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Day 167: Draw Your Energy from God



August 29, 2020


When I think back on all the advice my mother gave me growing up, one of the things I remember ignoring the most was, “Always eat breakfast.  It is the most important meal of the day.”  I was in my 50’s before I began to heed that advice regularly.  I wish I would have listened sooner.  I really do feel more energized and focused when I eat a good breakfast.  This has also been very important in my weight loss journey.  I always had some excuse why I could not or did not need to eat breakfast.  (No time…nothing I like…makes me more hungry later…)  I let myself make those excuses because breakfast was not a priority for me.  I had not experienced its benefits.  Unfortunately, I can also say the same is true for beginning my day with quiet, alone time with God.  My time spent talking (and listening) to God was something that happened “on the fly” for many years.  Just like the breakfast thing, I finally realized that devoting time at the beginning of my day to praying and reading God’s word makes my day better.  I feel more focused and energized and better able to handle the day when I make this a priority.  There are many great daily devotional books out there. (I guess it is called a “daily devotional” because we devote time to Him daily.)  “Jesus Calling” by Sarah Young and “God is With You Everyday” by Max Lucado are two of my favorites.  Each day I find just what I need to hear (read) to bolster up my faith and head into the day.  If we can put aside our “to do” list and make time with Our Father a priority, all or our “to do’s” will go more smoothly and we will have more peace and more energy throughout the day.  Proverbs 16:3 says “Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.”  Isaiah 40:28-31 says “Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”  Draw your energy from God!  Smile and be joyful!

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