Still, I made my trips to the river a priority. Initially, I treated it as a task to be completed rather than a relationship to be developed. I had no idea what it would be like to go to the river, let alone slow down and listen. “Andee, will you go and listen to the sound of the river?” I’m not sure how many times He asked me before I heard Him. New never replaced old, which left a vacuum, so the old nature could reassert itself.” - Graham Cooke, Qualities of a Spiritual Warriorīack in 2011, the Lord gave me a simple challenge. The second battle was lost because we did not develop a new life, a new persona, or new disciplines. “We have all known people who have won the battle get free, but lost the battle to stay free. What’s your battle? How are you maintaining healthy habits? That’s brilliant and worth the effort but now begins the real battle.

Maybe you’ve worked to establish a rhythm of rest and quality time with God.

It could be connecting with friends regularly or time spent with your family. What’s your beachhead? What habits have you established?ĭo you have beachheads that you’ve worked hard to establish? It might be that you’ve created a new, healthy routine that sets you up for the day. As I write this, there is now the prospect of new levels of lockdown as authorities scramble to contain our foe.

The police are now being called in to ensure people adhere to the quarantine restrictions so that it doesn’t spread to regional areas. What’s the result? Far more draconian measures as those of us in Melbourne go back into lockdown. We all initially complied with the government lockdown requirements but have become complacent and as a result – face a possible second wave of the virus. Nations are grappling with the fact that while they were able to establish initial lockdowns, maintaining precautions with a battle-weary public is much harder. Establishing and maintaining are different things, requiring distinctly different approaches. But now we’re entering a new phase – the battle for our beachhead. The habits established on a war footing have started to fray – and we’re learning a new lesson.

Governments around the world established a beachhead and flattened the COVID-19 curve, and we collectively took a breath. Globally, we’re witnesses to this truth daily. It’s one thing to establish healthy habits, and another entirely to maintain them. Author: Andee Sellman Published on: JPublished in: Uncategorized Establishing and maintaining are two different things

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