One Holy Day

Two ideas have been of value to me in my recovery. They are living one day at a time and when I know I am going into a situation where I will be tempted or where I have fallen before then I need to have a plan. Having a plan that I share with someone else and am accountable to them for is really a powerful tool. So why not combine that with the idea of living one day at a time.

In other words what if you began a journey to try and have One Holy Day. One day where you did everything you have always felt you needed to do. A day that included getting the sleep you needed the night before. Getting up and spending quality and unrushed time with the Lord. Eating a healthy breakfast. Then on and on you go.

Most men just have this plan. Get up, go to work, come home and watch TV and go to bed. We minimize the importance and value of every day living. We are going through the motions, bored and tired and so when a little temptation comes by it is like wow, I really need this right now. Many feel they have no purpose and are just trying to survive.

That is not a plan. That is choosing a lifestyle for failure. Many guys will say - all I want to do is stop sinning sexually. That is not a plan. That is simply a goal of inactivity. That is not replacing a bad thing with a good thing. It is trying to replace a bad thing with the no doing the bad thing. How is that working for you?

So what would One Holy Day in your life look? Sit down and pray over that idea and then put it to paper. Make a plan. Break it down hour by hour and make sure it fits the parameters that are already part of your day, like when you have to be at work etc.
Look over the plan. Share the plan with your accountability partner. Make sure it is realistic.

Monitor the plan during the day. If you failed to calculate something or an emergency happens adjust the plan. At the end of the day - review the plan. Give yourself a A for having the plan and trying to follow it. Make adjustments and create the plan for tomorrow. I think this will help keep us focused on what we need to do to accomplish what we really want to do and in so doing will eliminate the things we do not want to do.