Desire for God

The Creator of life, the Savior of the world, my loving Father, endless grace...what is not appealing about that? My alarm obnoxiously wakes me up at 7:30am and and my first thought is already processed, "ugh! I hate waking up!" I get ready for another day at work. I walk out of the door while my Bible is still sitting by my bedside unopened. It is a constant battle everyday between sleeping a little longer or making time to spend with God. Why would I choose more sleep over spending time with the One who "CHOSE me before the foundations of the world!?" Plain selfish. The days I do start my day off right by praying for others and reading the Word, I find myself more hungry for Biblical knowledge. If you grew up in a Christian family, you were probably told your whole life that you should have a "quiet time" everyday. When I got to the point of actually wanting to know my Savior more instead of trying to abide by what I was told to do, my relationship with Christ became intimate. I hate that at the age of 23 I am still inconsistent and undisciplined at times. As believers, we should want to know Christ more and we should have the desire to obey Him. I long for the day I get to see Him face to face, but until then, I want to live this life with a purpose out of obedience, desire and love.