the first thing in the morning

the curious thing is how we begin our days with a pretty strong test of our character and of the things we believe in.

waking up.

I believe that snoozing says a lot about us.
Sometimes it tells me that I've forgotten to give myself a reason to wake up to.
Sometimes it's horrible irresponsibility, flirting on the edge of latecoming because really, that's what I think of the thing I'm waking up for.
But really, every instance is of a deep distrust in God, a distrust that He is pleased when I wake up promptly, a distrust that His pleasure will mean the world to me.

So I'm really careful as I woke up today, knowing that it is my most vulnerable moment.
Knowing that my groggy head is no less certain that I am myself and that the choices I make shall betray and reinforce my attitudes towards things.

It is in vain that you rise up early
    and go late to rest,
eating the bread of anxious toil;
    for he gives to his beloved sleep
Psalms 127:2

When I sleep I ought to sleep as one who knows that sleep is a means through which God gives grace. But really, there is no room for such thought in snoozing.

He gives to His beloved in sleep.. yes, but not in snoozing.