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Choose Not to Snooze

Clay Elliott

Ready:

“Listen to my voice in the morning Lord.  Each morning I will bring my requests to you and wait expectantly.”  Psalm 5:3

Set:

Are you one of those athletes who hit the snooze button every morning?  You know, you’re just soooo tired that you need a few more winks of sleep?  You choose to snooze.  And when snooze button pushers’ act they almost always end up missing out on great morning opportunities. 

When David penned Psalm 5:3 his simple plan was to begin his day with prayer.  Praying is communing with God.  It’s a big part of a relationship.  And David brought his requests to God, which means the life issues that were on his mind. 

In addition David “waits expectantly” for a response from God.  This is like when my married daughter Whitney got pregnant with her son Colt.  She was “expecting” and we all waited expectantly.  A baby is coming.  An arrival is sure.  When we present our requests to God we should pray in this way too!

Now, keep in mind that God is not a magic genie granting a “yes” to our every request…but He for sure wants us to believe in Him enough to talk about it…including our athletic lives. This is what a Christian athletic relationship with God should look like.  

Choose not to snooze is a great way to begin the day.  It’s choosing to get up to pray and look up because an answer is coming up.  

Go:

1. How do you begin your morning now?

2. Are you willing to choose and not snooze for a season?

3. If so, would you engage in relationship with the Lord and present your requests to Him?

Workout:

 Psalm 5

 Psalm 20

 Psalm 25

Overtime:

 Lord, I choose not snooze.  I love You and the opportunity I have to include You in my athletic endeavors.  I will begin my mornings in prayer requests for my team, my coaches and my opponents. In Jesus name I pray, amen.