Life With God (1) Morals And Values
Monday September 12, 2016
Is there really a God? Is there really a higher power to which turning over my life and my will actually gives me recovery and a life worth living? In our addictions we lived as though there was no God and we could do whatever we wanted. That didn’t work too well for us. Trying to find life and recovery without God doesn’t work too well either. Why not?
Life without God means there are no morals and values - no difference between right and wrong. In our world where lying and cheating seem commonplace, this might seem convenient. However, if there are no morals and values then we also cannot condemn any activity and perhaps should even celebrate child abuse and terrorism. All of us, and especially those who are victims, know differently. Written into our souls from a power that transcends time and culture, are moral laws given by God.
There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death. (Proverbs 14:12 NLT)
Humans are created by God to live a moral life in relationship with Him and with one another and deep in our souls, we know it. We know when something is right and when something is wrong, whether it is said, done, thought, or something that is left undone that should have been done.
Fortunately, the God who gave us these moral principles around which life is built, also provides help for us when we fail to live up to them - as we inevitably will.
If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth. But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts. (1 John 1:8-10 NLT)
Is there really a God? Our sense of right and wrong points in the direction that there is. Today is a good day to take another step in our journey of “coming to believe.”
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