GETTING BACK ON TRACK

Few people are more aware of their need for God’s help to restore them to sanity than recovering addicts or those who find themselves incarcerated.  We regularly receive correspondence from folks currently in prison who are receiving copies of our daily meditation booklets from their chaplains.

Over and over again the story is repeated of how things have gone wrong and stayed wrong for a long enough time that precious relationships and even a sense of personal identity have been lost.  Now, as they are coming to know who God says they are they are finding hope and tentatively setting out on a new path, together with God. 

It is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.

Hebrews 11:6

The truth is that only God can get on us track and keep us on track.  Without God life for all of us quickly degenerates into problems and pressure and stress.  We just can’t juggle everything we need to in order to make all the pieces of life fit together and run smoothly. 

What a relief it was to turn to God who was ready, willing, and able to do life with us, ready and willing to get us back on track with what matters today.

The Bible tells us:

You are his chosen people, the King’s priests. You are a holy nation, people who belong to God. He chose you to tell about the wonderful things he has done. He brought you out of the darkness of sin into his wonderful light.

1 Peter 2:9

So today, God, we come to You with faith that we are who You say we are and life works how You say it works.  We are chosen by You, cleaned up and made pure and holy by receiving the forgiveness for our sin that Jesus’ death on the cross won for us.  You’ve chosen us to do wonderful things as we walk in the light with You today. 

We want to take time to let You inform us – whether it’s something we read, or watch, or listen to. We want to keep the agenda simple and focused on the way You’ve told us to focus. 

We just choose today to remember that at the heart of all our practices is faith:  faith in You God  - that You are good, that You have a clear and do-able direction for our lives that You are willing to show us.  Help us to trust Your presence with us, Your power to change us, and Your wisdom to guide us.  Amen