I have been experiencing an interesting phenomenon recently - the time in my day has multiplied. 

I've identified myself as a night owl for as long as I can remember. Hence most of my school papers, creative genius, insane workouts, meaningful conversations, and this blog have happened between 5pm-1am. I don't dislike mornings. Once I'm up, I'm up. But it's as if my brain doesn't decide to fully engage until at least the afternoon. I know what you're thinking, 'That's why they invented coffee' - but not for me, my body actually rejects caffeine.

As all my important brain tasks migrated to the evenings, my Jesus time was quick to follow suit. I would read or listen to the Bible at the end of the day, often after I had crawled into bed. However, what you leave until last often gets pushed to tomorrow. When I had a busy day or a long evening, my Jesus time would be cut short or I'd fall asleep partway through. 

So I've been trying something new. Let's see if I can have intentional Bible time in the morning. I figure I've been doing a lot of "new" recently and I've grown up some since my last attempt. Not a foreign concept, I know, but world rocking - yes! I started one of the Bible-in-a-year plans on my YouVersion. Looks like I may have established a new habit; day 21 was this morning. 

But the world rocking part is that by putting my Jesus time first...I somehow have more time in my day. OK, time is pretty constant, yet it feels like I have more time. I'm able to accomplish more in my day, be less stressed, choose a positive attitude, and get more rest. I know God can multiply financial resources, but it somehow never clicked that He wants to bless my time as well. So cool! In giving God our first, He faithfully blesses the rest to accomplish more than we could have done single-handedly with the whole.