Where does your power come from? When you get up in the morning are you excited to get going - jumping out of bed, full of energy? Are you the person who needs that cup of coffee or a Diet Coke to get you going? Or are you the person who gets to the gym for a good workout to start your day? Or do you head out for a morning walk or run in the dark? Or do you hit the snooze button a couple of times and drag yourself out of bed one appendage at a time?
There are a lot of ways to start your day. I happen to be the one who usually wakes up about ten minutes before the alarm goes off, then runs through the usual routine of brushing my teeth, take my morning pills, packing my charged phone into my purse, putting on my swimsuit then clothes on top, slips on my flip-flops, grabs my gym bag and my keys, and I'm out the door, drive to the gym and plunge myself into the cold pool water (sometimes it isn't so cold), and I'm ready to exercise by 7:30 a.m. I choose the 8 a.m. class because it starts my day in a good way.
"Then the Lord said to Moses, "Get up early in the morning and confront Pharaoh as he goes to the water and say to him, 'This is what the Lord says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me,'" (Exodus 8:20 NIV).
What a great way to start the day - with prayer and worship. I always have my car radio on the local Christian radio station. The minute the car starts I am greeted by a beautiful song and my spirit is lifted up. Though I only drive for ten minutes, that is enough time to be filled with the blessings of praise and worship.
Oh God, I lift my hands in worship this morning. Greeting You with my love and praise! For You alone are worthy of my praise. Fill me with Your love for others that I meet this day. Make me aware of those around me and let me be a beacon of light, Your light, to them. You have blessed me with another morning and I thank You. Use me to bring the Light of Jesus to others, I pray. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
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