I was still groggy when the wake up call came. Sometimes it seems the days are long and the nights are short. I lay in the bed a moment somewhere between partially asleep and partially awake. I contemplated rolling over for a few more winks but decided to get up. It was dark in the room when I rolled out of bed. I groped my way to the bathroom and then to the closet.
I grabbed some clothes, shaved, dressed and headed out of the door. Not before Brenda rolled over and asked what I was doing. I could not explain that God gave me a wake up call and I needed to go pray. I mumbled that I had a lot of work I needed to get done. That was true. I really was being summoned to prayer also. It was an earlier start than normal. No distractions.
There was much to pray about. Family, friends, and flock. I also needed to listen for the still small voice of the Lord. I asked for anointing to study and deliver God's word this week. I read scripture hoping for a fresh word from the Lord for me personally. I did not feel hurried. I was nice to linger longer without a schedule to keep.
I have not slept with an alarm clock in decades. The Lord chooses when to wake me up. He decides when to summon me to supplicate. Many nights I'm awakened at some early hour. I seek Him and then go back to bed for a short nap before going to work. He has the right to give me a wake up call whenever He wants.
Prayer is my passion. I love time shut up with my Father. I'm a novice at prayer. Though I have practiced it for over four decades there is so much I don't know. There are answers I have not secured. There are revelations I have not received. There are mountains that still have not moved. I welcome the wake up calls. I'm not saying it is always easy. I went to be at 7:30 p.m. last night. That made getting up early today easier. Some days it is hard to drag these tired bones from underneath the covers. When God gives those wake up calls, He has something on His mind. My response is to be attentive and present. Maybe He will let me catch a nap before the football game tonight.
