
Yep! I planned to start my day with some tea and relaxing on the porch in prayer. Of course, the rest of the day was mapped out as well. The straight line to the end of the day. I love the image above – it’s so reality. Unfortunate but true. Today my day started with a huge poop on the carpet from my dog. He was sleeping on his bed on the hard wood floors, however, felt the best place to make a mess was on the carpet. Ugh. Nothing tastes good after cleaning up poop. For now, tea is on the backburner.
How did your day start? Could you pivot when it started differently than expected? Maybe it started better than expected. Or did it start like me – a huge mess to clean up? Here we are. 7 am and the day before us. The crisis or distraction nipping at our heels. How do we regroup and refocus?
I’m going to go make my tea anyway and sit on my porch with God. I need it even more today. I need it every day whether I think I do or not. Some days, I know I need it. The days I don’t, I still spend that time. It’s a rhythm in my life that brings me peace and focus on God and His plans for my day. If I don’t, it’s a tougher day. If you haven’t yet set up a rhythm in your life to connect with God daily, now is the day.
If your morning was bad, you are all in on what I’m talking about. If your morning was fine, you may just put this off until tomorrow. Don’t. Time with God every morning is critical. It may be midday before plans derail. It may not happen at all. If you don’t connect with our Creator, the One who loves you no matter what, you aren’t living each day to the fullest. Time with Him is time well spent. 5 minutes or 30 minutes. Just do it! Start finding your daily rhythm with God.
Here are a few ideas:
- Tea on the porch
- Praying while exercising
- Listen to a worship song and sing along, end with a time of prayer
- Read the Bible and ponder what you read
- Listen to a sermon from another church and apply the teaching in your life
- Write a verse on a notecard and read it daily for an entire week
Some days you enjoy the straight road to the finish line. Most days have some type of dip in the road. All days are better when started with God.
Come near to God and he will come near to you. ~ James 4:8a NIV
God is near to you always. When we draw near to Him, we will find Him. Find your rhythm with Him today.
Dream Big! Pray Big!