There is something about 5:00 am and the body waking up.  Yesterday it was 4:55 and today it was 4:57.  The only reason I don’t want to get up is because I set the coffee pot to be done by 6:00.  I don’t like to wait for my coffee.  Not sure who will win this battle–my body’s time clock or my stubborn will.

Yesterday I wrote about becoming more sensitive to the spirit within me/us.  I was very serious about it too–still am.  This morning when I was having my devotions I reread my journal entry from yesterday and it was as though I’d written it, written this blog and then walked into the day as though I were only human.  Not once in many of the events of the day did I recall this commitment.  I’ve prayed this morning for the Holy Spirit to somehow awaken me during the day to what His nudges are like.  If anyone reading this has some thoughts in this arena, I’d sure love to hear/read them.

One  thing really stood out to me this morning as I did my scripture reading in I Kings.  In it King Solomon is dedicating the temple just finished.  There are thousands of cattle and sheep sacrificed during these two weeks of dedication and celebration.  My human mind quickly thought this was a waste of animals for God certainly wouldn’t want all this meat going to waste, there are so many people to feed.  Right at that point God nudged me and said this was a good example of spiritual trust vs human judgment.  In my human mind I thought that was a waste while God thought it was a beautiful sacrifice.  The sacrificial giving was just that–a sacrifice.  I really want to learn more about spiritual living and be able to put it into my everyday practice.  I’d like to believe I’m much more committed to God’s ways than I am.  For most of my life I’ve been in too much denial here.  I want to step into God’s way of living out each of my days.

PS  More raspberries to pick this am!