OneDayBetter.org

It is 4:06am on a wet, rainy Sunday morning in Chicagoland. I was awakened with a sense I needed to clarify something about my blog. For the past two years, I have been writing devotionals, coaching athletes, and speaking at schools talking about being one day better, however, rarely explaining what I believe it truly means. It has become more of a mantra or saying rather than a way of life. It’s time I shared what one day better means to me.

We all want to get better in life. Better jobs, better homes, better, better, better, but as Solomon writes in Ecclesiastes all of it is meaningless at times. If you truly want to get better you need a goal…an ultimate goal. I don’t mean a championship ring or even losing 100 lbs. (both very good goals), but an ultimate goal is something that is not perishable. So what is perishable is today’s terms…something that will fade away, go bad, or not thought about in a short time. Many of our goals today are just that. We do great things, accomplish earthly treasures that simply just don’t satisfy for long. Just look at the world today…nothing is enough on this earth to ultimately satisfy. That is where the ultimate goal comes in.

This goal is not of this world. It challenges the mind, stirs the souls, and bolsters the heart of those who really undertake its calling. This goal is millenniums old and many have accomplished it with a simply, “well done they good and faithful servant.” Yes, you need to be a servant to achieve this goal. A servant of Jesus Christ, a devoted follower of His passions, His pursuits, and His purpose. Everything about becoming one day better centers around this goal.

So what is the ultimate goal you ask? Spending eternity in heaven with Jesus Christ. The apostle Paul, whose goal before he had a real eye-opening experience on the way to Damascus was killing those who followed Christ, shared how he had not reached his goal, but he was pressing to reach the mark (Phil. 3:12-15). Others pursue the same. I, too, desire to press toward the ultimate goal…a heavenward home. So daily, I need to live one day better.

One day better in my spiritual life, professional life, personal life, family life, athletic life, social life, and internal life that no one sees or hears. Everything about my life needs to become one day better because of Christ to reach my ultimate goal. That is ONE DAY BETTER to me. I’ve said it, I’ve read it, now I need to live it out daily and my challenge to you is to do the same. We all have to start somewhere to get to the place we want to go. Just remember, all the places here on this earth or nice, but don’t take of residence until you reach home…your heavenly home. God bless and get One Day Better today! Then do it again tomorrow…I think you get the hint.

There are many devotionals to encourage you on this site and if they bless you, you can get my devotional books in stores and online now. Stores like Barnes and Nobles, Borders, and many Christian bookstores. Online at www.fcagear.com, www.christianbooks.com, and www.amazon.com.

Check out this new section called God Became Real…You can read my brief story how God changed my heart and I would love to hear yours as well.

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Thanks for coming to grow in Him!”

Jere Johnson