Consistency

I have tried so many ways of having a devotional.  I've never really cared how or when I do it (although I must admit I prefer early mornings in my room); my main concern has always been consistency.  I'm usually pretty good at keeping up methods of having a devotional, but not-skipping-a-day consistency has always been a little problem.... 

I've tried reading a Psalm & Proverb & a chapter of New Testament or the Old...I've tried the whole "it's July 26, thus we read everything 26" idea....I've tried reading big chunks to get the whole story, or little pieces to focus on a small teaching... I've tried the reading through the Bible in a year.  Everything taught me and encouraged me, but nothing really kept me consistent.

One day, after I'd been writing consistently (I've been writing since I was about 15),  I decided it'd be a good idea to write a bit everyday on what I had read & learned.  I found it to be a great technique and something I looked forward to.  Soon after, while browsing Instagram, I noticed Jarrid Wilson writes Day 1, Day 2, etc. on the corner of each new day's page.  I decided to start doing that.  It's been such a good way for me to remain consistent.  If I skip a day I go back to Day 1, thus it keeps me motivated.  I rarely go back to Day 1 because I'm motivated to not lose the streak.  I'm currently on Day 92 and have a journal full of the wonderful things God's taught and continues to teach me.  I really love this technique because I combine two things I love and it's made me really consistent in every day devotions.

I also love that I end up with a notebooks full of writings that prove the way God has worked in my life and what He's taught me.  It's such a great feeling to know that I can just look back through old notebooks and know I can find everything God has taught me in the past.  I can see God's faithfulness just by looking back to those days when I first began doing this.  It really has been such a great experience for me! :)