Just for Today I Will Be Unafraid

In certain recovery groups those attending say the following words each time they meet:

Just for today I will be unafraid, believing that as I trust in God with all my heart and lean not on my own understanding, He will lead me along a good path.

Those words are an echo of these that we find in God’s Word:

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

As we learn to live one day at a time, it's essential that we come to God with a willingness and intention to continuously surrender our will and our life into His care. 

Heavenly Father,  we do want to living in loving trusting relationship with You today.  We know that if we say we trust You and really do that, we can live confidently that what You say can be relied upon.

We want to know the path you are setting before us.  We want to be aware of the harmful thoughts and behaviours to avoid that will cause us to stumble.  We want to do good.  Give us the humility we need today to submit our thoughts and plans to You and allow You to affirm or change what we think the day should look like.

Lord, just knowing what Your will is  - well, that’s the easiest part.  Trusting You and Your way, particularly when it's different from what we've known and acting in faith on what You say - that's the tough bit.  And then to actually be happy about the plans You show us when we are feeling vulnerable and out of control – well – you know what we feel about that.

Thank you for your promise that when we walk in Your wisdom, You will keep us safe.  We submit our unknowns to you - our frustrations, our worries, our fears, as well as our hopes and our dreams  We put them into Your care.  You will lead us along a good path today.  You will walk along side us and give us help at every turn.  Amen

I’m so glad God is committed to showing us a tried and true path for today that is filled with goodness and love.

So I affirm again in this moment:  Just for today I will be unafraid, believing that as I trust in God with all my heart and lean not on my own understanding, He will lead me along a good path.