Do you have something that you do to start each day? Is there something that happens like clockwork for you? A lot of us wake up and have a routine that we go about each morning. For some of us, that includes several different tasks. Start the coffee. Put dishes away. Fold the laundry. Get the kids up. Etc. For others of us, that might include one daily task. Maybe it’s a shower. Breakfast. Read the news. Etc. I would like to challenge all of us to do something each morning: To begin our day with God. In someway, to begin our day with God.
If we wake up in the morning and turn to him first, that is a sign that we are placing him first in our lives. Internally, we begin to realize we are doing just that. Placing him first. That we are asking him to help us before we do anything else. Asking him to guide us. Although he knows our hearts, this is our act of submission to him. Letting him know, that we know, that he is first in our hearts. And if we don’t do this, we run the risk of taking control. And that can lead to bad decisions. Bad actions. Bad thoughts. And more. I’m not saying bad things will happen. I am saying bad things can happen.
Sometimes we are concerned about not having enough time to do this. But maybe today would be a great day to build time in the morning to spend with our Lord and Savior. To spend time with the Holy Spirit. 5 minutes. 10 minutes. 15 minutes. However long it is, build it in. And make that time count. Focus on those few moments. You can pray. You can read. You can talk to him. Whatever you decide to do, be present in that moment. BE PRESENT! And I promise you this, you will begin to see the benefits of doing this. Your daily lives will be impacted by this time. God will bless you. It might be by simply giving you the strength to face the day. It might be by helping you become productive instead of just being busy. It might be giving you wisdom in a moment where somebody’s in need of help. However he sees fit, he will bless you. Because he loves you. He loves us all. He always has. He always will.
