Early Bird Gets the Worm!

Yes, Early Bird gets the worm! For many years, I had been getting up early due to my job that I had from 1998-2008. I had to be at work 5:30 in the morning and sometimes earlier than that as needed. Now, I don’t have that job anymore. Yes, it is very hard to break the habit of getting up early at 3:30 or earlier. Well, for number of years, I had to make myself go back to sleep and that wasn't easy either. With the Lord’s help, last month, I gave up making myself go back to sleep after 5:30 in the morning and started a new habit for His Glory.

Now, I am getting up at 5:30 when the alarm clock goes off or before its goes off. I will go to the bathroom and then wash my face to be refreshing for the day. Then I will spend my special quiet time in prayer; spend time studying His Word in the book of Romans, meditating His Word, read the Gospel, memorizing the Fighter Verses from Desiring God, and reading Daily Devotional (currently Holiness Day by Day by Jerry Bridges).

I am finding this way a lot better for me, and I am being more thankful for this special quiet time early in the morning instead of having to find the time during the day to pray, to study in His Word, to read the Gospel, to meditate, to memorize the Fighter Verse, and to read Daily Devotional. The old way was too crazy and thoughtless to my crazy extrovert schedule for the day.

I do thank the Lord for enabling me to have my special early morning quiet time without all the schedule distraction. By the way, I will not turn on the computer until after I have finished my special quiet time first thing in the morning.

Yes, I still am reading other books throughout the day depending on my crazy extrovert schedule for the day. So far, I have read 25 books this year. I am still currently reading a lot of books. Early this year, I made a goal to read 36 books a year or 3 books a month. Yes, I am ahead of my goal. Last year, I read 49 books and the Bible twice (one time in book form and one time online).

I would encourage you all to have a consistent fix schedule of quiet time in prayer, studying in His Word, meditating in His Word, reading the Gospel, and memorizing His Word (Fighter Verses by Desiring God). You will be amazed by how much better to have a consistent fix schedule in spending time in His Word. I am thankful that I changed from my bad habit of going back to sleep in longer into getting up early to have this wonderful special quiet time for His Glory. If I can do it, then you can do it. 

Hungry for His Word,

‘Guerite ~ BoldLion