I don't want to sleep my spiritual life away, Jesus doesn't want me to sleep it away either. Each day is a gift from God and I want to live it more abundantly! That's what He wants for me too. And I am not talking about having more things either when I say abundantly. I mean with more of Him in my life, living to the fullest in me and through me. 

A Wake Up Prayer

Wake me up, shake me up, O Lord I've been asleep to long.

I want to live and move and have my being in You so strong.

I want to be awake, alert, and aware.

I want to give thanks and praise to You O Lord who is always there.

Please don't let me miss A word your saying.

 I love your presences and don't want to sleep.

Unto you Lord I am praying.

Please don't let me sleep.

Cause me to rise and shine so true.

That others may know You too.

In You every day is new.

Don't let me sleep.

I love you.

I am Yours to keep.

Rise And Shine

I usually don't want to get right up and out of bed in the morning. If  I had my way I would stay there until I was fully awake, but that would take hours! So I get out of bed, no need for a light my eyes aren't really open. So there I go on autopilot over to my slippers, then to the bathroom, then to the kitchen. In the kitchen I turn on the light, I don't really know why I am still on autopilot as I cook breakfast and set it out for my husband. Then I grab my coffee and crossword puzzle get my blanky curl up on the sofa and start my puzzle. By the time my husband leaves I am almost through with my puzzle and I am now awake. When my husband goes I tidy the house on the way to the bedroom where I do my bible study/prayer time. Then I write this web page, then my house wifey/ house worky day begins! Christian life for me is sometimes like my morning routine. I go on autopilot a lot. This means I just do all my daily stuff with out thinking about its spiritual aspects of it. I trust the Holy Spirit to awaken me and make me aware and focused to the spiritual side of life. Sometimes when I study God's word it is like turning on lights with out knowing why, because my eyes aren't really open yet. This happens when I jump right into God's word with out asking the Holy Spirit to give me understanding. He is my teacher and I need Him when ever I read God's word. I can't live what I don't understand. As He gives me understanding He also teaches me how to live. I don't like it when I go through Christian life on autopilot. Sure just like breakfast I get it done I even serve it to others, but I am not fully there as I should be. God wants me to live and experience life to the fullest and that doesn't happen on autopilot. Things become to ritual and routine, that produces little change, and in turn that produces little growth. The Holy Spirit is good like the coffee He stimulates me, and the bible like the crossword puzzle gets my brain functioning, and prayer is like my blanky and sofa comfort zone. With the Holy Spirit, bible, and prayer I really wake up! But unless I spend time with them I stay asleep, miss out on real life because I am on autopilot, or I never quiet get fully awake I just stay groggy. How awful that would be! I want to arise shine because the light has come and the glory of the Lord is risen upon me, in me, and through me.

Arise Shine for the light is come... Isaiah 60:1, Let your light so shine before men...Matthew 5:16, Shine as lights... Phil. 2:15, It is high time to wake up Romans 13:11, Lets wake up 1 Thessalonians 5:6-7  Jesus (the light has come) that we may have life more abundantly... John 10:10.

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