My Date(s).

Recently, I have been asked many times "how do I do it?" referring to the driving that I do each week, referring to the 1 hour drives to Irvine, and to the waking up at 5:30 a.m. to head back to school for work or class.

The answer is quite simple; I enjoy my alone time. It is true, most of the time I am exhausted when driving, but the reason I don't fall asleep at the wheel (normally), is because I love my alone time. Well not exactly alone time, it's more of a date.

A date with my God.

After the first month of driving up and down from San Diego to home, I realized that the time could be spent so much more "usefully" (for lack of a better word). So I started to pray. It's a routine, I get in my car, play some Starfield, Something Like Silas, Delirious?, and I just start driving and praying.
It definitely keeps me awake, and definitely allows me to draw close to Him. I believe as Christians, we spend so much time in fellowship with brothers and sisters, and we give such a big part of our day to others, that we rarely spend time with God. A quick 1 minute prayer here, or a 5 minute prayer before I sleep, or a 30 second prayer before we eat. Altogether, I'd say that I spent (notice past tense) 10 minutes a day (not including Prayer on the Hill) with God.
And by realizing it, I am trying to do something about it. Though I don't necessarily pray the whole hour, I spend almost the whole time basking in the presence of my Lord.

That, my friends, is how I do it each week.