For the average working person or stay-at-home mom, mornings are hectic. Getting up, cleaning up, filling up (our stomachs), prepping the children, exercising (?), catching up on the news, checking the schedule for early appointments, driving through traffic, logging onto the computer, checking email, talking to clients or work associates in different time zones – the list goes on. How can we be expected to cram in a “quiet” time when things are ramping up for the day? That seems legalistic.

We don’t want to be legalistic, but we should be strategic in growing our relationship with the Lord and living for Him. Spending time in the morning with the Lord is our daily briefing. It sets the day on the right footing, preparing our mind, soul, and spirit for what is ahead. What if you are not a morning person and think the evening is better for a quiet time with the Lord? The evening is certainly a good time for debriefing with God and reflecting on the day.

Doing a cost-benefit analysis can help us. Prioritizing a morning briefing with the Lord comes at a cost; it takes discipline to rearrange our morning habits. There is no getting around that it is something most Christians struggle with. What, then, are the benefits? It is not the satisfaction of checking something off the to-do list, a smugness that we are doing the “Christian thing.” I’ll let God’s word speak for itself on this question. Read HERE or copy and paste this address into your browser: https://www.bible-equip.org/articles/ministry-equipping/Devotions_In_The_Morning.pdf.