“My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord;
In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up.” Psalm 5:3

by W. E. Sangster

Practice the presence of God! Hold fellowship with him! Even in business, or in the midst of daily toil, often lift your heart for a moment into the atmosphere of his presence. Our business is the absolute surrender of our heart to him.

On waking—turn your mind at once to him. If you wake slowly, let each step to wakefulness be a step towards him.  Address to him your first words of the day. Say in your heart, “I am here, Lord, and eager for another day.”

Cultivate the custom of linking your Lord and yourself with “we.” “What are we going to do together today, Lord?” If it seems too familiar at first, remember that he encourages such intimacy. It is beyond our understanding why he should want to live in our soiled hearts, but he does. Say “we.”

Glance ahead at the day. “We are going to do everything together today, Lord.” See yourself going through the day with him. Meet every known duty and thought with him before you meet it (still with him) in reality. “We must make the most of that opportunity, Lord.” “We must be particularly watchful there, Lord.”

Then rise with zest, and begin your day.

W. E. Sangster
Quoted in The Prayer Adventure. Ed. Jean Watson