Become an early riser 

‘O God, You are my God; early will I seek You.’ Psalm 63:1 NKJV 

How’s your schedule these days? Do you crawl out of bed, shower, dress, gulp down your coffee and dash out of the door? Have you just enough time to make breakfast, pack the kids’ lunches and get them off to school? At the end of the day, are you drained and exhausted? Want a suggestion that’s guaranteed to make things better? Become an early riser! That’s right; spending time with God before your day starts is an incredible way to energise yourself. Some of the world’s most successful people have done it. Isaiah writes, ‘My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you’ (Isaiah 26:9 NIV). David said, ‘early will I seek You’ (Psalm 63:1 NKJV). Look at the life of Christ: ‘Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up...and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed’ (Mark 1:35 NIV). If you want to enjoy that kind of communion, you’ll have to exercise that kind of control. That means you’ll have to turn off the TV, get to bed earlier and rise earlier. But if you do, it’ll be one of the most rewarding changes you’ll ever make. Here are three things that will happen: 1) You’ll experience a greater sense of peace because now you’re no longer relying solely on your own resources. 2) Because you’ve opened yourself to God at the beginning of the day, you’ll sense His guidance through it. 3) As you communicate with Him, you’ll be instructed, empowered, refreshed and more successful at whatever you do! 

Prayer Point:

Thank You, Lord, that Your presence brightens up the dullest of days. Please help me place my 'to do' list to the background of my mind this morning so that I can focus on You first thing, and then continue receiving Your wisdom throughout the day. Thank You for the pleasure of Your company, Lord.