I
don’t understand where we got the brilliant idea to take the single most 
annoying sound in the world and have that wake us up every morning. Now I know there are many of you that are
smart enough to use a radio station or even a cell phone to wake you up, but
there are many more that still rely on that horrible shriek to wake us up every
morning and we wonder why we’re not morning people. I would have loved to sit in on the creative
meeting for the group that invented the clock radio. Of all the sounds in the world, how sadistic
do you have to be to pick that one? And if
that wasn’t enough, then they decided to make it repeat over and over until we
get out of bed to turn it off.
There
are some mornings that I try to wake up early so I can turn the alarm off
before it’s time, but then I don’t get out of bed until I hear the alarm go
off. It’s a viscous cycle.
However,
this morning was different. I heard my
alarm go off and instead of throwing it across the room or slamming it as hard
as I can, I let it go for a little bit. There’s usually nothing worse than scrambling around early in the
morning with the horrible shriek going off and for some reason, you forgot how
to turn the alarm off on your clock. But
like I said, this morning was different.
As I
laid there in bed, I was just overwhelmed with this strange feeling of
excitement. I don’t have anything
exciting going on today; it’s not Christmas nor am I going to Disney World, so
why do I have this feeling?
I’m
getting closer to leaving and honestly I’m counting down the days, but I can’t
let today be just another date to cross off. Yes, there is something exciting coming up in a month, but who’s to say
something exciting can’t happen today? I
think when we look at the big picture, we forget how big of a role the small
details play. Every day I have
conversations that I overlook, and ministry opportunities that I walk away from
because today “isn’t a big day”. Where
did this sense of entitlement come from that something big had to happen to get
my attention? If tomorrow comes, it will
surely bring a blessing, but is there a blessing I’m missing today?
