Do Not Love Sleep

DAY 18- Proverbs 20

It's ironic (translation: God's funny sense of timing) that today I awoke very tired despite having gotten a little extra sleep last night. As I was reading this chapter, struggling to keep focused (heck, to keep my eyes open!), I came to verse 13. "Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare." The Message translation says, "Don't be too fond of sleep; you'll end up in the poorhouse. Wake up and get up; then there'll be food on your table."

I almost laughed out loud. Today in particular I was allowing myself to feel down and questioning why I needed to get up so early to do this bible study. I wanted to go back to bed; I wanted one really good night of sleep. But I made a commitment to this 30 day challenge and I must remember how amazing it is to start each day felloshipping with the Lord.

"Sleep is Over-rated"... That's going to be my new motto! I'm going to say it to myself every night before going to bed and every morning when I pry my eyelids open. Heck, maybe I'll get T-shirts made up! The plain simple truth is this: God is blessing my time whith Him, blessing my family, my work, and my homelife. He's teaching me SO much about myself and how to experience His love and how to demonstrate His love. And I want it more each day as this challenge continues. So, I'm going to keep doing what I'm doing, even if I find myself yawning during the day... I'll just call them 'deep cleansing breaths.'