Audio for GOD COULD AND WOULD IF HE WERE SOUGHT
Are you hurting? Pray. Do you feel great? Sing. Are you sick? Call the church leaders together to pray and anoint you with oil in the name of the Master. Believing-prayer will heal you, and Jesus will put you on your feet. And if you’ve sinned, you’ll be forgiven—healed inside and out. (James 5:13-15 MSG)
If you want someone to do something, you need to ask them. In these verses from the Bible we are reminded to pray about everything. Whether we are in early recovery or have been sober for many years, we are all desperately in need of God's help to overcome our powerlessness in dealing with life on our own. In the Twelve Steps we are reminded that we "sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God..."
Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life. (Philippians 4:6-7 MSG)
Each day many of us will face unforeseen difficulties. We need to remember and act on the words spoken at A.A. meetings around the world, "God could and would if He were sought." If we seek God, surrender our will and our lives into His care, and rely on His guidance, we will find the comfort and help we need for every circumstance of life. When He is sought, God works in ways we cannot see and, even where there appears to be no way forward, He makes a way.
Lead me in the right path, O Lord, or my enemies will conquer me. Make your way plain for me to follow. (Psalm 5:8 NLT)
Prayer: Gracious God, Thank you for your promise that if I seek you, I will find you. Therefore, I will not be afraid but will trust in your loving kindness to make my way forward plain for me to follow. Amen
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