wake up at 6 o'clock a.m. every weekday

Ok so this has been going good for now. I’ve been gettin up near 6am everyday because of AP. During AP I’m usually on my computer listening to music and looking at random climbing stuff or reading my Bible. But every time I read, I fall asleep. This is the thing I’m worried about. Once AP is over what is going to keep me awake at 6 in the morning. I know if I’m just sitting around the house I’ll fall right back asleep.
So I gotta figure out some way to wake me up in the morning so that I actually can seek God and not fall asleep.

It doesn’t help that I can rarely get a full nights sleep…for whatever reason.

I haven’t been doing this at all lately. Well I’ve been waking up at 6, just not getting up. I haven’t really been trying that hard though. Something keeps happening where I can’t fall asleep at night until 1:30, 2:00-ish. So when my alarm goes off at 6 I just shut it off, reasoning in my head that I actually need my sleep and should just get an extra hour.
I haven’t been terrible convicted about this. I mean it’s not like I’m committing some terrible sin that God find offensive. I’m pretty sure He understands my thinking I need more sleep and He probably agrees that a little more rest for me would be a good thing. But I have been regretting not waking up early. I’m in a spot in my relationship with the Father that I would KILL for time to spend in prayer and reading, ALONE! The morning would definitely be a good time for that. Well…sometimes. A few times in the past week I’ve actually gotten up to go read and prayer in the living room but my other roommates were awake and being loud and watching TV…? Curse their disciplined sleep habits!!!
I might have to start waking up early and going to the church. But that means driving. Which means gas. Which means money.
Nevertheless, the Lord will provide.
This weekend is Experience, for prospective 1st years for next year. So my schedule is come-early-stay-late-work-hard-in-between. So I’m bushed all this weekend and actually do need my rest.
Ah CRAP! I have a new scripture study to start. Dang…

I’m actually doing really good with this. It’s pretty consistent that I wake up when my alarm goes off at 5:50. There are some days where I’m stinking exhausted and I let myself sleep in till 7:00, but those days are pretty few and far between.
Now I just need to learn to get to bed at a decent hour on the weekends and wake up at a decent hour on those days too!
Days just seem so much more God-made when you spend the first fruits of it with Him.

well 3 days this week I woke up at 6. Got to read and pray a little bit. I was awake the whole day and had a lot of energy. All in all it was good.
Thursday, I woke up to my alarm and a strange voice in my head said “Hey wait a sec. I don’t have to get up at 6 today! Cool!”. So I shut of my alarm and went back to sleep. I don’t know what that was about…
I’ll try harder this next week.

Psalm 59:16 says “But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble”

There is something really significant about seeking GOD in the morning. Not even really seeking per say. Just offering praises to Him. Talking, singing of His love. Just coming before Him as you are; tired, week, not wanting to.
For me, it requires sacrifice. I hate getting up let alone at 6:00 AM. I rarely do. I’ve been trying to accomplish this goal for months now and morning after morning I shut off my alarm and fall back asleep. It requires a lot of me to get up at 6:00 and just read through the Psalms. It require me so spend time on my own time.
I want to do this out of obedience and sacrifice. Not for my benefit, but for His.