“The Daily Core Four” Adapted from Chasing the Sage, by Bud Lamb

The BIG IDEA

What got you here won’t get you there.

The habits and life tools that got us here won’t get us where we want to go. We need to learn new habits and get new tools for life.

These simple tools work...if you work them.

…discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness; bodily discipline is only of little profit, but godliness is profitable for all things since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. It is a trustworthy statement deserving full acceptance. 1 Timothy 4:7-9 NASB

I’ve found four tools in particular that God has used to help me chase the Sage for almost 40 years. These have become indispensable to me.

Not a day passes without beginning with them. They place me in the soil where God grows a great soul; reminding me who I am and what I am doing here as He reminds me Who He is and What He is doing here.

I believe Jesus practiced these tools daily to help Him keep on purpose and fueled with passion.

Invite God into each element of the Core Four as a matter of conversation and inclusion.

Do the Core Four each morning before you get going. It will take you about 20 minutes. In doing so, you will enter the day focused on the right things and inspired to be the man God created you to be.

1. READ: Reading the Bible every day will expose you to timeless truth in a timely fashion.

All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness. 2 Timothy 3:16

1. RECORD: Keep a journal by recording your thoughts, your dreams, and your goals. Include scribbled notes on lessons you are learning, quotes that inspire you, and things you want to remember. Record what is going on in your heart.

Michael Hayatt reminds us that what happens to us is not as important as the meaning we assign to it. Journaling helps sort this out.

1. REFLECT: Reflect daily through meditation and prayer, remembering who you are and where you are going. Reflect on your dreams and goals; the events in your family, work, and world. Do this with God in a conversational manner.

Few things have impacted me more as I chase the Sage than s l o w l y reflecting on the Serenity Prayer on a daily basis.

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,

The courage to change the things I can,

And the wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time,

Enjoying one moment at a time;

Taking, as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is;

Not as I would have it;

Trusting that You will make all things right if I surrender to Your will;

So that I may be reasonably happy in this life

And supremely happy with You forever in the next.

1. REVIEW: Daily go over the to-do’s on your list. Put things in your calendar so you won’t forget them. Review your calendar with God; your “to-do” list for family and work. Ask yourself “What’s most important for me to do or be today/this week/this month?”

By implementing the Daily Core Four, you will start each day focused, refreshed, and with a plan. You will come to know and enjoy God on a deep and enduring level. They can help you achieve your goals, and be a better husband, friend, and member of your community.

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