It was because I wasn’t clear on my exact calling that it was easy for me to keep putting my writing off for another day.
Later, I would see what a difference a day makes. I thank God that he showed me how important it is to have to clear vision. I thank him for the discipline he told me I needed to have. I decided to follow his way, the better way.
To get clear on what his way was, I spent time in his presence. I studied his word. I committed to never missing a day and at first life would happen and have me not be consistent on the time I wanted to read scripture. Not waking up early enough (before anyone else was up) meant that I would have to deal with all the noise around me and too much going on.
Later, I was called to do something that required me to get up at 3 in the morning. Ironically, it had been a goal of mine to wake-up at 4 am for so long. I always liked the thought of quiet mornings and I loved the peace it brought me.
The year before I had to commute from Los Angeles to Orange County early in the mornings.
That is when I first started to get to know God on a different level. From experience I knew what peaceful mornings felt like. What stopped me from doing that so many times was going to bed so late because my brain would just seem to turn on later in the evening and I couldn’t turn it off.
The decision to get up early whether I slept enough or not was made for me when I was required to have to get up. It was then that I learned to train and discipline my body.

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