Today is my last day of Christmas break. One of the perks of being a teacher is I have off almost as much time as our children. This is not the case for my husband. He builds fences for a living with his brother and, except for 2 weeks a year, if he doesn't work, he doesn't get paid. Currently, he is my alarm clock. He wakes up each morning with no alarm and just before he leaves for work, kisses me goodbye. When I'm off work, I try to go back to sleep- this works about once a week. When I'm working, he wakes me as he gets up, and just before he leaves, he wakes the kids.
Living where we do, we have many different alarms- the roosters next door are only one. Our three donkeys, Bonnie, Clyde, and Rufus are another, and probably my favorite, but not in the least predictible. Of course there is the typical alarm clock, the phone alarm (which is what my dad dad uses), and the oven timer (that I often forget to use and therefore burn things!). We also have our house alarm- ours is our dog Gravy, fire alarms, tornado alarms, silent alarms, email alarms, appointment reminder alarms, and the list goes on and on.
But, I believe we also have internal alarms. There is the mother who wakes up just before her child starts crying. The father who wakes just before a middle of the night phone call about a sick parent. And we've all probably awaken 5 minutes or so before our waking alarm goes off. But there are also internal alarms about our decisions; small whispers from the Holy Spirit trying to lead us in God's direction. But when life gets busy, the voice or alarm is often over powered by worldly desires. During this new year try to take time, be still, and listen for that guiding voice to guide you on God's path. After all, He is the only alarm we really need.
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