What are your non-negotiables?
Most of us have a few things we simply won’t skip, no matter how busy or stressed we are.
Maybe it’s that first cup of coffee you need in the morning just to be a functional human being. Maybe it’s having the dishes done before turning in for the night. Or always double-checking that the door is locked.
We all have daily habits so automatic we barely notice them, but we’d feel wrong without them. They’re our non-negotiables.
Many years ago, at another church I was serving in, there was a couple who always arrived 15 minutes after the service started. Every single week. Like clockwork.
They’d time their walk through the door just as the kids were heading out to their programmes.
One week, I finally plucked up the courage to ask them why. I’ll never forget their response—or what it revealed. […]
The Annual General Meeting we had last Sunday was such an encouragement! We heard multiple stories of what God has been doing across our church family—people coming to faith for the first time, children growing as followers of Jesus, and ministry teams serving together with joy. These were just small snapshots of the many reasons we have to be thankful.
