I have a daily routine I have fallen into. I eat, sleep pee poop, run eat work,etc...day in day out. I always am thankful that it's not drink, pop pill, stumble stumble slur slur pass out anymore. However, today as I ran I had my eyes opened to the fact that even believers can fall into a 'mundane' routine. As I ran, I noticed it was harder than yesterday, that I had to work a little more to get up the hills.

Many of us set goals for ourselves. Some do it daily, some set weekly goals and some have a "bucket list" that they hope to accomplish within their lifetime. I set a goal to run a half marathon this year. I started the process a few months ago and I am still heading in that direction. Funny thing about goals, once you set them, you really have to work at making progress. I realized a long time ago, that you have to intentionally purpose time towards working toward your goal.

Have you ever stopped to consider, why do you believe the things you believe? Who taught you these core values? What do you really believe? Some of us had the fortune of being raised in a home where "decent" core family values were at least taught, even if they weren't "lived". Many of us have held on to beliefs passed down from our family, and yet we really don't know what we believe or even Why.

Oh Happy Day! I have a song in my head right now and what I love about the lyrics are that you can sing them NO MATTER what your going through or facing right now...check them out...(see more). Whatever your circumstances, we can sing these words this morning with a smile on our faces because of what He has ALREADY done! What a happy day it is!

There are times I find myself being told to go somewhere. Most of us have experienced a colorful more than tropical travel suggestion from an upset person, but that is not where I am talking about. I am talking about when God tells you or provides an undeniable sign that you are to go to a certain place and do such and such. There are multiple examples of God telling someone to go somewhere in the Bible.