I enjoy my traditions. What about you? On election night, nothing is better than some cheese and summer sausage, maybe some chips and hot sauce to snack on while I stay up late watching the returns. When I go on vacation, I like to go to the same place, to a routine I'm comfortable with. When I mow, I usually cut the grass in one of two patterns. I like the comfort of some traditions. At the same time, there are traditions I need the Lord to get ahold of and break me free from. I was at a meeting with some church folks recently and one of the questions that came up had to be borne of a long-held tradition by this individual - something that was obviously important to him to the extent he would make it an issue even though it should not have been. I chuckled inwardly while also thinking, what are the things that keep me bound to something I shouldn't be bound to? Lord, push me to understand you better. Don't let the way I've always done it be my reason for not exploring Your will more deeply. Lord, break me free of the shackles I put on myself and make me a warrior for you.