Tasha's day starts the same each morning:
- Alarm at six
- Snooze for ten minutes
- A quick shower
- Get dressed
- Cup of coffee while doing makeup and hair
- Out the door for the morning commute
Then begins the scheduled workday. On some mornings someone might bring in pastries for everyone. If not, and Tasha gets hungry, she can always dip into her stash of chips and cookies to tie her over until the lunch break when she'll make a quick trip to one of eight nearby fast food restaurants.
The morning routine can happen all too easily. We don't intend to start bad habits, but after a while the expanding mid-section and lack of energy lets us know that we're entrenched in a pattern that isn't easy to stop.
Limited time and the demands of daily life can make mornings one of the most dreaded times for some people. Breakfast is often one of the first things to go in an attempt to better manage the morning. Sometimes it helps, but usually it just gets even crazier.
Fortunately for Tasha, she made a change after one recent morning that gave her time to pause. A second then third tap on the alarm clock snooze-button got her routine started extra late. Makeup and hair was done while driving. When the hot coffee splashed out of her mug, she tapped the brakes and went sliding on an early morning slick spot into another car. Nothing major... but "why me God?" got some interesting answers.
MORE THAN A GOOD SUGGESTION
Check out the Bible, and you'll read things like "early will I seek you God" and "My times are in your hands, Lord". There are also plenty of examples of starting the day before others. Pure and simple, taking time with God in the morning is not just a good idea that requires a bit of discipline. A good morning start lays the foundation for the entire day.
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SOURCE: CBN - Brad Bloom
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