Proverbs 31:15 “She also rises while it is yet night, and provides food for her household, and a portion for her maidservants.”
The part that I have been struggling with is the first part…”she rises while it is yet night”. I am not a morning
person. I have never proclaimed to
be. And every time I have tried to
create that particular habit, I end up not “rising while it is yet night.”
I asked God why I can’t get up in the morning like I want to…you
know, the whole “my spirit is willing but my flesh is weak theory.” He asked me to write down in my notebook that
morning’s events…
6:00am –
my alarm went off, and I shut it off and rather than get up right then, I chose to stay in bed for another half
hour.
6:30am – I
realize I have to get up now…kids will be up soon, and things need to get
done. But now I feel behind. And my feet
hadn’t even hit the floor yet!! I
brushed my teeth and went to the kitchen to start breakfasts and lunches…
7:45am –
Kids left for school and I head down to the basement to exercise.
8:30am – I shower, eat my breakfast, plan the to-do
list for the day, rotate 2 loads of laundry, finish a small pile of ironing, do
some basement organizing as I’m waiting for the dryer to finish, and a host of
other things I can’t even remember…
10:00am –
I sit down to have a quiet time with God
Regardless of how I look at it…I
chose to sleep that first half hour and put God last, after so many other things. Ouch!
Not exactly the Proverbs 31 Woman…
But today was different.
Today I was awake with God at 5:45am, and out of bed having my Bible study at 6am. And
let me tell you. I am peaceful. I know that
my day is God’s, and that I am able to accomplish everything HE sets before me, and I am
fine with that.
Is my to-do list done? Nope. But I am sitting here writing. And that is truly a step in the right direction…
Am I Enjoying the Process?
Oh yeah, painful as it may be, because I know that I know, that as I put HIM
first, all things work together for my good...
2 comments:
I am currently trying to create a habit of getting up early! The hardest part for me is getting to bed on time! Eek!
I'm doing Jeff Goins writing challenge, and today's challenge is to get up TWO HOURS early tomorrow and spend that time writing. Holy Cow! That is 3:45. seriously. That's gonna be hard!
Mary Beth
newlifesteward.com
Hey Lori! I found your blog today through Women Living Well Wednesdays. :) I needed this blog entry TODAY. Thank you so much for holding me accountable with love and encouragement. This week I have been struggling with my perspective about this and didn't even realize it. So, THANKS! :)
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