A saying we often hear in turbulent life circumstances and in recovery circles is "Live one day at a time." In many meetings someone will read "Just for Today" – a list of positive actions that offer focused attention to each day. When we pray the full version of the Serenity Prayer, we quickly come to a line that says, "Living one day at time, enjoying one moment at a time." God's Word encourages us to daily surrender our will and our life into His care.
Trust in the Lord and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires. Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you. (Psalm 37:3-5 NLT)
To live one day at a time it's essential that we continue to come to God with a willingness and intention to surrender our will and our life into His care. What does that mean? What does a life surrendered to God look like? What steps can we take to implement what God says in our daily lives? We confess our known sins daily and receive God’s forgiveness and mercy and restoration as He cleanses us from our confessed sin. Each day we have a fresh opportunity to make God's priorities our priorities.
More than anything else, put God’s work first and do what he wants. Then the other things will be yours as well. (Matthew 6:33 CEV)
There is a possibility that on any day we might bring something into our lives that we are personally unable to change. We need to come to terms with the limitations of our humanity. We are human beings confined within the slice of time we call today. God has promised to take care of all our yesterdays and tomorrows. We simply need to live one day at a time under God’s guidance and care. If we do this, we are assured that God will work all things together for our good, and according to His plan for our lives.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Thank You for the gift of this day. I choose to make Your agenda my priority today. Help me to live one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time, trusting that You will make all things right as I surrender to Your will. Amen
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