So during my "think time" today, and yes I try to spend time every day to think, I realized how ritualistic I am.
I wake up at the same time and in the same way almost every single morning.
I get ready in the exact same order doing the same exact thing every morning.
I can tell you down to the minute how long my shower will be or how long getting ready will take me if I dont run into problems.
I take a shower exactly the same way every morning (even to the point that when I am done I didnt even realize I had taken a shower)
I do my quiet time in the same spot, at the same time, sitting the same way everyday.
I come home from school and do the exact same thing without a single change.
I go to bed at the same time every single night.
I have the exact same night time ritual every night, its sad when your dog knows your night time schedule.
I sleep in the same exact way every single night.
Now some things are OK to be ritualistic about but it bothered me that I did my quiet time the same way every day. My relationship with Christ shouldnt be ritualistic. Its ok to make my shower, my morning times, my night times, all ritualistic but a relationship is not that way. So Im going to shake things up. I am going to do my quiet time in different spots, sitting in different ways, maybe even at different times. I don't like change but I think some things warrant a change. Maybe the next blog will be on change . . . . hmmmm
