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65. The Right Way to Start Your Day
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What's the right way to wake up?
In this reflection on Psalm 5, John Ortberg continues the daily rhythm begun in Psalm 4.
Evening is the time of peace.
Morning is the time of hope.
And don't worry: you don't have to become a morning person.
John explores how Psalm 5 gives us a practical way to begin an ordinary day with God, even when we wake up carrying heavy burdens, difficult circumstances, or unanswered questions.
Drawing from the ancient Christian invitation Sursum corda, “Lift up your hearts,” and the wisdom of Francis de Sales, John invites us to preview the coming day with God.
What meetings are ahead?
Who will you encounter?
Where might you be tempted?
Where might you have an opportunity to serve or encourage someone?
Bring your actual day to God.
Then wait expectantly.
Maybe we shouldn't call the thing that wakes us an “alarm clock” at all.
As John puts it, perhaps we need a resurrection clock.
God has given you another day. This one will never come again.
In this episode:
- Psalm 5 as a morning prayer
- The rhythm of Psalms 3, 4, and 5
- Why you don't have to be a morning person
- Waking up with God when life feels heavy
- Sursum corda: Lift up your hearts
- Why waking shouldn't begin with alarm
- Francis de Sales on morning prayer
- Previewing your day with God
- Preparing for difficult interactions
- Looking for opportunities to serve
- Why morning is the time of hope
- The “resurrection clock”
- Living this day surrounded by God's care
Scriptures:
Psalm 3:5 • Psalm 4 • Psalm 5 • Proverbs 27:14 • Psalm 118:24
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00:00 The Right Way to Wake Up
00:23 Psalms 4 & 5: Evening and Morning
00:46 I Wake Because the Lord Sustains Me
01:03 God's Kingdom, Not Mine
01:15 You Don't Have to Be a Morning Person
01:42 All Time Is God's Time
02:11 When You Wake Up Heavy
02:54 Every Morning Is a Resurrection
03:22 Map Out the Coming Day
03:40 Sursum Corda: Lift Up Your Hearts
04:01 Living Today in God's Hands
04:30 Why Do We Call It an Alarm Clock?
05:14 Don't Wake Up Alarmed
05:40 Psalm 5: The Morning Prayer
06:33 Preview Your Day With God
07:21 Prepare for Difficult People
07:47 Look for Opportunities to Serve
08:27 Talk Through Your Day With God
08:45 Wait Expectantly
09:01 You Need a Resurrection Clock
09:11 This Is the Day the Lord Has Made
09:32 Two Ways to Live Today
10:27 Surrounded by God's Favor
10:47 This Day Will Never Come Again
11:10 Wake Up, for God's Sake!