New Year, Renewed Relationship
Time for a refresh!
Well, you may have noticed that you didn’t hear from me last week!
And here’s why: I needed a break, a refresh, a renewal.
The end of the year was brutal for me on a professional level, and, on a personal level, I get drained by all the events and lights and visiting with people and trips and finances, etc., etc.
The holidays are not my favorite days.
So, coming into 2024, I wasn’t in a great spot to start writing without taking some time to make sure I was in a better spot emotionally, mentally, but also spiritually.
And that’s what I want to talk about this week: renewal.
The beginning of a new year is a great time for resolutions, right?
But what about your spiritual resolutions?
Kick off this year by dedicating some time and space and energy into investing in your prayer life!
And here is how we can get started doing exactly that by tackling some of the most common barriers that stop people from creating better prayer habits.
Make a commitment to pray daily
Dedicate one specific time every day
Memorize a prayer
Define a prayer “posture”
Create open loops in your prayers
We will cover each of these this week, but let’s start today off by making a commitment to pray daily.
I’m not saying you need to pray for 30 minutes a day. Or even at a specific time each day.
Just a commitment to pray, at least once, every single day.
Let that goal spur your spiritual growth. Not to create a goal to complete, but to create a habit that leads you into growing into a better follower of Jesus.
My prayer for today
Our Father, help me to communicate with you every day for the rest of this year. Jesus, keep reminding me and calling me to talk with you. Spirit, please nudge me more often and with more intensity to pray this year. Amen.
Spiritual practice
Write this down, “I will pray every single day this year.”
Putting it into writing makes it concrete. Feel free to keep it somewhere to reference throughout the year or throw it away. The point is to write it down to seal it in your memory.