{"id":5058,"date":"2019-07-14T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-14T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.barbdahlgren.com\/?p=5058"},"modified":"2019-06-27T23:42:01","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T04:42:01","slug":"choose-to-have-a-one-day-at-a-time-philosophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barbdahlgren.com\/?p=5058","title":{"rendered":"Choose to Have a One Day at a Time Philosophy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Choices change our lives\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

By Barbara Dahlgren<\/em><\/p>\n

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Life can be overwhelming and very intimidating. Just thinking about what needs to be done tomorrow and the next day and the next day can drain our energy and make us feel like doing nothing.<\/p>\n

Sometimes it\u2019s easier to think of life in smaller increments \u2013 like one day at a time or even one moment at a time. I remember the old gospel song One Day at a Time<\/a> by\u00a0Christy Lane. She asks God to help her make it through \u2013 one day at a time. Sometimes we might even need to ask God to help us make it through \u2013 moment by moment.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s a little poem I found in my file that\u2019s worth remembering\u2026<\/p>\n

Moment by Moment<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tomorrow\u2019s plan I do not know,<\/p>\n

I only know this minute<\/p>\n

But He will say, \u201cThis is the way,<\/p>\n

By faith now walk ye in it.\u201d<\/p>\n

And I am glad that it is so,<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s enough to bear,<\/p>\n

And when tomorrow comes<\/p>\n

His grace shall far exceed its care.<\/p>\n

What need to worry then, or fret?<\/p>\n

The God who gave His Son<\/p>\n

Holds all my moments in His hand<\/p>\n

And gives them one by one.<\/p>\n

~Anonymous<\/em><\/p>\n

Sometimes when we think of all the things we should do to be a better Christian, it can also get overwhelming. That\u2019s why I have my \u201cjust for today\u201d plan. I pick out one quality or characteristic I want to practice and concentrate on doing it \u201cjust for today.\u201d Then tomorrow I pick another one. Your list will be different than mine since we all have varying strengths and weaknesses. Here are a few ideas to get you started.<\/p>\n

Just for today\u2026<\/p>\n