Tag: routine
By the time we’ve hit middle age, though, we have somehow become wildly opposed to change. We’ve created routines and we cling to them like life rafts. They are soothing and safe. Most of us won’t change jobs or move across the street (let alone across the country). We don’t even want to alter our coffee order if we can help it. Is this really God’s best intention for us?
Jesus had a geographical location that He climbed to on a regular basis to adjust His worldview. He stayed long enough to emerge obedient. I wonder, what about us?
So what about us? Do we start and end our days with earnest acknowledgement of our spiritual need and appreciation for God’s above and beyond involvement? What systems do we have in place to moor our lives to His mercy?
“Keep the Sabbath; it is holy to you.” (Exodus 31:14 MSG) I had a Holy Spirit tug yesterday to call a certain friend. I texted instead. She and I have an unspoken arrangement: we usually text before we call to make sure the other has…