An Early Start

Lately my devotional life has been really weak. I’ve been busy with both the Christmas season, and church planting. Just a few months back I purchased D.A. Carson’s For The Love of God (that I immediately fell in love with). But now I have no more early morning train rides, basically an hour ride a few days a week, the time that was so easy to read a devotion and pray because there’s nothing else to do, and less days to just wake up, make a cup of coffee and sit down with God.

 All excuses, how can you be “too busy to be with God?”

 So, I came up with a better excuse...

 I really like bible reading plans, and devotions for each day of the year. So, since we’re just a week away from the new year, and the next opportunity to “commit” to reading through the bible in a year, (just to give up on it when we’re half way through Leviticus) I’ve kept telling myself, when I feel the urge to sit, read, and pray devotionally, that I can just wait “until next week” and start fresh...

 This morning I had that same sensation: Go read your devotion, pray, worship God...

 I answered the same way that I have the last few weeks...”but next week I can start from fresh...start on day one and “commit” myself to making it through 2007...”

 I think God answered my declining of His invitation to worship Him...

 “Why don’t you start January 1^st today?”

 Great Idea!

 So here I am, writing the few last sentences of this entry then I’m going to “crack” open my (digital) copy of For The Love of God and I’m going to read January 1^st entry...Tomorrow January 2^nd...and so on.

 So, now I have an early start on the year. And, if you’re like me, you’ll need it too. Now I have a whole week of “extra days” to keep me ahead of schedule for 2007.

 Go on, find a good devotion or reading plan and get yourself an early start too.