How often do you say "no" to anyone?  Saying no doesn’t seem like a big deal. You don’t want to do something, you don’t do it. It is so easy to say no, right? Unfortunately there is an epidemic I like to call the “No Prison.”

A mantra that some friends and I have adopted this summer is just go. As we enter into busier seasons of work and life, we are making it our goal to step into adventure and opportunity as it presents itself. Whether this means a trip to get ice cream, a spontaneous hike or a drive across the country, we are making it our way to just go. 

One of my favorite passages in the bible is Matthew 6:33. “Seek first the Kingdom of God and all these things will be added on to you.” I used to think that this passage was all about being patient and looking up to God for what’s next, but it occurred me that a better perspective of this passage would be to look ahead. 

A spiritual discipline is a form of training. When we take on spiritual disciplines, we are training ourselves to do the things Jesus would do without having to think about it.  Training is hard, like any discipline you are developing behaviors, habits and patterns of life that don’t come naturally to you.