Meet Him in the Morning

On Wednesday I cheated and read two days of Streams in the Desert, because I was sending our copy on a trip with my husband! The reading convicted me so and was such a great reminder that I wanted to share it ... and post it here as a reminder to me! This is the encouragement I needed to press on in training my children - by first focusing on my heart's priority each morning!


Title: Meet Him in the Morning
Author: Mrs. Charles E. Cowman
Source: Streams in the Desert by Mrs. Charles Cowman.
Web Page: http:www.backtothebible.org/devotions/printer.htm
"Be ready in the morning, and come u ...present thyself there to me in the top of the mount. And no man shall come up with thee" (Exod. 34:2-3).
The morning watch is essential. You must not face the day until you have faced God, nor look into the face of others until you have looked into His.
You cannot expect to be victorious, if the day begins only in your own strength. Face the work of every day with the influence of a few thoughtful, quiet moments with your heart and God. Do not meet other people, even those of your own home, until you have first met the great Guest and honored Companion of your life--Jesus Christ.
Meet Him alone. Meet Him regularly. Meet Him with His open Book of counsel before you; and face the regular and the irregular duties of each day with the influence of His personality definitely controlling your every act.
Begin the day with God!He is thy Sun and Day!His is the radiance of thy dawn;To Him address thy lay.
Sing a new song at morn!Join the glad woods and hills;Join the fresh winds and seas and plains,Join the bright flowers and rills.
Sing thy first song to God!Not to thy fellow men;Not to the creatures of His hand,But to the glorious One.
Take thy first walk with God!Let Him go forth with thee;By stream, or sea, or mountain path,Seek still His company.
Thy first transaction beWith God Himself above;So shall thy business prosper well,And all the day be love.--Horatius Bonar
The men who have done the most for God in this world have been early upon their knees.
Matthew Henry used to be in his study at four, and remain there till eight; then, after breakfast and family prayer, he used to be there again till noon; after dinner, he resumed his book or pen till four, and spent the rest of the day in visiting his friends.
Doddridge himself alludes to his "Family Expositor" as an example of the difference of rising between five and seven, which, in forty years, is nearly equivalent to ten years more of life.
Dr. Adam Clark's "Commentary" was chiefly prepared very early in the morning.
Barnes' popular and useful "Commentary" has been also the fruit of "early morning hours."
Simeon's "Sketches" were chiefly worked out between four and eight.

In February

Last month marked a year since we went on our 10th Anniversary Cruise! What a blessing it was for our family to keep our children so that we could take that time for us. We look forward to the day that we can do that again ... maybe in 10 more years! The Lord has blessed us with such a sweet relationship! I would not want to walk this road of life with any other man! Thank the Lord for my dear husband! I love you, John!

I am still here ...

I am still in the blog world ... a little ... ha! I have been reading a little, just not writing! Since my sweet husband was under the weather this weekend ... I am trying to come up for air! I have been working hard yesterday and today to get my WHOLE house cleaned (the dust was AWFUL) and get ready to pick my Mom up at the airport tonight! My Dad will drive in on Thursday! We also had a lunch date today with one of Shelby's old FaithKeeper friends, so I have a little more dusting to do before I head to the airport! On top of all of that I finished reading "Don't make me count to three!" by Ginger Plowman, and have been trying to step up the training in our home! Needless to say, my efforts have not been what I had hoped, but I am praying that the Lord give me the strength I need and the grace I need to press on! I have improved in one area - but have about 10 more that I am failing in! I have each new day to try to train my precious gifts better than the day before! Thank you, Lord for each new day you give me!