Capturing your time

Mark 1:35 says, "Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed."
This is Jesus, God's own Son sneaking away early in the morning to find solitude. To get away from everything and capture His day. If Jesus needed it how much more do we need it ourselves.
As I have grown older, not old, just older I have changed several times my morning routine. I have found personally that what works for one person doesn't work for another. I get up, read the chapter out of Proverbs that corresponds with the day. I then pray and spend time studing through Philippians(which is what I am preaching from right now). Then at lunch time I read a quiet time "My utmost for His highest". This helps me recapture my day as hectic as it may be if for only 5 - 10 minutes I am in total control and relaxed while focusing on God.
This is the only way I can survive some of the hectic 12 - 14 hour days that face me right now. God has instructed us to renew our minds daily as we saw in yesterday's verses. I for one take that advice seriously and understand its importance.
Do you ever remember playing hide and seek as a child. As you waited in the quiet it seemed like it took forever for anyone to come find you. During that time your mind wanders and you can hear your heart beating and a sense of anxiety overtakes you as you have just sat still and felt solitude. As adults we need to capitalize on that solitude so that we are completely still and reflective on God and His word.
Take over your day by starting it with God. As a teen I used to start every day by praying and telling God I was going to give Him my thoughts for that day.
Thanks for reading and have a great day!