Filled

Discipline 3
Mark 1:35 – Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.
When I read this a question comes to mind, why does Jesus rise early to pray? Was is for the purpose of just the quietness in the morning, when no one else was awake? Or what? After asking around, I came to the conclusion that we need to get in the routine of starting off our day in the Lord’s presence. And, we do that by praying and being in the word. Jesus set the ultimate example before us. Waking up early takes discipline though. If you think about it, Jesus was a busy guy. He traveled everywhere and was constantly surrounded by people. So if we think that we are too tired to wake up in the morning, that wasn’t an excuse for Jesus, so it shouldn’t be an excuse for you are me either.
Lately, waking up early has been super hard for me. I feel like I have been constantly going and running on ‘E’, if you know what I mean. Our days are busy from start to finish and I have been feeling like there has been no room for rest. But that’s when God reminds me that Jesus rarely rested. His rest alone came from His Father who strengthen Him through everything. Sometimes, we feel like we are constantly be physically tired. Physically tired can be part of the reason, yes. But, when physical tiredness is interfering with your time with the Lord in the morning, then we need to use self-discipline and be diligent to get up.
Application:

Wake up at 5:30 and spend time we the Lord.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Blessed

Blessed Deuteronomy 3:21 – “…Your eyes have seen all that the Lord your God has done…” I am so blessed to have had the opportunity to serve in Costa Rica for these past 6 months.   God has shown me so many things that I will never forget. He has revealed to me the truth about myself that I have an attitude of complaining, pridefulness and laziness, all which needed to be strip away. He has displayed to me his promises of faithfulness, provision, fulfillment, renewal, and boldness. He has also allowed me to look through his eyes and experience his love that he has for all his children. Honestly, I don’t ever think that I would have experience that kind of love anywhere else. I can’t even explain it, it’s like complete joy and fulfillment. I don’t know, it’s crazy. That is something that I am going to bring back home with me, I am passionate about kids and loving on them the way the Lord loves me. This season was amazing but, what I have to remember is, that just beca...
Read more
Faith Hebrews 11:6 – it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that He rewarder those who sincerely seek him.               Reading over Hebrews 11, and its main focus point is on the topic, “Faith.” When you just stop and think it’s clearly stated. You cannot please God without faith. Like, how can I please you, Father, if I don’t have faith in who you are as my maker? All these people in Hebrews are being led by faith. They literally are relying on God’s promise alone and having no idea what’s coming around the corner. They were obedient to the calling of Christ. It pleases God that we are faithful to His calling in our lives. I like think that our obedience is a sweet fragrance unto Him in the heavens. Pleasing the Lord is what I was put on this world to do. I was created to spread the love of Christ to whoever would receive it. This verse makes a go...
Read more
Perseverance 1 Luke 8:11-15 – This is the meaning of the parable; the seed is God’s word. The Seeds that fell on the footpath represent those who hear the message, only to have the devil come and take it away for their hearts and prevent them from believing and being saved. The seeds on the rocky soil represent those who hear the message and receive it with joy. But since they don’t have deep roots, they believe for a while, then they fall away when they face and temptation. The seeds that fall among the thorns represent those who hear the message, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the cares and riches and pleasures of this life and so they never grow into maturity. And the seeds that fell on the good soil represents honest, good hearted people who hear God’s word, cling to it, and patiently produce a huge harvest. This whole passage basically is the observations. It’s talking about 4 different kinds of people and what happens after they hear the word of God. The f...
Read more