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For The Soldier of the Cross, consistency comes only by the Holy Spirit.
The Lord is making His likeness in us, and it comes at a cost. One of the most
difficult things to do is develop a daily habit as an adult.
I have several. I wash, I brush my teeth, I have a time with the Lord, put on makeup,
and I make the bed. Those are all morning things and I do nothing else until those
things are done. The quiet time was added when I was saved, and the bed-making
was added when I was thirty two.
At night, I write the devotional, update several other web things, wash up and
brush my teeth.
The devotional was added four years ago and the other updates piggybacked on it.
These are things that I believe the Lord has assigned me to do.
If I do not brush my teeth each day, each tooth will have a visible, fuzzy yellow
sweater on it, and all will see. If I do not bathe, others will have immediate insight into
my schedule. These habits were developed as a child.
The other habits have been developed as an adult, and they have not been so
organic.
Each day there is a conscious effort to meet with the Lord. A battle comes
against it that I do not experience when I go to brush my teeth, nevertheless, I must do
it.
I memorize a verse each day, and there is a battle I must fight through that I do not
experience when I bathe, nevertheless, I must do it.
I write a devotional each day, and it is not a matter of convenience. More often
than not I am writing at midnight and am exhausted, nevertheless, I must do it.
What am I saying?
The Lord loves to have our days and our nights. It is easy to fall into patterns of
living that produce convenience and comfort, and that is not the Plan of God..
We must be pliable in His hands and willing to take on duties that do not fit
conveniently into the already existing schedule of pattern of comfort.
Can He really have your life? If so, you will have a missionary spirit - one of "Lord,
send me! Lord, use me! Lord, take me!"
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