A few years ago I was finding it difficult to get out of bed on time. I was sleeping in instead of spending quality time with the Lord in the morning.
At that time, I went to a large church where we had a 5 O’Clock AM prayer meeting 7 days a week. I asked the pastor if I could be responsible for unlocking the church for the 5 O’clock prayer meeting. He was glad to find someone who wanted that responsibility. The next morning when my alarm clock went off at ten till five I got up! Because I knew that if I didn’t someone would know about it. Someone would be standing outside the church wanting to get in to pray but they couldn’t because I was home in bed when I had already promised to unlock the church.
Remember, accountability can be a powerful key to early rising and early rising is a good way to start redeeming the time.
Rick Grubbs is best known as the host of “Redeeming the Time,” a one-minute radio program featured on hundreds of radio outlets around the world. He has spoken thousands of times on Biblical time management in all 50 states and 26 other countries. He is the author of the book “Morning Momentum: God’s plan for launching an unstoppable day”. He and his wife Carrie live in Salisbury NC with several of their 12 children.
