Be Reminded
📖Daily Reading
Deuteronomy 11-20
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Join me on my morning walk as we rise and shine together by walking through the Bible daily and learn a practical applicable coaching nugget from the ultimate life coach - our creator (whatever that means to you). No judgement zone here, all are welcome, we are all on a spiritual journey because we are after all spiritual beings having a human experience.
📝 Reflection
Deuteronomy 17:18 -20
“When he sits on the throne as king, he must copy for himself this body of instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests. He must always keep that copy with him and read it daily as long as he lives. That way he will learn to fear the Lord his God by obeying all the terms of these instructions and decrees. This regular reading will prevent him from becoming proud and act as if he is above his fellow citizens. It will also prevent him from turning away from these commands in the smallest way. And it will ensure that he and his descendants will reign for many generations in Israel.”
📜 Love the image of a scroll that must be read daily to be reminded of Who he is committed to and what that means. As I read this passage it reminds me of how I need to put similar measures, systems, routines into place to be reminded of God’s truth, love and provision and how He wants me to live. I have not always been good about reading the Bible every day and even when I was it wasn’t always with a heart to be reminded of how it is supposed to make a difference in my everyday life. I don’t like admitting this.
He knows us better than anyone else, he designed and created us after all. He knows we need to be reminded. This was the double edged sword of His decision to give us free will. It is essential to His plan, but it means that we are easily distracted, swayed, deceived etc.. Not only do we need to be reminded of His ways and seek His guidance on how to live life. We can also clearly see from this example that if we want to make a change in our lives and keep a vision of new identity and to have it be a part of our lifestyle we have to put similar measures, daily routine, rituals, guardrails in place to stay on that path! If we are not vigilant about this we can be vulnerable of veering off of our desired path even ‘in the smallest way’.
I like to call this the marriage principle. We need to be married to our new lifestyle choice(s). For those of you that are married, have been married or thought about being married, you know that this choice is a pre-decision to future choices regarding partnering with other people -you are choosing one over all others. 100% commitment (or at least that is the intent) that from the day you put on that ring💍, the decision is made that you are going to be 100% committed to this other person for life, you don’t have to have conflicting thoughts every time you meet an attractive person and think “should I pursue this other person?” - NO decision is already made, it is not a constant battle in your mind - you have made your decision and commitment it is that strong. Your identity shifted the minute you put that ring on - you are a married person now. This is the kind of commitment that is required that makes future decisions easier even in the face of temptation of another, in the face of illness, hardship, days you wish were not married…
That 💍 is like a symbolic scroll 📜it is be constantly reminded who we are, whose we are and what we are committed to. The other similarity that strikes me is that the kings scrolls had to be written in front of priests. We also do this when we get married- we don’t just commit to each other we make this commitment to God. 100% Commitment, new identity and pre deciding that even if… and if….. or if……..you are married. Can you apply this principle to your journey of changing your relationship with alcohol? This principle really helped me in my personal journey, when I thought about it this way. I am married to my new lifestyle as an alcohol free person and I am married to my devotion to God as my guiding light and Abba Father! I know how easily my brain and this world and the disease to please can ensnare me, that is why I am now doing my daily Rise & Shine routine, that first includes time in His presence and word. I am married to becoming who God wants me to be, all in, surrendered whole heartedly 💖.
✍🏼Daily Journal Prompt
Can you use the ‘marriage principle’💍 or the ‘kings guidelines’ 📜in your journey?
Further applications of this could be to write your compelling why along with all of your why’s and getting a physical reminder and symbol we in the coaching world refer to as an anchor⚓️. A written record and an item that will help you be reminded….
📖Tomorrows Reading
Deuteronomy 21-25
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