I was never really a morning person growing up. Instead I’d be the last one out of bed (often grumbling) after my mom and brother had been up already been up for a long time, and dad forced me too get up.

Today that has TOTALLY changed as I’m usually out of bed by 5:00

That’s partially because it gets daylight here at 5:30….

But mostly because I have learned to love the quiet morning hours.

Life has a way of getting busy as we hustle from one place to the next working on our seemingly endless to-do lists. It’s possible to run around like crazy all day, and feel as if we haven’t done anything!

In the most of that work we forget the importance of worship.

I don’t think we do that on purpose. It’s just that the daily pressures are constantly demanding our time and energy. So we rarely have the moment to take a breath, much less spend time with the Lord!

Which is where the quiet morning hours come in.

Those hours allow me to slowly focus on worship while drinking coffee and waking up

1. A time for Scripture reading
2. A time for prayer
3. A time for Journaling
4. A time for Bible study leading to sermon prep
5. A time to just be silent before the Lord
   

In a way those who quiet morning hours fill my “spiritual cup” so to speak so that I can pour myself out into others. The fact of the matter is you cannot pour anything out of an empty cup! So it’s only as I’ve spent time sitting at the feet of Jesus that.I can teach others.

Life is always going to be busy, it doesn’t slow down for anyone.

So we must have quiet morning hours to simply say “good morning Lord” and let Him speak.