Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope. My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life. The arrogant mock me unmercifully, but I do not turn from your law. I remember, Lord, your ancient laws, and I find comfort in them. In the night, Lord, I remember your name, that I may keep your law. This has been my practice: I obey your precepts. (Psalm 119:49-52, 55-56 NIV)
Steadily moving forward in recovery is not easy. As we awaken out of the haze of years in addiction our minds are often assaulted with memories of things done to us and ways we have disappointed and harmed others. Sleepless nights and restless days challenge us. This is often most evident when we write out an honest summary of “our last 90 days,” or half-way through writing our moral inventory in Step 4 when we feel there’s so much more ugly stuff to come. Sometimes we get through all this, only to be confronted with the pain and shame again in Step 8, as we make a list of all persons we have harmed.
God’s words of comfort to us today are for these kinds of times. God’s faithful promises of forgiveness and restoration are the basis for our hope and strength to move forward. We need to assure ourselves of God’s ability to work in all things for good. As we lie awake at night with our heads swirling with memories and anxieties, it’s time to remember that God is our refuge and strength, our comfort and peace. God is the one who opens the way before us and as the song says, God “opens up our future, closes our past”.
Prayer: Loving God, I am thankful that I can bring all my anxiety to You because You care for me. Help me to stand firm in the truth that absolutely nothing in all creation can separate me from Your love. Amen
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