When my sons were teenagers, they had the unfortunate experience of a father who was a morning person.
Most times I wouldn't pay too much attention to when they got up, but if we had some place to go (and the clock was ticking) then they pretty much got one warning to get out of bed. If they did not, I would come in their room and in one swoop, yank the warm covers off of them and out of reach.
Essentially I had to make it less comfortable for them to stay in bed in order for them to move.
A pan of water was next, if that didn't work...
Reading Hebrews today, Chapter 12:7-11 (NIV)
"Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as his children. For what children are not disciplined by their father? If you are not disciplined—and everyone undergoes discipline—then you are not legitimate, not true sons and daughters at all. Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live! They disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness. No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it."
Are you feeling a bit uncomfortable lately? Perhaps seeing something in yourself that you were not aware was as bad as you now can see it is?
Sometimes the Lord simply makes us uncomfortable with a sinful habit because he's telling us it's time to repent and move on.
