For it was I, the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it with good things. (Psalm 81:10 NLT)
In the past, bad habits and negative attitudes played a significant role in our lives. When we felt vulnerable we anesthetized ourselves to what was going on inside us. We used our substance of choice to help cope with the emptiness, the nameless pain, the loneliness or some other distress we were experiencing. In addiction our daily agenda was entirely focused on meeting and fulfilling our own needs. In recovery we are now aware that God has promised to meet all our needs. Are we entirely willing to let Him do so?
God invites us: Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I shall rescue you, and you will honor Me. (Psalm 50:15 NASB)
Life in recovery is about living in truth, and the truth is that on our own our hearts are empty. This is why we struggle with fear when we feel vulnerable and powerless. God, and trusted people in recovery around us, assure us that there is a safe way forward. Step by step we can come to know and believe in a Power greater than ourselves who can restore us to sanity. We are encouraged to make a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of this powerful God. When we choose to do so, we find that our dead hearts begin to come alive in us.
I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. (Romans 12:1-2 NIV)
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