What's Your Routine?

I broke all routine this morning, and it actually was really good and enlightning.

I woke very early for the first time in a while, I had enough time before leaving for work to actually cook a good breakfast; however, once downstairs I came to find that I had no bread, the eggs had expired and no milk (With only myself home during the week I have not been purchasing many groceries). So, after starting laundry I decided I would go find a Tim Horton's and order oatmeal and a tea.

From the moment I entered this Tim Horton's I was in observation mode; this is not a regular thing for me to do first thing in the morning, but what a busy popular place it was; and definitely part of many a person's routine. It started with a pleasant greeting from the front girl, however, obviously her regular shift was afternoons or evenings as she greeted me with "good afternoon, how can I help you?" I simply responded with a "good thanks". She then continued her regular routine with taking my order and even though I made no indication that I wanted the order to go, she put it all in a "to go" bag. As I sat down at the table with my breakfast, she made a small comment about her being out of her regular routine, and that she is typically on drive-thru where everything goes in a bag.

As I sat journalling and thinking about the events of the last couple of days, it became obvious that I had sat in someone's "regular" seat. After wandering for a little bit he found another table; but I was struck at how routine we as humans can become. And, when events seem to mess with our routines, we are a little "off" with what to do next. It sometimes takes some time to become focused once again.

I can't help but wonder how things could change if we made sure our "routine" always began with saying good morning and acknowledging Jesus and His presence in our day? What if we became "off" if we missed our initial morning prayer? or daily feed of His word?

I am not suggesting that we need to be under the law of "the day doesnt begin until you go to the throne"; however, how better equipped would we be, if we were actually aware of how equipped we were with the very life of Jesus? What if we got to the point that our day just could not go on until we stopped to have a conversation with our true life source?

So, I challenge you to think about your routine, and ask yourself where in that routine do you stop to acknowledge Jesus and dwell on His word and presense in your day.

Til Next Time

Jacqueline