Life tends to lead us into routines. Because of the busyness
of our world, the natural physical and emotional response is to find stability
through predictability. The way we do that is through routine patterns of everyday
living. We try to get up from bed, go to work, get the kids off to school, get
home from work, eat dinner, get to bed, etc.— all at established times, in a
certain order, and according to a certain rhythm. Even spiritually we seek to
practice certain spiritual disciplines with pattern and predictability (daily
times in prayer and Bible reading, attending worship, serving, etc.). This
predictability helps us feel more in control. Or said another way,
predictability helps us feel less out of control.
Perspectives for Building an Acts 2:42 Community
