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Friday, January 13, 2012

5 Minute Friday...Awake

Today is 5 Minute Friday. I love today. The rules simple...one word...5 minutes...write!
 Today's word....AWAKE.

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I hear it faintly, that annoying music. It won't stop until I roll over and do my favorite thing...hit the snooze button! Sleep, I must have more sleep! This goes on for sometimes an hour, waking up is not my favorite thing to do.

But finally...I am awake. Awake with a mind racing of things to do today, worries that I forgot I had, awake to the reality that today my body decided to have a flare of my illness. Oh why did I wake up?

I reach for my Bible, I read a Psalm and then dive deeper into His word. I soak in His encouragement for me today. Nothing in my circumstances have changed, but I have started my day with Him. And now I realize I can do my list, my worries aren't such a big mountain any more. My icky body, still there but, for this I have Jesus!

6 comments:

  1. great attitude. I pray grace and strength for you today. Isn't it crazy how we know exactly where that button is even in the dead of sleep. whoever invented that was a genius. blessings

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  2. Thanks for sharing! I, too, feel more awake when I start my morning in the Word.

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  3. My favorite part: "For this, I still have Jesus." Great reminder. Thanks for sharing this morning!

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  4. amen amen amen! even though our circumstances haven't changed, we have JESUS!

    Love,
    Traci @ Ordinary Inspirations
    http://ordinaryinspirations.blogspot.com/2012/01/awake.html

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  5. "Nothing in my circumstances have changed, but I have started my day with Him. And now I realize I can do my list, my worries aren't such a big mountain any more."

    Yes!!! Thank you for sharing this reminder. :)

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  6. Oh, how I love to snooze, too! But grabbing that Bible and allowing HIs word to seep into me, so much better.

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