One Day At A Time

One Day At A Time-I woke up this morning (Saturday) not really sure what to
write about in this blog. However, the song "One Day At A Time" was rolling
around in my mind so I figured that was a good starting point.

"One Day At A Time" is the theme of my life right now. Even though I know
that I am very blessed, I am also, daily, facing incredibly difficult
circumstances. So I focus on just getting through each day. A big reason I
take "One Day At A  Time" is because it lessens my periods of depression. When
I let myself think about the future, I usually end up depressed. It is
depressing to think that I might be living like this for how many more
years. Anyway, none of us, and I mean none, are guaranteed a future so why
make myself discouraged over what may or may not happen. But I also try not
to dwell on the past too often. The past is past and isn't going to change.
True, some of my memories, especially of my childhood, are pleasant but, too
often, I start thinking about all the things that I used to be able to do
that I can't do now. Which just, most times, brings on depression.

Living "One Day At A Time" helps to control my tendency to worry. If I don't
think about even the next day, I won't worry about what might or might  not happen. I
read somewhere about not worrying about what we can't control. So that is
what I am trying to do. I can't control what happens in the future, even of
just a few minutes, so why worry about it? I have pretty much developed a
"we-will-see-when-the-time-comes" attitude!

Living "One Day At A Time" is simply being obedient to what Jesus said in
the Bible. He says not to worry about tomorrow so, when I
start fretting about the future, I am being disobedient to Jesus.  This may
be the most important reason for taking "One Day At A Time".

A couple of things help me to take "One Day At A Time". Each morning, before I get up, I make a mental list of all the things I plan to do on that specific day. What Bible reading I want to do that day, what confessions I want to make, what  e-mails I want to write and, days I write my blog, about writing my blog. I even think about what I want to watch on tv that evening. Doing this helps me to stay focused on the day at hand and not dwelling on what may or may not happen the next day or the next week or the next year.

Another thing that I do to take "One Day At A Time" is by trying to control my thoughts.When I catch myself thinking about what the future may hold or dwelling too much on the past, I jerk my thoughts back into the present. I usually do this by starting to praise God. However, when I am using my computer, I read the Bible.

So, I am doing what I can to live "One Day At A Time". It would be a lie to say I have it mastered but I can honestly say I am getting better and, when I do live "One Day At A Time, I feel so much better.