Again and again our Lord awakens us, whether we will it or not. Again and again his voice breaks in upon our indifference and complacency, even though we may be unwilling. But while it is not ours to decide whether we shall be disturbed or not, it is ours to decide what we should do, once we are disturbed. If an alarm clock rings in your room it is likely to wake you whether you wish it to or not. But when it has gotten you awake, that is as far as it can go. It cannot drag you out of bed. Whether you go back to sleep depends entirely on yourself. And that, with all reverence, is as far as our Lord can go. All he can do is disturb us. But having done that, the rest is left to us. He can wake us, but the getting up must be done by ourselves.