The following is a devotion from my message series 10 Steps to Freedom. I hope these devotionals help you experience lasting freedom in Jesus!

STEP EIGHT: day 5         

Establish guardrails to protect your freedom

Step eight is extremely practical in that it is designed to help you establish 2-3 habits or guardrails that will keep you from failing again and again in the same areas. To help you find your guardrails, here are seven questions you can ask:

1. What is the area(s) where I tend to struggle the most for my freedom?
2. What are my triggers? What sets me off and entices me to make bad decisions?
3. At what times of the day do I struggle the most? Morning? Night?
4. What times of the year do I struggle the most? Holidays? Anniversaries?
5. What events tend to cause me to forfeit my freedom? Parties? Work trips?
6. What people cause me to make decisions I regret? Friends? Coworkers?
7. What’s my plan to safeguard the freedom I am now experiencing? What are my guardrails?

QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION

1. Utilize the space above to write out your answers to the 7 questions.
2. Don’t finish today until you have at least 2-3 guardrails listed for question

You can read other devotional entries for 10 Steps to Freedom here.