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Here is the scenario:  it’s 4 a.m. and the alarm clock barely starts to ring when I jump out of bed, shut off the alarm and start collecting my camo clothes, my gun and all that I will need for a day of hunting.  Doesn’t matter what season it is…deer, quail, turkey or whatever.  I can do this no matter how much or how little sleep I’ve had the night before.  Recently, I laid down at 1:00 a.m. and still jumped out of bed “bright eyed and bushy tailed” at 4:15 a.m.

 

Now…here’s the weekday scenario:  it’s 5:30 a.m. and the alarm is going off. I have laid down the night before asking God to help me get out of bed so that I might spend some time with Him, in His word and in his presence.  I want to begin my day being faithful to the little things that really matter like honoring the Lord with the first waking moments of my day.  Instead of responding to the alarm like I do when it’s hunting season (or fishing for that matter) I hit the snooze button and roll back over.  Sometimes more than once.  This happens way more often than I am comfortable admitting.   What is up with that?

 

Could it be that hunting or fishing or “Black Friday” shopping (insert whatever drives you to get out of bed early) means more to me than time alone with God?  Do I desire time spent pursuing these pasttimes more than I desire reading the word of God and talking to Him?  Oh, you may say (like I have) that time alone in God’s creation, enjoying the great outdoors, is a way of spending time with Him.  A way to worship Him and marvel at all He has created.  And it is.  But far too often, at least for me, getting away to hunt or fish is more about doing what I want to do.

 

I have asked the Lord to give me a heart that desires Him more than anything.  I want to jump out of bed to spend daily quiet time with Him with the same excitement that I do when it’s time to go hunting.  I want to pursue the Lord and my relationship with Him with that same passion.

 

Now, don’t get me wrong…I’m not saying that hunting or fishing or spending time in your hobby is a bad thing.  The question is this, “How much time do you spend doing what you want to do, as opposed to time spent asking God what he wants you to do?”

 

In Matthew 5:6, Jesus said “blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”

 

What are you being filled by?

 

I’m goin’ huntin’…for Jesus!

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