#Snooze_And_Dismiss_Buttons

Nzaku Nashipae

23 hrs · 

Dear Diary,

#Snooze_And_Dismiss_Button

I can bet many people use an alarm clock to wake up in the morning. Most of our alarm clocks have a  a snooze and dismiss button. When the alarm goes off, you can hit that button and go back to sleep, interestingly many of us can hit the buttons without opening the eyes. In about ten minutes (or whatever interval you set), the alarm will go off again. You can just keep on doing this and go right on sleeping. Maybe it is nice to get that extra sleep, but there are two problems with snooze and/or dismiss alarms. The first is that if you keep on hitting the snooze/dismiss alarm, you may be late or miss out on something completely. The second problem is that if you keep hitting the snooze/dismiss alarm, you may get so used to the sound of the alarm that you don’t even hear it at all and you will sleep right through the alarm.

I’m shy to admit I hit snooze buttons often. Saturday was one of those days I hit the dismiss button and was late for a safari. My friend and I were to meet in town at 5:45am to catch a shuttle to Bobaracho, Kisii for burial of my baby sister’s brother. My alarm went off at 5:00am and I hit the snooze button. The second time it went off I dismissed it and decided I’ll do my morning prayers under the duvet. Well, you guessed acceptably, I didn’t say Amen in my prayer because I drifted to dreamland. Exactly at 6:00am, my safari-mate called me and I woke up. Helter-skelter I ran frantically in the house, in 10 minutes I was done with my routine grooming. I literally ran to stage, took a nduthii which cost me ksh. 300/-. I made it to town at 6:43am, 1 hour late. Because of snoozing and hitting the dismiss alarm, we missed the 6am shuttles and had to leave at around 7:20am. We made it to Bobaracho village safely but a little bit late.

Did you know that God sometimes sounds a wake up alarm in our lives? He speaks to our heart and says, "It is time to wake up and follow me." Some of us have been hitting the snooze/dismiss button and say, "Not now Lord, call me again -- a little bit later." Some have it so many times that they get to where they don’t even hear God’s voice. When they finally wake up, they find out that it is too late.

Years before 2013, several times I heard God call me into ministry but I kept snoozing and dismissing it. It cost me more than I had anticipated. I remember one day God spoke to me through my mom but I rudely dismissed her and was at logger heads with her simply because she said what I knew was truth of what God needed me to do. I snoozed the call and had a better deal, at least better according to I, me and myself. I dismissed God’s business and went to pursue other things, but I didn’t find any peace and contentment in that. I was on the run; I had snoozed and dismissed but God in His grace and wisdom reached me. Today, I am where I am because of His relentless love and grace.

I’d like to speak to someone who has been snoozing and/or dismissing God’s wake up call. My friend, doesn’t waste time any more, wake up and follow Jesus. You, who have been saying, it is not yet time to give your life to Jesus. Hear me, now is the time. Give your life to Jesus. Don’t wait until it’s too late. It can cost your life; your eternal destiny.
Some of you, it is the fear of the unknown that holds you back and makes you keep hitting the snooze/dismiss button. It’s time to make an intentional decision to commit your life to Jesus. 2 Corinthians 6:2, “AT THE ACCEPTABLE TIME (the time of grace) I LISTENED TO YOU, AND I HELPED YOU ON THE DAY OF SALVATION. Behold, now is THE ACCEPTABLE TIME, behold, now is THE DAY OF SALVATION.”

Yours faithful scribbler,
Nzaku Nashipae