Don't Be Lazy

 This post was written at the beginning of August, and I never got around to finishing it until now. So here it is for y'all!

Currently I am sitting at the dentist office, waiting for my uncle to be done. Both my uncle and I go to the same dentist and always go on the same day. And we always go bright and early in the morning... early for me at least. You see, I am not a morning person, in fact yesterday I slept in until noon. I do admit though that the previous night I had only had 4 hours of sleep and had had a long day in Nashville.

But anyways, I realize that when I wake up earlier, even if I am still tired, I have more of my day. I can spend much more time with The Lord. I can get more things done. I am far less stressed. I enjoy my day a lot more. Don't we all want that. I definitely would appreciate less stress and more time to enjoy each and everyday The Lord has made and given me. 

Sleeping in is great every now and then, especially when you do need to catch up on sleep, but it shouldn't be done everyday. I am definitely one who stays up late resulting in sleeping in late. I want to be a Proverbs 31 woman and even a Proverbs 31 woman is not lazy and arises from her bed to be there for her family ("She rises while it is yet night and provides food for her household and portions for her maidens" -Prov. 31:15). There are plenty of other verses in the bible the illustrate to us the importance of not sleeping all day in Ecclesiastes (5:12) and Ephesians (5:13-14).

The Lord has blessed us with each and everyday and we should live it out and spread His word... Which we can't do in bed. This is my motivation to wake up and get out of bed. I need to get up so that I am not lazy and share Gods word. I need to spend time with our graceful Jesus, so that I may continue to learn His word to share with others. 

What gets you up in the morning? Do you have things you do to get yourself out of bed on time rather lying there or continuously hitting the snooze button? 

"So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, are drunk at night. But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation. For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with Him. Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing." 

-1 Thessalonians 5:6-11


**Come back tomorrow for a post everyday of September! I am going to be linking up with Bailey from Brave Love Blog for The Blog-tember Challenge! I am excited to see what this month brings.
See y'all tomorrow! :)