God told you to eat an orange before you went to bed. That night, you had some of the best sleep of your life. The next night, you did it again, and your sleep was great. You do this all week and have great sleep. After a week, you continue to eat an orange, but your sleep wasn’t good. The next night, you eat orange again, but still, little sleep.
What happened? You’ve followed God’s instructions.
What happened was that you appreciated the routine and minimized the routine Giver. You loved what the routine could do, and you stopped listening to Who provided the instructions in the first place.
Some of us have pushed God out of certain parts of our lives because we found a routine that works for us. We’re no longer trying to hear from God. We found something we like, that works, and we’re sticking with it. That’s wrong. God is constantly doing things differently. We need to be able to listen and adapt. Part of our adaptation is seeking His will for that situation and being able to adjust if it’s something we haven’t done.
From sleeping to how you cook a meal, be sure to contact God for that situation to ensure your seeking and listening skills aren’t ruined by routine.
Proverbs 3:6 NLT Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.
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January 18, 2025 at 7:51 pm
Anonymous
A little different perspective: I’ve often fallen into a routine as a way to have one less thing to worry about. (Like what I’m going to eat each day.) It’s already planned out, so I have more time to spend meditating on scripture and revelation from the Lord. Another routine of mine lately is worshipping first thing in the morning. I wake up most days with a worship song in my head, so I start my day with that one. I struggled with keeping a routine in the past due to a lack of self discipline (and ADHD), but I believe the Spirit has used routines as a way of providing relief from anxiety for me. Things change when He leads another direction.