I found a devotional that I wanted to share with you, my readers, for today’s Food for Thought.

“Sometimes our daily routine seems more like a never-ending rut. The activities and responsibilities that were once fresh and new gradually become stale and old. What can you do to shake things up a bit?

A woman asked herself that question one morning. She had done all she needed to do to get her children off to school and her husband to work. Now she was home alone, looking for the motivation to face her day.

She said to herself, I know what I’ll do. I’ll turn things upside-down. Instead of sticking to my usual schedule, I’ll reverse the order.

That meant her first item of business was preparing dinner. She thought she might feel strange preparing meat and vegetables at 9 A.M., but she was surprised to find she felt a sense of relief at having this “chore” done early. Somehow, it made the rest of the housework and errands less stressful.

She found a little extra time to write a letter and catch up on some reading, and by the time her children came tromping in from school, she felt happier than she had in weeks. She was already considering other ways to add variety to her daily routine.

Who says you have to do the same things in the same way at the same time every day?

The Bible tells us that our God is a God of infinite variety! While His commandments are not negotiable, His methods often change. That’s part of His nature as our Creator. The Lord continually creates new methods to reach us with His love and show us His care.

Break out of your rut today! Ask the Lord to give you insight into how you might participate more fully in His creative process by doing things differently.”

So today, what change will you make to not stay in a rut?

      18 “Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. 

      19 Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? 

      I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. 

Blessings on your journey,

Gene