Levi Lusko - Fresh Life Church
From Evening To Morning
We'll be taking steps of obedience long before we see results.
When? When are we going to find time to make these steps?
Exodus 16:13
Psalm 90:6
Ecclesiastes 11:6
Mark 13:35
40 times evening + morning show up in the same verse.
Genesis 1:1-5
An evening followed by a day.
Scriptures starts the day when the sun goes down.
5:30pm - 14.5 hours - 8am
8am - 9.5 hours - 5:30pm
This is when we have lots to do and the time we have the least control over.
Quit focusing on morning to evening and start thinking evening to morning.
If you anchor your evenings and your mornings, then come what may, you'll already have a great day!
It's hard to have a bad day that starts and ends well.
Two ways to live this out
1. Get Sleep
We've gone from 10 hours of sleep to 6hours 51 minutes average per night since Thomas Edison created the lightbulb.
"Studies have conclusively linked sleeplessness to irritability, anger, depression, and mental exhaustion." Sara Mednick
When you haven't slept well
You don't eat well
You don't have enough energy
More susceptible to sickness
4 hours less sleep than you're used to imparts you like drinking 6 beers.
8 hours 36 minutes is optimal sleep time.
Gradual wind down.
2. Go Deep
Spiritually
Creatively
Physically
Psalm 46:10
When you work out physically it has the same effect on your body as taking a little bit of mood and focus pills.
We were created to be creative by a Creator.
Deep Work by Cal Newport
We are not multitasking: going from one thing to another quickly and poorly.
Attention Residue - little hooks holding you to the task you just finished.
"Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus." Alexander Graham Bell
This is an ideal day ::
A masterpiece day ::
1. Make a plan
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
"What good shall I do this day?" Benjamin Franklin when his feet hit the floor every morning.
2. Take notes
Simply measuring something improves it.
Every day, common people writing in their diaries.
Who's going to know what God did through you if you're not writing anything down?
3. Use time blocks
Think about chunks of time - usually an hour.
Your brain works in waves that are 90 minutes long, then take a short break.
Don't use that break to watch Netflix.
Email + social media are like a treat.
4. Be inaccessible
We don't need to constantly be accessible.
5. Let the sun go down on technology
Plan a time of day to turn off your phone, etc.
Shutdown complete.
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