I lost track of the number of cups of coffee I have had throughout my life, and yet, I know I am still not entirely awake. Believe me, parts of me are. But GOD doesn’t just want parts of us. This morning I read Psalm 57:8,
Awake, my soul! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.
I don’t want to just go through life, as if I had just rolled out of bed, going through the motions at times. I want to be awake, to be alert, and to be fully aware of GOD’s presence…to be ready! I want to move when GOD says move… I want to speak when GOD says speak… I want to serve when GOD says serve…with no hesitancy or delay or even the thought, “Give me a second to get ready.”
And so I put the coffee down and pray to GOD, the only One who is my source of strength, of energy, of life and love…”awaken me, all of me GOD, that I am alive in you.”
