Keeping a daily habit without guilt

The goal of a daily habit is not a perfect record. The goal is to keep turning your attention toward God, again and again, over a lifetime. A record can be broken. A direction can always be picked up again.

That is why this guide has nothing to say about streaks. Time in Scripture and prayer is something Christians do in response to God's love. It does not earn that love, and a missed morning does not lose it.

With that settled, here are some plain ways to make the habit easier to keep.