Too many Christians have no plan.  No plan for their finances, no plan for their family, no plan for their future, and no plan for personal holiness.  This is disastrous for your spiritual walk, your marriage your bank account, your life in general.

I have a plan to stay faithful to Christ, my family, and minsitry.  It is not perfect, it is not from a text book, and it is based on God’s grace and not my efforts.  Here is a brief outline of the plan, that by God’s grace will keep me humble, close to Him.  Again…not fail proof, but a plan nonetheless.

1.  No Porn - a no brainer, but this means no Showtime or Cinemax at my house, accountability with brothers, and an out-loud, spoken verbal commitment to Christ when I enter a hotel room that I will not rent any of the adult movies offered.

2.  No alone time with females - I don’t have lunch or coffee with girls, I don’t ride in the car alone with them unless they are my wife, my mom, or over 158 years old, and I try to keep all phone conversations with them friendly and proffessional, but short.

3.  Accountability - I have brothers in my life who ask me how I am, where I struggle, and if I am pure.  I have even taken it so far with my friend Perry Noble that if either of us breaks our covenant (no porn, no girls), we have to pay the other one $1,000 in cash.  By God’s grace, we have never had to pay.

4.  Time with God - no matter how many stops and speed bumps we include in our lives to help us stay pure, without an intimate relationship with Christ and the daily pursuit of righteousness and holiness, all our efforts are in vain.  I must stay attached to the vine if I am to live and bear fruit (See John 15).

5.  Prioritize Family - Charie and the boys are number one, period.  The life I live keeps me away from them more than 200 days a year, and I do not personally know anyone who stays gone as much as I do.  So, when I am home, I have to say no to lots of other fun things to be a daddy and a husband.  They are my anchor, my rock, and my paradise, my source of joy and encouragement and rest.  If I fail them, I fail!!!