One day at a time. This statement needs to be in the forefront of everything I do. Even when I’m in the midst of doing something in the day my mind is already in the tomorrows. Yet, God is in the today and will be with me in the today when the tomorrows become the today. All the time I spend in the tomorrow is worthless if the time there is only fretting. I can see that planning is good as long as I keep in mind that adjustments are likely when tomorrow is actually today. I realize this seems somewhat absurd but it is a genuine reality for me.

As I was having my devotions I became very aware of God’s freedom. It can be called “peace that passeth all understanding” Philippians 4:7. This freedom is a lifetime promise and it is found “one day at a time”.

This book, Freedom Starts Today, emphasizes over and over our commitment to live sober for the 24 hours of today. It is easy to only think about the “one item” one is wanting sobriety from while in the 24 hours. However, this reality of God’s Presence in the 24 hours impacts everything about us now that I’m finally awakening to its bigger reality. I don’t want to fret over what God is going to do as I plan for the tomorrows. I want to be in the freedom that what God does when tomorrow arrives will be just what is needed. I think this is called TRUST!