Due to the chaos of our addictive lifestyle, many of us have made a move towards recovery only to struggle and relapse. We wonder if it is possible for us to be free from our dependencies and live well. We wonder if there truly is hope for us to have a successful life.
For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from before the beginning of time--to show us his grace through Christ Jesus. (2 Timothy 1:9 NLT)
The woman we’ve been reading about in the past few days allowed hope to grow in her. She left her everyday activities and went to a place where people gathered in the name of God and where Jesus was. This woman made herself available for Jesus to touch her and receive His power to do for her what she could not do for herself. Do we take time to go to a place like that and allow the power of Jesus to touch us? When Jesus calls out to us, are we willing to come to Him and allow Him to straighten out the crooked things of our past, or will we continue to hang on to the pain and familiar resentments and self-pity that keep us living a bent life?
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor. (James 4:10 NLT)
Only God’s touch can help us stand straight with dignity and strength and purpose today. His touch is all we need. God tells us not to rely on our own understanding, which is flawed, but to come to Him and He will make our paths straight.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV)
If we are going to successfully live in recovery, we need to wholeheartedly surrender our will and our life over to the care of God.
Prayer: Lord Jesus, Please touch me. Straighten out anything that is bent within me so I can live my life with dignity and purpose. Amen
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