THE MAIN THEME: HOW DO I GET TO WHERE I AM GOING?

TITLE: THE POWER OF ROUTINES AND RITUALS

The bible verse for today’s devotional is: Mark 1:35 (NIV)

Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.

Devotional:

What do you do in the first hour of waking up?

In our busy world, it is easy to wake up to the sound of the alarm and dash through the door trying to get a lot done before we leave home or log on to our devices, but as you can tell doing this over and over will lead to burnout.

Successful people in all walks of life have a common practice; they have routines. Bright and intelligent minds doing great and marvellous works such as Praise Fowowe, Oprah Winfrey, Aliko Dangote, Bill Gates all have certain routines and rituals that support their physical and mental well being and growth, and other life goals.

Getting on our life’s assignment (whatever that may be for you at this time) will require grit and much patience. Routines and rituals do not only offer a beautiful recipe for divine connection and refueling, they help you to plan, prevent distractions and accomplish goals.

Practices such as meditation and prayer, journaling our thoughts or writing a gratitude list, exercise, listening to motivational podcasts, reading a book, and so on, can offer us an opportunity to catch our breath, reflect on what is working or not working, and rechannel our energies to be able to go at life maximally.

Here are a few reflective questions:

• Can I identify which routine and ritual will support my goals?
• Can I identify which routine and ritual will not support my goals?

• What is my plan to replace unhelpful practices with routines that will support my goals?

 Let us pray:

Dear God, I ask for the grace to be disciplined and commit to helpful routines that can support my goal in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Please say these words of affirmation. Say them, mean them, own them and live them:

• My routines will get me to where I am going
• I am disciplined and focused.
• I am committed to my routines.

I hope your day is well planned? Take good care of yourself and see you tomorrow!

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