Starting Right Psalm 5:1-3
Over the past few months I have discovered the importance of “Starting Right”. What do I mean? Well as they say Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, I believe that the beginning of the day is also the most important time to spend time with the Lord. By not skipping your breakfast they reckon you will enjoy better health. Spiritual Health can also be blessed by ensuring we do spend time, reading the Word and talking to the Lord.
In recent months since my holiday, I have been spending time with the Lord in different ways. It stemmed from a bad habit of not doing my daily readings during the holiday, thus continued afterwards in a “now and again” attitude. I would read the word at work, or in an evening, and only when I had time and the end result was, in my experience, a feeling of spiritual “unhealthiness”. I felt I mas neglecting my relationship with the Lord, and by only reading the word as and when, it wasnt sticking! I was quickly forgetting what I had read or learnt within hours.
Why the morning? – Psalm 5:1-3
I have realised that concentrating on God first thing in the morning when I wake up is the most important time. By waiting till further in the day my brain has become full of problems I am dealing with at work, stress of life situations, and constant interruptions from collegues or family. So getting up early again and maintaining this devotional blog will become my way of spending time with Him.
What better way to start the day, than spending time with Creator God!
I do encourage you, if you to struggle with a daily time with the Lord, or just to get time in your hectic lives to get up those 15 minutes earlier, read some scripture, make some notes if it helps (that why I do this blog to help me remember what I have learnt) and also pray. You can get so many daily devotionals to help you if you struggle to find a place to start in the Bible, and they ususally have some very good write ups explaining the passage(s) you have just read.
Our Daily Bread and Word for Today are 2 I have used regularly and learnt so much from.
