Well we have been in Bentonville a little over 3 months now. I can say the Webster's are in a "routine" or a schedule now. Monday - Friday our house is rising by 5:45 am (well I am at least :) Aaron about 6:30 and Brody about 7), we get ready and all head out the door by 7:40 am. Aaron and I trade off who take Brody to school. I always do on Fridays but during the week I like to do it some days too! I dont have too because Aaron goes to church anyway (Brody's daycare is at the church) but I enjoy dropping him off. Aaron picks Brody up at 2 and has about 2 hours with B man until I get home. I get home about 4. We all play for about an hour. I start dinner around 5, 515 and we eat. We may take a walk or ride our bikes after. Bath time is about 645. More play time until about 730. Then its bottle and relax time and Brody goes down by about 8 pm. Then Aaron and I have some down time for just us. I am usually asleep by 930 :) What, I get up early?!? We have a schedule/routine that we do daily.
As I think about how much of a routine we are in and how much we do the same thing over and over, I think about my relationship with God. Do I put God into my routine of my life? Just fit him in when I have time? Do I have a "routine" relationship with Him? Do I say the same prayers and read the same scriptures often? Do I pray from 6:40 - 6:50 every morning because thats my "prayer time"?
Now, dont get me wrong, I think routines are good. I think it is good to have a set time that you spend with God. But routines/schedules can limit. I think sometimes it is good to allow yourself to do new things in your relationship with God. Pray for more time than you have set out for your daily time with him. Read more Scripture than you normally do. Challenge yourself. That is what I have been doing. Challenging myself to pray deeper. Pray more often, even if its not when I normally do it in my daily "routine" or schedule. And not routine, surface level prayers. Deep prayers. That come from the pit of me. I am challenging myself to dig in the Word more often. Every time I get a chance, even if its just one Scripture. It helps me grow. No its not in my daily "routine" but thats ok. Spontaneity with Jesus is fun! He shows you things you may not would have seen had you not gotten out of your "routine". He calls us to pray without ceasing. Even if we dont "schedule" for it. He will honor your time with Him. He wants you to spend more time with Him getting to know Him. He wants to be your best friend. Take that time you spend on facebook/twitter/etc. and give God some of that time.
1 Thessalonians 5:17-18 "Always be joyful and never stop praying. Whatever happens, keep thanking God because of Jesus Christ. This is what God wants you to do."
As I think about how much of a routine we are in and how much we do the same thing over and over, I think about my relationship with God. Do I put God into my routine of my life? Just fit him in when I have time? Do I have a "routine" relationship with Him? Do I say the same prayers and read the same scriptures often? Do I pray from 6:40 - 6:50 every morning because thats my "prayer time"?
Now, dont get me wrong, I think routines are good. I think it is good to have a set time that you spend with God. But routines/schedules can limit. I think sometimes it is good to allow yourself to do new things in your relationship with God. Pray for more time than you have set out for your daily time with him. Read more Scripture than you normally do. Challenge yourself. That is what I have been doing. Challenging myself to pray deeper. Pray more often, even if its not when I normally do it in my daily "routine" or schedule. And not routine, surface level prayers. Deep prayers. That come from the pit of me. I am challenging myself to dig in the Word more often. Every time I get a chance, even if its just one Scripture. It helps me grow. No its not in my daily "routine" but thats ok. Spontaneity with Jesus is fun! He shows you things you may not would have seen had you not gotten out of your "routine". He calls us to pray without ceasing. Even if we dont "schedule" for it. He will honor your time with Him. He wants you to spend more time with Him getting to know Him. He wants to be your best friend. Take that time you spend on facebook/twitter/etc. and give God some of that time.
1 Thessalonians 5:17-18 "Always be joyful and never stop praying. Whatever happens, keep thanking God because of Jesus Christ. This is what God wants you to do."
