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The Word 4U 2day
Your quiet time with God (3)
'O GOD, YOU ARE MY GOD, EARNESTLY I SEEK YOU.' PSALM 63:1
For the next few days let's deal with some 'quiet time problems.' Today we'll look at: The problem of discipline, also known as the battle of the blankets! It faces you the moment you wake up. Your body may be protesting at the thought of starting a new day; it's a battle to get out of bed. So here are some tips on overcoming this problem:
a) go to bed on time. Too many of us stay up late watching TV or sitting on MSN and Myspace, so we have a hard time getting up in the morning. Dawson Trotman, a writer and preacher, lived by the Bible verse 'Early will I seek you.' Even if he had mates over the night before, he would excuse himself and go to bed because his top priority was meeting with Jesus each morning
b) get up as soon as you wake up. If you lie there thinking about it, you've already lost the battle. When you wake up in the morning it's not the time to pray 'Jesus should I get up?' If you have to pray about it, do so the night before and pray that you'll have the willpower to do it. Resolve like the Psalmist, 'In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice' (Psalm 5:3 NIV)
c) go to bed thinking about Jesus. Fall asleep with the attitude of, 'See you in the morning, Lord.' Ask Him to wake you up with thoughts of Him. One of the best ways to do that is to go to sleep with a Scripture verse on your mind. 'Do not let this Book...depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night' (Joshua 1:8 NIV).
written by Bob Gass
Your quiet time with God (3)
'O GOD, YOU ARE MY GOD, EARNESTLY I SEEK YOU.' PSALM 63:1
For the next few days let's deal with some 'quiet time problems.' Today we'll look at: The problem of discipline, also known as the battle of the blankets! It faces you the moment you wake up. Your body may be protesting at the thought of starting a new day; it's a battle to get out of bed. So here are some tips on overcoming this problem:
a) go to bed on time. Too many of us stay up late watching TV or sitting on MSN and Myspace, so we have a hard time getting up in the morning. Dawson Trotman, a writer and preacher, lived by the Bible verse 'Early will I seek you.' Even if he had mates over the night before, he would excuse himself and go to bed because his top priority was meeting with Jesus each morning
b) get up as soon as you wake up. If you lie there thinking about it, you've already lost the battle. When you wake up in the morning it's not the time to pray 'Jesus should I get up?' If you have to pray about it, do so the night before and pray that you'll have the willpower to do it. Resolve like the Psalmist, 'In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice' (Psalm 5:3 NIV)
c) go to bed thinking about Jesus. Fall asleep with the attitude of, 'See you in the morning, Lord.' Ask Him to wake you up with thoughts of Him. One of the best ways to do that is to go to sleep with a Scripture verse on your mind. 'Do not let this Book...depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night' (Joshua 1:8 NIV).
written by Bob Gass
