{"id":935,"date":"2011-01-06T23:37:00","date_gmt":"2011-01-06T23:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/daily-habit-1-rise-with-the-lord\/"},"modified":"2015-09-18T11:54:28","modified_gmt":"2015-09-18T15:54:28","slug":"daily-habit-1-rise-with-the-lord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/daily-habit-1-rise-with-the-lord\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily habit 1: Rise with the Lord"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">When people used to tell me this, I, of course (being the big thinker that I am), envisioned an hour in the early morning hours, in a prayer closet uninterrupted, worshipping, praying, and reading the Word. Because that could never happen in my life (and I can give you eight good reasons why it never did!), I never truly felt like I was ever &#8220;rising with the Lord.&#8221; <\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Then, I happened upon some verses that I could really sink my teeth into&#8211;meeting God in the night watches (perfect for us insomniacs!); God giving me a song in the night; etc. I might not be up at the crack of dawn, but I was often up throughout the night&#8211;those night watches and songs in the night were perfect for me! <\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Now that I am, well, maturing, I can&#8217;t stay up quite as late as I used to, but I still pray at night that God will give me a song in the night and that I will wake up with that song. And when I consistently do this, I do wake up with a song in my heart, a song that God gave me in the night. Many days, before I even open my eyes, my mind will start reciting words to a song: &#8220;Lord, you are more precious than silver&#8221;; &#8220;Be thou my vision&#8221;; &#8220;Cast me not away from your presence, Oh, Lord&#8221;; and much more. I am rising with the Lord! He is giving me a song in the night, and I am waking up with His song on my lips. <\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">What does rising with the Lord mean to you? It could mean waking up and reading the Bible or a devotional before you do anything else. It might mean a prayer time before you start your day. However God leads you to rise with Him, make it a daily habit! Do not make it so elaborate (an hour in the Word and an hour in prayer!) that you cannot continue it your entire life, but do make it meaningful enough to have an effect on your day (which should be the result of any encounter with God). <\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;\"><strong>***Parts of this article were written in 2008 under the title \u201cEight Daily Habits for \u201908\u201d and published in Training for Triumph\u2019s homeschooling newsletter (as opposed to the \u201cEleven Daily Habits of \u201811\u201d in this blog).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When people used to tell me this, I, of course (being the big thinker that I am), envisioned an hour in the early morning hours, in a prayer closet uninterrupted, worshipping, praying, and reading the Word. 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