The Lord has given me a love for early mornings. As I sip a delicious coffee allowing the brain fog to lift and enjoy the quietness as I linger with the Lord in His Word and in prayer, I am empowered for another new day. But what happens when the time change makes my baby think 5am is a great time to wake up and begin the day? Unfortunately, my attitude towards this interruption of "my time with God" turns to frustration, anger and annoyance.
These same attitudes can creep up when I finally get a fussy, clingy baby down for a nap. I am ready to tackle the list of 99 things to do, complete with a schedule of how much time I am allotting for each task to get done. I am just getting into it, so excited to pull things back into order after every area of the house has become unraveled to shreds! Then I hear it, that cry. What?! You can't wake up now, it has only been 30 minutes! I look around at mountains of laundry, toys scattered everywhere, dishes piled high, etc, etc. How can I get all this done? I walk around the house calming him down and my frustration, discouragement and annoyance heighten.
Will I learn to trust God? Will I learn to give thanks in all circumstances? Will I learn to not be discouraged for the Lord my God is with me wherever I go? Will I learn to worship the Lord at every opportunity? Will I take those moments with my baby to walk around the house and pray? Will I accept "the interruptions" as God's way of making sure it is Him I am focusing on and not "my time", "my lists", "my schedule"? Will I trust that these light and momentary troubles are establishing for me eternal glory - if I don't lose heart? Will I take every thought captive and make it obedient to Christ? Will I train myself to do this by memorizing His Word? That is one thing I can do while walking a baby around! Lord, by your strength and help I ask that you allow me to do these things.
