Wake up at 3.00 AM

It was a cold morning, still dark outside, with my air-con blowing out cold air at twenty degrees.  I woke up, searching for the air-con remote, fixing it to a more bearable temperature and went back under my thick comfy blanket.  I thought, "Is it five o'clock already?"  As I checked my phone, it shows 3.30am.  "Owh.. it wasn't the alarm then.  It is me." 

Dear readers, waking up early in the morning at around 2-3am I believe happens to some, if not all of us.  I used to have these wake ups frequently before, and it made me wonder, why does my body wake up so early, when it should be resting? This post is my personal opinion, so feel free to accept or reject it as you read along. 

There were times when I continuously wake up at 3am.  Exactly 3.00 am on the dot.  When this happened, it scared me,  Scared me so much that I was afraid to go back to sleep.  So I end up listening to gospel songs until I didn't realize I overslept and wake up at 7.30am, late for work.  

I did read up articles online, and some did say that it is during this time that our body is the weakest.  And I recall, when I was working in the hospital, patients always collapse or dies during this wee hours of the morning, 3-4 am. And in the end pronounced death at 5am, after resuscitation done.  

For me, if I wake up at 3am, it means this : "Wake up and pray." 

"Wake up and pray." 

It is either, God telling me to get up and pray, ask for forgiveness for the sins I have committed and repent. Or, there is something God is telling me to pray and intercede for. 

Search within your heart, what is it that your heart is crying out for? Why is your heart unsettled?

Is there a recent trouble in your relationship with family, friends, colleagues or in the church? 

Is there need for pray and intercession for your Pastor, Elders, Deacons or church ministries? 

Is there a need to pray for the people around you, the lost among you? 

Is there a need for revival in your town, where you long to see the young and old come together in fire for the Lord? 

So, if you wake up at 3am, and it is not because you need to use the toilet because you had a lot to drink before sleep, or you have urinary problem; then wake up, get up and pray.  

Remember Samuel was called by God in his sleep, he woke up and asked Eli if he called him. God called Samuel three times, and the last time he answered just as Eli told him to. 

"If He calls you, then you must say, "Speak, Lord, for Your servant hears".

1 Samuel 3:9