Devotional Time with Rev. Jacob

This blog is designed to give people an inner look at a devotional life. Taking time each day to spend time with the Lord. The hope is if you travel on this journey with Rev. Jacob Shaw, you may be more inclined to spend time with the Lord as well. I encourage the use of a devotional, a scripture reading and prayer, then finally some form of artistic mark to tie it all together.  Today's devotional is taken from: Peterson, Jordan B.  12 Rules for Life: an antidote to chaos . Great Britain: Penguin Random House, 2018. Rule 2: Treat Yourself Like Someone You Are Responsible For Helping – part 2 pp. 31-44 Opening Thought: Well, we are on to rule two. I was eager to dive into this rule, and then I read the first few paragraphs. My eagerness was traded for a minor pessimism which occurred when Peterson laid out a sad truth about humanity: if 100 people were given a prescription by their doctor, on average 1/3 of them would not fill the prescription at all. Out of the rema...

This blog is designed to give people an inner look at a devotional life. Taking time each day to spend time with the Lord. The hope is if you travel on this journey with Rev. Jacob Shaw, you may be more inclined to spend time with the Lord as well. I encourage the use of a devotional, a scripture reading and prayer, then finally some form of artistic mark to tie it all together.  Today's devotional is taken from: Peterson, Jordan B.  12 Rules for Life: an antidote to chaos . Great Britain: Penguin Random House, 2018. Rule 1: Stand Up Straight with Your Shoulders Back – part 1 pp. 23-30 Opening Thought: We wrap up our first rule by looking at two pieces of Peterson’s thought. The first piece, from my understanding, is about finding a balance in one’s confidence. To do this well, there is a certain level of responsibility in recognizing the monsters within oneself and, also, standing up to the monsters in the world. You must be willing to bear teeth, in a world that wants t...

This blog is designed to give people an inner look at a devotional life. Taking time each day to spend time with the Lord. The hope is if you travel on this journey with Rev. Jacob Shaw, you may be more inclined to spend time with the Lord as well. I encourage the use of a devotional, a scripture reading and prayer, then finally some form of artistic mark to tie it all together.  Today's devotional is taken from: Peterson, Jordan B.  12 Rules for Life: an antidote to chaos . Great Britain: Penguin Random House, 2018. Rule 1: Stand Up Straight with Your Shoulders Back – part 1 pp. 11-23 Opening Thought: Continuing in the first rule for life, stand up straight with your shoulders back, brings more than just a prescription for your posture. There are two main points that I found the most compelling. First,  the world we are born into and must navigate is inevitably going to challenge us, in unexpected ways. In addition to this, Peterson sort of notes, without the f...