Morning Intentions

This morning was the first time I had spent time with God in some time. I've been in this place where I didn't like things going on around me, but I didn't know how to change. If you read my previous post, you can kinda see the beginnings of this change in my heart.

I had the best plan last night. I got home around 9:45ish, and didn't turn the TV on. (It can always be quite the distraction.) I got ready for bed, determined to be in at 10pm. I had to wash my coffee pot to get it ready for this morning, so I made it around 10:15. I set the alarm for 6am. I really wanted to get up and have my time with God before I came into work. I woke up several times in the night... the last one was right before my first alarm went off. (I set 2 at different times so that I have to get out of bed. Somedays it helps, other days I don't know HOW I get up.) So I turned it off waiting for the 2nd one. By the time that one went off, I was in lala land dreaming of Tina Fey and that we taught school together. (it was a weird dream). So of course... I didn't get up by 6am... more like 7am. UGH!!! So I knew that I would still have time to read my Bible if I hurried with my shower. I turned the news on to see the weather as I was drying my hair... and got my Bible and dug in.

Can I just say that I LOVED it!!! I got so much out of what I read. I even took the time (which made me late for work) to write out the verses on an index card with me so I could look over them throughout the day.

This is a little of what I read.

Trust God from the bottom of your heart:
don't try to figure out everything on your own.
Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go;
he's the one who will keep you on track.
Don't assume that you know it all.
Run to God! Run from evil!
Your body will glow with health,
your very bones will vibrate with life!
Honor God with everything you own;
give him the first and the best.
Your barnds with burst,
your wine vats will brim over.
But don't, dear friend, resent God's discipline;
don't sulk under his loving correction.
It's the child he loves that God corrects;
a father's delight is behind all this.
Proverbs 3:5-12
From The Message Remix

The beginning of this chapter talks about Love (kindness) and Loyalty. I've got a Life Application Study Bible that had this about these two.
Loyalty and Kindness are important character qualities. Both involve actions as well as attitudes. A loyal person acts responsibly. A kind person works for justice for others. Thoughts and words are not enough - our life reveals whether we are truly loyal and kind.

This was how God spoke to me this morning. It made me excited to get back in the Word. It made me want to MAKE myself get up tomorrow morning NO MATTER WHAT!!! It was good.