When a person starts to build something they usually have a plan in their mind or directions on paper, such as blueprints, which guide them. The Bible is a blueprint for living wisely. Its pages contain all sorts of guidelines for a satisfying life as our creator intended.
“Anyone who listens to My teaching and obeys Me is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock. Though the rain comes in torrents and the floodwaters rise and the winds beat against the house, it won’t collapse, because it is built on rock”. (Matthew 7:24-25 NLT)
To live wisely, especially early in recovery, we need to develop a spirit of humility which says, “I don’t know what is best for me today but I’m willing to be taught a new perspective about life situations and appropriate behaviours.” God’s principles for safe and healthy living can be found in the Bible, and anything that contradicts those principles is nothing more than “worldly wisdom” which we would do well to lay aside.
For the Lord grants wisdom! From his mouth come knowledge and understanding. He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. He is a shield to those who walk with integrity. He guards the paths of the just and protects those who are faithful to him. Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair, and you will find the right way to go. For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will fill you with joy. (Proverbs 2:6-10 NLT)
As we begin to rebuild our lives we need to admit that the past cannot be changed. Accepting our former behaviour as being part of who we once were, is the first step to acknowledging that there are things that can be changed. Forgiving ourselves and others for what has been is a major step in building our new life with God in recovery. Today, and every day, the serenity prayer is a great foundation of wisdom on which to build.
PRAYER: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. AMEN
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