Today we start a new series, Give Us This Day.

This is taken from the Lord’s prayer where He is actually teaching us to pray this most wonderful request. Matthew 6:11 (NKJV) ^“Give us this day our daily bread.” I believe Christians should be the example to the world, to young believers, and to new converts what it means to live a disciplined life. We all need to be disciples. So how can we become Christ’s disciples and be able to overcome the day of endless distractions and ceaseless change? Listen to these words from a self-proclaimed average man, the Father of Modern Medicine: Sir Walter Osler – So many people are so overwhelmed by so many things. We’re paralyzed by things we cannot change—the past. We’re crippled by things we cannot control—the future. The solution? Let get rid of “dead yesterdays” and “unborn tomorrows.” Philippians 3:13 (NKJV) “Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead.” If yesterday is history and tomorrow a mystery, pray a simple prayer that can totally change your life. Give me this day. When you win today, tomorrow will take care of itself. Do it every day and nothing is impossible.

1. You are Only One Decision Away from a Totally Different Life. Show me the size of your dream and I will show you the size of your God. If you are going to dream big you need to pray…Give me this day. You arrive at your dreams one day at a time. Discipleship is so important to the believer and the daily decisions we make will either project us into a better future or continually keep us in the mire of a disappointing life. Hebrews 11:6 (NKJV) ^“But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”

2. The Twenty-Four-Hour Rule. That one decision to pray “Give us this day” is much easier said than done. We probably wish it said, “Give us this week.” Or “Give us this month.” Or “Give us this year.” That would be so much easier, wouldn’t it? That way we wouldn’t have to depend on God every day. But that, of course is the point of the Lord’s prayer. Our one decision to pray the prayer, “Give us this day” is to remind us of our dependency on God every day.

3. Do It for a Day. Mathew Barnett is the co-founder of the LA Dream Center which has helped tens of thousands of people who find themselves at the end of their ropes. An amazing complex. Many of the people who go there are trying to overcome life-controlling addictions or rebuild broken lives. No matter what habit they are trying to break or what their goals are, Matthew always asks them this question: Can you do it for a day? If you can do it today, you can do it tomorrow! You have a streak going! Give me this day!