First Thing In the Morning 

👤 Geoff

I was reading Winnie the Pooh the other day, when I came across this:

‘When you wake up in the morning, Pooh,’ said Piglet at last, ‘what’s the first thing you say to yourself?’

Good question, I thought.

As far as mornings go, I have to confess that I identify with Snoopy in the Peanuts cartoon. Lying on top of his kennel he says 'I think I'm allergic to mornings!'

I have never been a 'morning' person, but I do reckon that it's good for us to start the day well. No matter what life has in store for us, starting the day positively in a good frame of mind is great advice.

Psalm 5 says 'Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my sighing. Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray. In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.

Starting the day by talking to God.

That's something that doesn't always come easily, so it's a good idea to make sure I remind myself that God wants to 'hear my voice' in the morning. He really does! In fact, he's waiting for me to check in. And doesn't 'waiting in expectation' sound like a brilliant way to approach the day, anticipating God with me in everything I'm likely to be doing during the next 24 hours, ready to embrace his leading me on into the day.

If I forget to talk to him first, it's my loss.

Maybe you're like me and far too often the first thing you say to yourself in the morning is unintelligible if not unmentionable. But what about after that? How about we make it a priority to make sure that in the mornings, God hears our voice.

I'd be very interested to hear what is the first thing you say to yourself in the morning! Let me know in the comments below. (Click on 'Add Your Response'. If you can't see it then make sure you are logged in to the site and - if you still can't see it - click on 'Permalink' to open the blog post.)