Here comes the sun

Given the advice of health experts and nutritionists, you would never think of starting your day without a good breakfast. After all, research has shown that after sleeping, the body needs and requires the appropriate fuel to assure peak performance. Beginning each day with a few quiet moments of prayer (1 Kings 8:28) and reflection are equally vital to one’s spiritual agility. It’s not that God needs to hear from us on a regular basis, but that we need to be still and listen to Him before the sounds of the day overwhelm our senses. The world throws an incredible number of distractions and temptations our way in order to steal focus from our primary mission – following Jesus’ lead and fulfilling the plan that Our Redeemer has uniquely designed for us (Jeremiah 10:23). With each new dawn, we must be refreshed and nourished in order to tackle the task at hand with energy and enthusiasm. Starting the morning off on the right foot in earnest prayer (Psalm 17:6) will guarantee we never walk alone. As my father often told me across the breakfast table when a full schedule of chores and activities were waiting, “eat up, son, we’re burning daylight.”