Friday, May 15, 2009

Spiritual Folgers "The Best Part of Waking Up"

Psalm 5:1-3 Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my sighing. 2 Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray. 3 In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.

I used to think that spending time in the morning with God was not all that important. I would tell students and others as long as you spend some time with God throughout the day then that is really what is important. However all through scripture, especially with David and Jesus, we find people turning to the Lord in the morning. I have found that spending time in the morning is absolutely vital to my walk and relationship with God. I have found that when I wake and I first pursue God in my thoughts and soul that I am more likely to focus on Him throughout the day. Otherwise if I don't basically I am saying to God, "I can handle it" and then try to go throughout the day without the presence, grace, wisdom and strength of Christ. That kind of self centered pride always leads me to a miserable day, filled with defeat, struggle and a sense of failure. However as I spend time in the morning I find myself thinking about the scripture that I read, praying more throughout the day and just having a sense that God's presence is with me. This doesn't mean that I don't have bad days, but instead of facing them on my own, I now face them with a focused mind and a determined spirit to live for God and hold to the promises of His Word. What I have found is that spending some time with God in the morning leads to spending time with God all throughout the day as I seek to serve Him.

Father thank you for our time this morning, remind me throughout the day of your presence and may I hold to the truth of your Word as I am confronted by lies this world and Satan will throw at me today.

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