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McGowdog · 04-06-2009, 04:43 PM

I do On Awakening...

I do When we retire at night...

Now what I've been working on is the Throughout the day... part.

I love starting the day off with simply considering our plans... asking God to remove self pity, dishonest, self-seeking motives...

Then to close the day with "constructively" reviewing our day. Looking at where we were selfish, dishonest, resentful or afraid...and a few other questions. But the part I really like is when it says that we must not "drift ..." Then we ask for God's forgiveness and inquire what corrective measures should be taken.

The "thoughout the day stuff is any number of spiritual outlets. It may be reading from a devotional, set aside meditations, prayers, or other worship. I've been going though an audio book by Rick Warren; The Purpose Driven Life.

In that I learned it's good to not get into a "worship rut". We all have a unique way to worship God and we can express this doing otherwise ordinary activities throughout the day. For instance, a cook can bring God along while he/she's preparing food.

Anyways, I belong to a closed AA group and we do all 12 steps yearly. We just got back from a spiritual retreat in the Colorado mountains and it was awesome.

04-06-2009, 04:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
McGowdog Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Southern Colorado Posts: 1,174	I do On Awakening... I do When we retire at night... Now what I've been working on is the Throughout the day... part. I love starting the day off with simply considering our plans... asking God to remove self pity, dishonest, self-seeking motives... Then to close the day with "constructively" reviewing our day. Looking at where we were selfish, dishonest, resentful or afraid...and a few other questions. But the part I really like is when it says that we must not "drift ..." Then we ask for God's forgiveness and inquire what corrective measures should be taken. The "thoughout the day stuff is any number of spiritual outlets. It may be reading from a devotional, set aside meditations, prayers, or other worship. I've been going though an audio book by Rick Warren; The Purpose Driven Life. In that I learned it's good to not get into a "worship rut". We all have a unique way to worship God and we can express this doing otherwise ordinary activities throughout the day. For instance, a cook can bring God along while he/she's preparing food. Anyways, I belong to a closed AA group and we do all 12 steps yearly. We just got back from a spiritual retreat in the Colorado mountains and it was awesome.