your phone in the morning? What would it cost you to delay that by thirty or sixty minutes?
a.What are you actually looking for when you check your phone first thing — connection, information, validation, or something else?
b.Could any of those needs be met another way in the morning?
Closing Prayer
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