A question for reflection
Asks what Jesus would do and invites imitation.
Do The First Two
Jesus gave a command, not a slogan.
Before we ask what Jesus would do, we must obey what Jesus told us to do: love God fully and love our neighbor as ourselves.
Begin with Day 1The teaching is available now. Begin with the restored Day 1 practice below.
01 · The recovered command
Everything hangs on the First Two.
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”Matthew 22:37–40 · ESV · recovered source
DTFT is a formation practice: a daily return to these commands in the concrete situations of work and responsibility. It is not a replacement for Scripture, and it does not remove the need for biblical context.
02 · From question to practice
WWJD and DTFT
The WWJD question was sincere. DTFT does not dismiss it; it brings the question back to the command Jesus already gave.
A command to practice
Returns us to loving God and neighbor so obedience forms the person, not only the moment.
03 · The First Command
Love God with the whole person.
Before the phone, inbox, or first meeting, begin with a deliberate encounter with Christ. Ask what must be surrendered and carried faithfully.
Monday practice
Give God the first attention of the workday before receiving everyone else’s agenda.
04 · The Second Command
Love your neighbor as yourself.
The neighbor includes the contractor you pay, the employee who frustrates you, the client who takes advantage, and the colleague whose emails you dread.
Monday practice
Before the difficult email, ask what loving this person requires without abandoning truth.
05 · Begin with Day 1
Day 1 · High Agency
Start with Christ before the inbox.
Situation
It is Monday morning. Your inbox has 47 unread messages and your calendar has four meetings. Before opening one, choose where the day begins.
DTFT question
What does starting with Christ change about what you open first, respond to first, and defer entirely?
Kingdom word
The inbox is not your agenda. It is everyone else’s agenda for you. Set the day before receiving everyone else’s demands.
06 · Continue the practice
Return to the First Two each workday.
The teaching and Day 1 exercise are available here without enrollment or data collection. Repeat the practice whenever work begins to govern attention, identity, or neighbor love.
Begin with Day 107 · Michael’s witness · recovered source
“I did not invent DTFT. I recovered it.”
I built this practice because I needed it—because I was doing the work of faith, ministry, and Monday without a daily practice that connected all three. The truth it is built on is not mine to sell. I am just the one who handed it a name and built a container for it.
— Michael · The Hustle Is Holy
08 · Questions
Before you begin
Is DTFT a Bible study or devotional?
Neither. It is a formation practice rooted in Scripture: applying the First Two commands to specific workday situations.
Do I need to be a business owner?
No. DTFT is for anyone who carries work. Its marketplace language addresses the Sunday–Monday gap.
What should I do after Day 1?
Return to Matthew 22:37–40 and repeat the practice in the next concrete workday situation. Day 1 is available without enrollment or data collection.