The Traveler's Journal

IN THE MORNING (Announce – Feel – Hide – Say)

(1) Announce it – “Wartakan” – symbol : Radio Alarm / Rooster (if u can provide a rooster who will make a sound as punctual as your desire haha)

- Announce words of worship to recognize God’s presence.

- Ul 4 : 39 – announce how great God is, how grateful we are for the love of God.

- Dilakukan saat masih di tempat tidur, 2-3 menit setelah buka mata.

- Why is it important? Because feeling follows action & will change your view.

(2) Feel it – “Rasakan” – symbol : Water dipper alias gayung (apa lagi sih English untuk gayung?)

- Feel God’s love – love that runs down like water from water dipper when we take a bath, like Jesus’ blood that washes us & gives us forgiveness for our sins (Mzm 31:22, 63:4).

- We should remember our value before God.

(3) Hide it – “Simpan” – symbol : The Bible

- Hide God’s words in your heart (Mzm 119:11).

- If time shortage is the reason for neglecting Bible reading, remember that “we’ll always give time for something important” – jd klo ga sempet terus baca Alkitab, jgn2 itu krn Alkitab ga begitu penting buat kita….

- Reading the Bible for depth, not distance.

- Mzm 119:105

(4) Say it – “Bicarakan” – symbol : Coffee cup

- Say it in prayer. Coffee cup symbolize conversation with other people. If we’re so fond of talking to other people, we should be more fond of talking with our Creator.

- Conversation with God will change our relationship with others.

- What makes a prayer important?

1] God loves to hear us. Imagine this : the Almighty Creator of the universe loves to talk with His creation (small, weak, and from dust) !!

2] God will answer our prayers according to His good will (Mat 7:9-11).

Konon, ‘If the morning is right, the whole day will be bright’. Well, ga precisely demikian sih, tapi morning yang diawali dengan worshipping God & surrendering ourselves into Thy hand pastilah akan memberi kita kekuatan untuk menjalani seharian yang mungkin padat, nyesek, panas, dan penuh tantangan – dengan cara yang lebih baik dibandingkan klo pagi hari kita diisi hal2 yang mumet.

Satu quote lagi :

“Get yourself in tune with God in the morning, before the orchestra of the day begins”