It was only 6:30 a.m. in the morning, yet the church was crowded with people. Some were working out in front of the church building;some were playing chess in a room on the third floor; still others were gathered in a prayer room. I was late for the prayer meeting because I was sick and didn’t sleep well the previous night. Usually I led the meeting, but this morning when I arrived, to my surprise many people had come and worshipped. They even danced to the music. I thought to myself, “Wow, it is wonderfulto sing and dance to the Lord.” Then came with aerobic exercise as the leader demonstrated it step by step. At the end of the exercise, she was handing out each of us a piece of homemade pudding cake. I didn’t take the cake. Instead, I put down my keels before the Lord crying out in my heart, “Why am I here?” All of a sudden I woke up. It was 5:00 a.m. It was a dream.

Oftentimes I allow excuses to come into my life, being not feeling well, less sleep or too busy to come to the Lord in the early morning seeking and speaking to him in person. And as I come before Him, am I praying to Him or playing, having fun before the God who is “majestic holiness, awesome in glory” (Exodus 15:11)? I ask the Lord to forgive my ignorance and insolence?