Some things I find easy to be disciplined in: eating my daily handful (or two or three) of chocolate chips, preparing a meal for our family, exercising regularly so I can keep eating my chocolate chips, and setting aside time with my husband each night. Some things I find more difficult to be disciplined in. One of those things includes waking up earlier than necessary.
But this year my husband and I sat down and decided that we wanted to wake up early to have time to read our bibles and pray together. Some mornings that means getting up at 5:30. For many of you I'm sure this is normal. It's an adjustment for me. Any thing before 6 doesn't seem humane.
We've just started this schedule and I'm thankful we can do it together. I'm thankful I have a husband who desires to know God more. I'm thankful for the ways God speaks to my heart in the stillness of the morning before the sun declares the day.
I was recently reading one of my favorite blogs called Girltalk. It's a mother and her grown daughters encouragement on life and being a godly woman. The 5 O'clock club was something they started a few years back and they encourage others to join with them. 5:30 is pushing it for this gal for now so I'll start the 5:30, 5:40, 5:45 get up already club.
"The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart...they are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb." Psalm 19:8,10
It's worth it.
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