Blessed Before Breakfast: Meeting God Early in the MorningSample

Top Priority

As much as we try to stick to a specific morning routine, our mornings can be unpredictable sometimes. If you’re a parent you're probably shouting “amen” right now.

Let’s be real and very clear: sometimes stuff happens and that divine time we have set up to spend with God gets upended by something unexpected.

What do you do?

If you’re reading this, then it means you’ve completed four days of this Bible plan, and thus you’re committed to waking early in the morning to spend time with God.

You may even feel He has been speaking to you about doing this for a while now.

This is where we can learn from Abraham’s example.

He chose to seek God first no matter what happened or what was requested of him. He was even willing to follow God’s instructions to sacrifice his son.

In the past, anything that didn't go according to plan with my morning routine would lead me to sacrifice my time with God first.

In my mind, I reasoned that my work, the car needing gas, my wife and my kids' schedules, or my workout all had to be done as they had an immediate impact, so for that particular day they needed to be a priority.

But over time, I realized there was nothing more important than my time with God.

I then began to find a way, any way, to spend the time with Him, even if it was condensed, or as a very last option, postponed until I accomplished whatever was in the way.

Things changed when I decided my time with God is too important.

By putting God first, He was able to bring such a transformation into my life that the other things seemed to be taken care of.

Just like it did with Abraham, where God provided the sacrifice since he was willing to put God above everything else.

The last thing I want to encourage you with is to follow Abraham’s model.

Wake up early in the morning and put God first, make Him your top priority.

Then trust Him to show you what to do, to provide what is needed in order to do it, and to be with you while you do it.

Today's Prayer

Lord, I wake up early each morning seeking You first and Your righteousness. Thank You, for as I do this, You open my eyes to Your provision. I trust You will meet all of my needs and more. And I praise You for Your presence and Your many blessings.

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