PRAYER: Up & Out the Bed
Every now and again, I struggle with getting up and out the bed. There was a time when I lived and loved to sleep. Especially in high school. Everyday after school I would sleep for hours, only to get up eat, do a bit of homework, watch tv, then back to sleep for the night. The bed was my safe place, but over the years I realized that it was a way for the enemy to keep me bound.
I was literally sleeping my life away.
As an adult, I’ve come to a place where I simply can’t stay in the bed past a certain hour unless I am physically sick. Now, I still do have moments where I’ll toil with the comfort and warmth of the bed and, say to myself, “I don’t want to get up.” However, the decision I choose is always one of movement, productivity, growth, development, and simply being who God has called me to be and doing what He has called me to do. I always choose to get up.
If you struggle with getting out of the bed, here is a prayer to pray that I hope helps:
Lord, thank you for waking me up this morning. I know this bed feels good, but please help me to get up. Give me the strength to release myself from this place of warmth and comfort. Give me the will and desire to move forward with the day.
Give me an extra dose of energy and motivation to move beyond this pillow. I pray that you would ease my mind about what the day holds. I know that there is something keeping me from getting up. Whether that’s because I am worried about my problems, I feel unfulfilled in the work I do, I have relational issues, my finances might be low, or struggling with my health or image, help me. If there is a physical ailment keeping me from getting up, Lord please heal me with enough strength to get up and move to the next part of this day. Help me to release my concerns to you and get up. Give me the wisdom and help me take action to come back to this prayer and ask you for the will to get up when I feel like this bed has a hold of me again. Thank you for waking me up and opening my understanding to your will.
In Jesus Name, Amen