Every week on The JDOT Five comes with a challenge — something small, specific, and doable, meant to take the week's arc out of "nice idea" and into something you actually practice.
This Week: Through, Not Around
This week's challenge has three touches. Today, you'll name the old thing you reach for and choose to run to Jesus instead. On Thursday, you'll say the most honest sentence in the Psalms out loud. And on Saturday, you'll mark one place God has already brought you through.
Run to Him. Be honest with Him. Remember what He's done. That's the whole shape of DRY GROUND in three small steps.
Touch One: Run To, Not Away
Everybody has an old way of coping when the floor drops. For some people it's a drink. For others it's a screen, a shopping cart, food, a closed door, overworking, or simply going numb and shutting everyone out.
Today, name yours. Write it down — honestly, just for you.
Then make a simple plan: the next time you feel that pull this week, you'll take two minutes and run to Jesus first. Set a timer if it helps. Pray out loud, even if all you can manage is "Jesus, I need You." Read one psalm. Text one person who'll pray with you.
Why This Matters
Today's chapter said the question was never whether the floor would drop — Isaiah 43:2 says when, not if. The question is what you reach for. You don't have to feel strong to run the right direction. You just have to choose the direction.
If your old way has become something you can't put down on your own, that's worth bringing into the light with a pastor, counselor, or recovery group this week. That's not weakness. It's running to Him through the people He's put in your path.
We'll check back in on Thursday and again on Saturday.
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