I've been trying something new. A friend encouraged me to wake up early and pray before i head off to work. This would be a great idea if i loved the morning... unfortunately ... i don't...
It would also be a great idea if work didn't start @ 5am :-/ But regardless of that lovely news, i've been trying. I set my alarm for 4am every morning, and i really have been attempting to pray for those next 45 minutes until i leave for work. I've run into a problem though. I keep falling asleep again.
It could have something to do with the fact that i don't get out of bed. And i have been makiong progress. I only lasted about 2 minutes... long enough to get to, "God thank you for a good night's rest........zzzz" the first morning. This morning (unless i dreamed it) i made it about 10 minutes.
This just reminds me of how often i make myself the star of the show. Everything revolves around me i tell the Creator of the universe who always has and always will be. "You're playing 2nd fiddle for the next 40-70 years so you better get used to it."
I remember my Mom used to have a great solution for my love of bed. She would take a jug of water and lovingly dump it in my bed so i couldn't do my go back to sleep ritual.... i don't know if i should tell everyone that my solution for this was to jump out of bed and go fall back asleep in her bed ... cause it kind of give me an out for what im suggesting... but maybe ill rig a glass of water over my head and skip showers ...hmmm.
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Waking up early to spend time with God is something I have recently started doing as well. At first it was hard for me to get out of bed too, but after awhile my body got used to it and now I look forward to my mornings. I like it because it starts the day on a good note and gets me thinking about what is actually important. I usually start out reading a chapter or 2 of psalms before I pray, it helps me focus on God and get into a better mindset. Right now I only spend about 10 minutes in the morning. I'll be praying for you.
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