Recovery Tool : Prayer (2)
Tuesday March 14, 2017
What does prayer have to do with recovery, particularly relapse prevention? Step Eleven, one of the maintenance steps of the program of Alcoholics Anonymous helps us understand this. In our relationship with God we seek to improve our conscious contact with Him and gain the knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry it out.
Those who have walked for a time in recovery know that it is God’s power and wisdom that has brought them through the hard times. They talked with God when troubles arose and He directed them in the way they should go. Now they are enjoying a steady and satisfying existence knowing that God is working all things together for their good.
Those who have walked for a time in recovery know that it is God’s power and wisdom that has brought them through the hard times. They talked with God when troubles arose and He directed them in the way they should go. Now they are enjoying a steady and satisfying existence knowing that God is working all things together for their good.
The Lord says, “I will rescue those who love me. I will protect those who trust in my name. When they call on me, I will answer; I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue and honor them. I will reward them with a long life and give them my salvation.” (Psalm 91:14-16 NLT)
Early in their earthly relationship with Jesus, His friends wondered how to pray and asked Him to teach them. Jesus responded, This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. (Matthew 6:9-13 NIV
In each phrase of this prayer Jesus indicates that when we talk to God we can share the details of our lives with Him. We can bring our obsessive thoughts, our temptations, and all our concerns to God. We can talk about God's work in "carrying the message.” We can express our thoughts about anything. We can also thank God and speak out our love and appreciation for what He and others have done for us.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Thank You for Your forgiveness for the many times we have failed You, ourselves, and others. You alone know the road ahead of us and Your power is greater than any challenge we will face today. We ask You to grant us wisdom and strength in all our affairs. Amen
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