Here I am at 4:50 am curled on the couch wrapped in
blankets and quilts, It is time to Take 20. Actually I have been up long enough
to have done the praying and reading and study. 4 am? You don't want to give up
what precious sleep you do get and start your day that early? You do not have
to. This is my time between me and God. I do not have time for this. My
schedule is full. I am a wife, a mother, I have a full time job outside my
home, we are in the middle of a remodel, I have commitments ... Change the words
to fit your life but the point is, we are all busy, our days are full. My deal
with God was that if He could get me to wake up (I am not setting an alarm) and
stay awake I would get up for time with Him.
I am generally an evening reading and journaling person
but I was struck by the challenge to try morning and receive direction to start
my day. I am trying something new and finding my way to a different
relationship with The Lord. I like the
verse or nugget to carry with me throughout the day. I find myself reflecting
back on previous days' insights and they shape my prayers. Renew, strengthen,
surround are from the first three days' Psalms and so many situations need
those interventions by God in the lives of those we pray for.
There is a time God can make in your schedule. We are
each His unique creation and enjoy a unique relationship with Him. Your life
and your schedule requires a solution that is customized to you. Early, late,
mid-day...at home, in the car waiting, at the coffee shop...digital,
analog...messy or neat...if you ask Him, He will come and make a time and a
place for you to sit at His feet for that quiet moment of connection and
reflection before you have to jump back into the next thing.
Full disclosure, after I have finished my Take 20 time, I
go back to bed and sleep until the alarm comes on. No caffeine until I am up
for the day.
J
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