Interesting observation this morning. . .
The past two mornings I have awakened long before the alarm unable to return to sleep. Each morning I had a feeling of unease. Not quite anxiety, but enough of an unsettled feeling to drive me a bit deeper into prayer and the Bible. Both days ended up being uneventful.
Today I slept to the alarm and woke completely settled. But what I noticed is this: I got out of bed without the same level of conversation with God and when I fired up the computer for my blog entry, I took 10 minutes to scan the Yahoo headlines before delving into today's scripture reading. For the two previous days, getting to scripture was my first priority.
Here is what I realized: I need to cultivate the same Bible hunger, the same prayer intensity, the same God firstness on those tranquil mornings as I have on the unsettled mornings. Maybe the intensity has a different focus. Perhaps on the halcyon days praise and rejoicing are the centerpiece of my prayer and Bible readings. But my eagerness for time with my Father should remain constant.
As I spent time in prayer today, I felt sheepish admitting this truth to Father. "Hey, Abba, thanks for being there to listen when I was having a bad morning. Don't need you so much today, so you get a Yahoo-shortened visit this a.m."
What is exciting, though, is the fact that God continues to reveal truth and give insight. Every morning is not accompanied by a life-altering revelation, but even the small reminders and reassurances serve to hearten and encourage my spiritual walk with my Heavenly Father.
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