It’s the moments like these...
So I woke up a lot earlier this morning than what I have been these past few weeks and decided to get the tea kettle going. After sluggishly fixing a cup, I climbed back in bed, turned my worship playlist down low, and sat there in the stillness, soaking up the quiet of the house. And in between occasional sips of green tea, I found myself talking to God, thanking Him and simply telling Him what was on my heart.
My eyes were heavy with sleep deprivation since I was running on 4 hours of sleep and mid-way through our conversation, I thought to myself, I could be sleeping right now. I realized that was my flesh talking. In my inner man, I didn’t wanna end the moment because I understood its value.
Because it was then that I realized that how much of my time that I choose to spend with the Lord depends solely on me, and how much of it that I decide to give to Him is completely up to me.
How I choose to spend my time determines what kind of relationship I’ll have with God; It determines how strong our relationship will be; It determines how deep our level of intimacy will be; and It determines how much in-tune with His Spirit I’ll be.
Did sleep sound good? Yes. Did I consider calling our moment quits just so I could catch up on the sleep I’d been missing? Absolutely. But if I had decided to roll back over and go back to bed, not only would I have passed up an open opportunity to hear God’s voice, but I would’ve passed up a beautiful opportunity to simply just be with Him. And how often do I do that.
Every day we have choices to make; and every single decision will effect our spiritual health to some degree, which will ultimately impact our relationship with God. And I don’t know about you, but I want to be a lot more closer to Him.
