Early in the Morning

Hi everyone. This is my second post after a loooooonnnng time of silence. Funny enough, I would come here from time to time hoping to write. Guess what happened... procrastination. Maybe I should say guess what not happened... lol. So after breaking the ice with Wait with special thanks to a Senior Blogger and Respected Boss, permit me to share with you something that came to mind today:

You know, there's something about the mornings, early mornings actually. It may be
   The crisp morning air
   Or the beauty of shifting from dark to light
   Or the chirping of the birds
That starts a day just right. I dunno...
But somehow if I am able to break away from the lure of my sleep, and the temptation of changing slumber gears, the sweetest part of an early morning is communing with God.

So this is where I ssooooo relate with the hymn writer

Holy holy holy
Lord God Almighty
Early in the morning
Our song shall rise to thee

Or the song writer

Good morning, Jesus
Good morning, Lord ...
... In the morning
Early in the morning
In the morning
I will rise and praise the Lord

So personally I'm not as good an early bird as I am a late nighter. But being very honest with the pro-wake-up-early-ers aka sɔre-ntɛm-foɔ I am very glad to admit that this day that started with an early morning just got better...

And now I ask: what do you think?

I'm singing now with #allsmiles
In the morning
Early in the morning...

Do join me... #allsmiles #winkwink

Wait...

Wait... for they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength... Isaiah said so... hmmmmmm...

Wait...

It's normally hard to wait especially when all you really want to do is do something

Wait...

How do I renew my strength by waiting? I would feel lazy, plain lazy... and I have to wait... doesn't laziness sap me of strength?

Patience is an attitude whilst waiting, I have been told. So if I've been asked to wait, I have to clothe myself with patience. But what's the difference?

Wait, patience...

If patience then is an attitude and waiting is an act what can I compare them too? I guess I can tell a story now:

Once upon a time, there lived a young woman. She waited for everything (as all humans have to) and when she got what she wanted, she waited for something else. She waited for freedom, for vacation, for work, for love, to go to bed, to wash the dishes... she did a lot of waiting and unfortunately a lot of complaining. It was hard for her to realise that her attitude was not in waiting but in whining.

To buy time she complained:
"The task is too stressful"
"Her hair is so messed up"
"The food isn't nice enough "
"They don't understand me"
"It's not my fault "
"Mabrɛ dodo!" (I'm too tired)

But buying time isn't patience.

Patience is an attitude of trusting God to pull through in spite of the inconvenience. It's magnifying God above the trouble. It's doing right rather than giving into temptation. It's thanking God for an opportunity for Him to make us better. It's hoping in His Name and not necessarily for our instant gratification. It's resting in His love in spite of all activity or inactivity. It's looking up to Him instead of looking down on others.

It is an attitude to wait God's way...

So next time you have to wait, do remember our young woman here. Do remember that patience is an attitude that bears good fruit. Patience is a factor of the Spirit's fruit, as is love and peace. And if you lack, you'd wait patiently thus in an attitude that will not fail to glorify God. God will provide, we just need to abide in Him.

Wait... wait patiently...

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him Colossians 3:17 (ESV)

Today, I choose to be patient

What about you?

Yes, you...