daily devotions... fresh each day... like coffee...

Daily devotions... commitments to pray... two thirty-day prayer journeys... one over half-way done... the other just five days in...

My attitude feels... stale... my heart distracted by other things to get to...

Lord... how do I keep these daily devotions fresh...? I want them to be a living part of my relationship with You... not a box to check... I want to be with You... pray in agreement with You... listen for You... as I pray through these thirty days...

Thoughts they turn to things I do each day... for family... for me... repetitive tasks to begin the day... beginnings on my mind because this is where I am right now... beginning my day... my spiritual tasks before Him...

Coffee... it sits next to my computer... warm... aromatic... fresh...

Each morning making coffee is one of the first tasks... a chore that doesn't always feel like a chore... I enjoy the result way too much... even though it's decaf... the warmth of the cup... the smell... taste... feel... of each swallow... is a fresh joy each day...

So today... I see... the need to approach these dailys with Him... these commitments I've made... as spiritual coffee...

First things first... made fresh... a living... active... part of my daily day with Him...

Lord... help me keep it fresh... each day... in every way...