In the morning, O Lord, You hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before You and wait in expectation. Psalm 5:3 (NIV)
When I was about 18 months old I have a vague recollection of doing something nearly every morning. I can remember waking up in my crib, trying to stand up, which was rather difficult while in a bundle-sleeper. I don't know if you know what a bundle is, they probably call them something else now days. It was a heavy sleeper that had no feet it was just sewn across the bottom so it wouldn't ride up when a child sleeps. Anyway, I remember standing up and holding on to the side of my crib bouncing up and down, calling with as much voice as I could muster "Doodane." Doodane was the name I called my sister Suzanne. I could hardly wait for her to come scooting down the hall into my room to see me! I can still hear those squeaky bed springs and the feeling I would have upon seeing my sister every morning. We were only seventeen-and-a-half months apart in age, and we loved each other! We were best friends and I wanted to play!
How do I greet each morning now? Do I wake up excited, expecting to see my best friend and calling "Lord." Waiting for him to come into my room to greet me so we can spend the day together? I have to honestly say no. I am ashamed to say that Jesus is not always my first waking thought. Usually my schedule for the day is my first thought. My family needing certain things, I need certain things.
Oh how God desires to be our very first thought. To be the person we most desire to see every morning. He is right there waiting patiently for us to call out to Him, to spend time with Him. I am slowly learning that when I spend time with God everyday, I am so much happier and my day seems to flow much better. I tend to get more accomplished than on the days where I hit the floor running.
What is your morning like? Does it include Jesus? Thoughts of my squeaky crib are no more, but I wake up to the Lord much more often!
Lord, teach me to seek you with my whole heart early in the morning so that we may spend the entire day together. Help me to prioritize my thinking as I gather my thoughts each and every day. Amen
Becki Reiser
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