“Wake Up Call” 12/9/13

Many of us wake up in the morning and the first thing we do when we open our eyes is think about the agenda of the day.  Our busy work schedules, various meetings, errands, transporting kids here and there, doctors’ appointments, etc.  Where to eat lunch?   What to eat when we get there?  What to wear?  And the list goes on.  This is how many of us start our day. 

By the time we place our feet on the floor, we’re exhausted from going over our day’s agenda and speculating what could, if anything, go wrong.  Our minds are so geared up to jump start our morning with these issues that there’s no question of why we can’t find peace or rest in GOD during the day.

Where is GOD in our awakening? In the beginning of our day?  GOD deserves more than our time and energy spent on the daily agenda of our physical world.  If we do nothing but say, “Thank you GOD for watching over me and my family last night.  Thank you for loving me and giving me grace and mercy to see this day.  Thank you for another chance for me to try to get it right.”  If we do nothing more than this, then we can say that we have had the most important conversation, meeting or appointment of the day BEFORE THE DAY BEGINS.

Including GOD in our day, at the beginning of the day is a necessity and a choice.  Most things we see, hear or read are designed to keep us busy and keep us out of relationship with GOD or delay our focus on GOD.  We get too busy to speak to HIM, hear HIM, share with HIM or consult with HIM regarding decisions in our work or private life.  We just won’t make time.  The world is constantly inventing new technology, electronics, gadgets that do more, perform better or intrigue us to keep us too occupied for the one who created time.

We work from 9-5, are stuck in traffic for hours, have dinner, shower and then make an attempt at what we call relaxation.  We sit for hours allowing the outside world into our homes with all of its flaws and actions/reactions through television, satellite, internet or cable.  There is no break in the chaos and madness that’s around us.  And we go to bed and start it all over again at the sound of the alarm clock the next morning.     

While we’re doing all of this and taking in all of that, GOD is saying, “Look at ME, I’m over here.  See ME in the flowers and the beauty of a butterfly’s wings.  Feel ME in the warmth of the sun.  Hear me in the birds chirping.  Take note of ME in your neighbor’s smile, the love seen in the eyes of your children and even in the breath you take.  Look at ME I’m all around you.  I AM HERE!  In the evening if we look at the skyline or the sunset we’ll see GOD.  At night we can see the stars as bright as flawless diamonds and the wind may blow across our face as if GOD was gently kissing us goodnight.  THIS IS GOD!  We may have started out our day without talking to HIM but HE’s everywhere trying to communicate with us, trying to have that conversation that we didn’t have time for.

When we have an opportunity to look out at the city and see the lights we might stop and think what a beautiful city this is at night.  Or even looking out a window we may see something awesome that catches our eye but in that same instance if we hear a siren or a helicopter we are quickly reminded of the physical world and the times we’re living in. 

When we settle in for the night and get ready to close our eyes let’s begin to long for the conversation that we may have been once too busy to have.  Let the last conversation of the day remind us of one that we should chose to begin our day with-our conversation with GOD. 

GOD BLESS