WRITE THEM DOWN

You've heard it said from time to time that there's a difference between being active and being productive. You see that a lot with diets. People will make some sacrifices and then become discouraged when they don't see the kind of results they were hoping for. Before too long, they'll give up and convince themselves they're just not capable of becoming as fit as they would like to be.

 

The same kind of thing happens spiritually. We'll acknowledge the need for and the benefits of spiritual disciplines, and we might even get up early on a couple of occasions and have a quiet time. Without a way to really see what God is doing and all that He has done in the context of those meetings with Him, we become satisfied  and drift off into a very little of Christ-likeness; and the benefits of really being connected to God are shrugged off.

 One way to prevent yourself from falling short of your spiritual and physical goals is to write them down. Deuteronomy 6:2 provides a great biblical template to consider in terms of documenting that which you want to govern your behavior. 

 In that passage, you see God specifying how He wanted the Israelites to remind themselves of the Law and the priorities they were to live by. In verse 20, He says to write His words on the doorframe of your house.

 Whether you want to write Scripture on your front door is up to you;and I grew up with Joshua 24:15 hanging on my wall . In addition, I keep a spreadsheet of my prayer requests, and I journal what God's showing me in the context of my quiet times.

When I go to the gym, I write down what I want to do before I start working out. , I write down what I plan to eat the day before my first meal.

 The cool thing about writing your daily routine is that it yields measurable and motivating results.So write them down!

What do you want to do?

When do you want to do it?

How do you want to get it done?

 Document what you want to shape in your behavior, and your life will begin to take the shape you're shooting for physically and spiritually.