I think that waking up early and praying is really the best thing I can do for my day. Waking up and giving my worries and mind to Him at the start of the day will prepare me for the battles that lie ahead.
Jesus set the example. "Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed" -Mark 1:35.
I am NOT a morning person. Despise it. I'm literally dead to the world. Like, I would literally prefer getting my foot run over than having to wake up before ten. I will spit on that. This is me in the morning:
And that's why I think its so beautiful. Im gonna have to go the extra mile to meet with the Lord every morning. It's not gonna be fun. But if I want it bad enough, I will get up lazy fanny up. And the second morning I met with the Lord, He told me it was totally worth it. It was Jeremiah 29, a letter to the captives in Babylon, from the Lord.
"12 When you call on me, when you come and pray to me, I'll listen. 13 When you come looking for me, you'll find me. Yes, when you get serious about finding me and want it more than anything else, 14 I'll make sure you won't be dissappointed..."
So yeah. God's a baller. That was such an encouraging scripture to read and know that when I am serious about seeking the Lord, its not gonna be easy, but it'll be worth my time.
What do you think about morning prayers? When do you prefer to pray?
So proudda you.
ReplyDeleteI pray throughout the day, but I like the idea of waking up and starting the day off right.
I pray throughout the day - in my car, when I'm walking by myself.. whenever. I'm not great at morning things, I have usually done better when I set time aside in the evening.
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Great post Bek. I will say that some of my closest times with the Lord, when I felt I was really growing was when you kids were all preschoolers and I would get up at 5:30 so I would have time to pray and read my Bible without any disturbances. And He did always prepare me for what lay ahead. But I found that that began the journey, that lead to more searching and developed into a relationship that caused me to not want to leave Him there, at our morning prayer time. I began taking him with me throughout the day... talking to him all throughout my day. Even sometimes catching myself talking out loud to Him. He had become so real in my life. Not that I stopped having the prayer and Bible study, but as live changed, so did when I would have that time. I will end by saying it was the sacrifice I made of sleep and time that began the journey, so I'd say you are on the right track for this time in your life. If you seek Him you shall find Him! You must take up your cross, every day!
ReplyDeleteI hit the gym at 5:30a.m. and so I recently decided that if I can get up that early, i might as well get up a half hour earlier to spend some time with God... So here I am, 5 am, meeting him every morning. And it is some kind of wonderful. Some days I am cranky, but I am never regretful..
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