"Do not love sleep, or you will become poor. Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food."Proverbs 20:13
Ouch! Not that I'm concerned about becoming poor, but this verse is quite clear on the downside of loving sleep a little too much.
I like sleep and do not function well without it. I am not a morning person. I do not get up cheerfully in the morning and stay in bed until I HAVE to get up.
But when I sleep until the last possible moment, I start the day feeling I'm already "behind" and I spend my entire day playing "catch-up." Needless to say, this week's devotion hit me hard.
God is challenging me to GET UP in the morning; to approach each day as a day that He has made; to be glad and rejoice in it.
Lord, please give me the strength to wake up each day and rejoice. I pray that I will not give in to laziness or procrastination. I need your strength to overcome my weaknesses. I pray that I will seek you first each morning and pursue your presence throughout my day. Amen
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Ouch. I hate mornings too. My optimal day would run from 10am - 1am. Still working on this one. Guess I needed to hear it again as your blog was the first one that I pulled up today and there it was - that wonderful verse in Proverbs. :)
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