I don’t know about you but I love my rest! So much so that I hit snooze on my alarm
clock at least two times every morning. There is something so nice and peaceful
about lying there with no agenda. It’s a great time to be one with your
thoughts. Until that alarm buzzer sounds again and finally, we get up.
What does it mean to get up? The first thing that crosses my
mind is a change in position. Generally, when we get up, we transition from a
lying or sitting position to a standing position. We transition from a state of
rest to a state of movement. Something jolts us into action. And we usually get up with a purpose or
reason. We get up in the morning so that we can get to work or get the kids off
to school. Some of us may get up to spend time with God or to go to gym to
workout. We get up in the afternoon
because we have a meeting to attend or dinner to cook and eat. There are a number of reasons why we get up.
I can’t help but wonder what our deeply rooted motivations
are that force us to get up. As I prepared myself for Resurrection Sunday, I
thought ‘He got up for me. The least I can do is get up for Him!’ I couldn’t
shake that thought throughout the day. Jesus Christ got up on the cross and
sacrificed everything – and I do mean everything – for us. If that wasn’t
enough, He then got up out of the grave as an example of how powerful and
transformational our God is. My getting up on Sunday morning wasn’t just about
getting out of bed on Sunday morning and making it to church by 6:00a.m. It was
much more than that. Throughout the day, I realized that God is calling us to get
up and move. He wants us to move out of our own way and to move off of our own
paths. God wants us to get up and follow Him. He wants us to allow Him to fully
use us for His glory.
God wants us to get up out of our resting place and to get
moving. There’s something inside of us that we’re not tapping in to. Perhaps we’re
afraid or we’re living in doubt. Perhaps we’re listening to the wrong voices or
allowing past shame to stump our steps. Whatever it is no longer matters. Those
days are now over. It’s time for us to move into our calling and purpose. After
all, God did! You can too!
Share with us: What got you up today?
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