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DAY 29
New
“Sing to the Lord a New Song”
PSALM 96:1
When you hear the word “new”, what comes to mind? I know for me,
I imagine something that I have never experienced before. A new car, a
new food, a new book…something that can give me a new insight into
the world around me. Now, if we are honest, we don’t always like it when
new things occur, because that sometimes involves change. We tend to
get comfortable in our routines, and there is nothing wrong with a routine
– we call them disciplines, and they can be useful in helping us grow as
a person. For example, many of us have a routine we go through every
morning; coffee, shower, brush teeth, put on deodorant – and those are
good. For the sake of those around you, don’t stop those routines – haha.
However, when a routine becomes mindless, meaning we know that we
are doing the same thing over and over again, but we don’t know why, we
lose sight of their importance in our life.
I heard a story one time of a husband and wife who had just recently gotten
married. The young couple was in the kitchen and decided that they were
going to cook dinner together. So, what they wanted to do was to cook a
pot roast. They prepared everything, got the roast out, and the husband
observed his new bride cutting the ends off of the roast. Curious, because
he had never seen that done before, he asked very kindly and gently why
she did that. Her response was quick, and reassuring to him – “because
my mom always did it that way.” Nothing else was said, so they enjoyed
the wonderful dinner together. The next day, that question stuck with the
young lady so she decided to ask her mom, why do you cut the ends off of