Step 12 Carrying The Message What’s The “good News” Of Life That God Has Awakened In Me? How Do I Balance The “practicing These Principles In All My Affairs” With “carrying The Message To Others? Step 12 -- Having Had A

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2012 – STEP 12 – CARRYING THE MESSAGE

What’s the “good news” of life that God has awakened in me?  How do I balance the “practicing these principles in all my affairs” with “carrying the message to others?

Step 12 -- Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others, and to practice these principles in all our affairs

Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself. Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important. Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else. For we are each responsible for our own conduct. (Galatians 6:1-5 NLT)

Each of us has a valuable story to tell. Within each personal story of the journey from bondage to freedom is the essence of the gospel.  When people hear our story we are offering them the chance to loosen their chains and grow on their own healing journey with Jesus.  Since we have worked through the Twelve Steps, we are in a special position to carry the message to others.  We can recognize the warning signs of addictive/compulsive tendencies in those around us, as well as in ourselves. 

The Bible tells us that if someone struggles we should be gentle and humble as we help them back to the right path.  We need to remember how we too were once slaves to our addiction just as they our now.  We need to support the desire in the spirit of a person, even while their flesh is weak, in carrying out the new choices presented to them.  We need to continuously give people an invitation to more than what they are currently experiencing.  We need to give warnings against ongoing harm in a way that calls people to safety.  We need to share God’s new way of life with them through our own story of transformation and ongoing life in God’s grace.  We are simply sinners saved by grace and kept clean and sober daily by God’s mercy.  We are not the Saviour but we can love others as God has loved us.  Love goes beyond mere words.  Our mission is to share the good news of recovery in relationship with Jesus Christ.  

The LORD's kindness never fails!    If He had not been merciful, we would have been destroyed.  The LORD can always be trusted to show mercy each morning.  Deep in my heart I say, "The LORD is all I need; I can depend on Him!"  The LORD is kind to everyone who trusts and obeys Him.   It is good to wait patiently for the LORD to save us. (Lamentations 3:22-26 CEV)

What’s the “good news” of life that God has awakened in me?  How do I balance the “practicing these principles in all my affairs” with “carrying the message to others?

Step 12 -- Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to others, and to practice these principles in all our affairs

Dear brothers and sisters, if another believer is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back onto the right path. And be careful not to fall into the same temptation yourself. Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important. Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else. For we are each responsible for our own conduct. (Galatians 6:1-5 NLT)

 

Each of us has a valuable story to tell. Within each personal story of the journey from bondage to freedom is the essence of the gospel.  When people hear our story we are offering them the chance to loosen their chains and grow on their own healing journey with Jesus.  Since we have worked through the Twelve Steps, we are in a special position to carry the message to others.  We can recognize the warning signs of addictive/compulsive tendencies in those around us, as well as in ourselves. 

The Bible tells us that if someone struggles we should be gentle and humble as we help them back to the right path.  We need to remember how we too were once slaves to our addiction just as they our now.  We need to support the desire in the spirit of a person, even while their flesh is weak, in carrying out the new choices presented to them.  We need to continuously give people an invitation to more than what they are currently experiencing.  We need to give warnings against ongoing harm in a way that calls people to safety.  We need to share God’s new way of life with them through our own story of transformation and ongoing life in God’s grace.  We are simply sinners saved by grace and kept clean and sober daily by God’s mercy.  We are not the Saviour but we can love others as God has loved us.  Love goes beyond mere words.  Our mission is to share the good news of recovery in relationship with Jesus Christ.  

The LORD's kindness never fails!    If He had not been merciful, we would have been destroyed.  The LORD can always be trusted to show mercy each morning.  Deep in my heart I say, "The LORD is all I need; I can depend on Him!"  The LORD is kind to everyone who trusts and obeys Him.   It is good to wait patiently for the LORD to save us. (Lamentations 3:22-26 CEV)