Getting Out of Bed
Do you have trouble getting up in the morning? I do. I'm one of these people who just loves the feel of warm cotton sheets and the idea of closing my eyes "for just a couple of more minutes". And that's on my good days. On the mornings that I'm scared of what lies ahead -- an exam or an interaction with a difficult person - or am stressed about not being able to accomplish the many, many things that need to be done, it's not the warmth of my bed that is pulling me back but the desire to retreat and hide out from my day.The other morning as I laid in bed trying to rouse myself, I thought of Jesus on the day He was betrayed. What did he think of on that Thursday morning as He woke up? He knew what was coming; "You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified." ( Matt. 26:2 ) Did He have trouble getting out of bed?We don't know. What we do know is that Scripture reveals a range of emotions t...