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The Heart Of The Matter

Tuesday February 13, 2018


“The heart of the matter is the heart of the matter.”  When we come into recovery we have many issues.  Recovery appears complicated and we are overwhelmed by what we have to deal with.  We’re not sure how one problem impacts another, which is more important than the other, or which needs to have our attention first.  What is the central issue of our recovery?

God is aware of our thoughts and feelings and how overwhelming they are for us.  The God who invited us into recovery, and is guiding us through it today, wants us to focus on the one issue of life that is most important, and that is:  God is God, and we are not.  The founders of AA recognized this when they crafted the 12 Steps program.  As we enter recovery we first acknowledge that we cannot do life alone. Then we come to believe that there is a power greater than ourselves who can restore us. Our part is to turn our will and our lives over to God’s care. 

Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us, and we are his. (Psalm 100:3 NLT)

So many issues clutter our hearts and minds.  God wants to help us deal with all of them but only He knows how they all relate to each other.  That’s why, to enter into lasting recovery, we need to first seek God and listen to the truth He reveals to us.  We need to follow His guidance and direction as we work through the 12 Steps and strive to move forward in our life in recovery.

I’ll pour pure water over you and scrub you clean. I’ll give you a new heart, put a new spirit in you. I’ll remove the stone heart from your body and replace it with a heart that’s God-willed, not self-willed. I’ll put my Spirit in you and make it possible for you to do what I tell you and live by my commands.  (Ezekiel 36:25-27 MSG)

Let’s make the heart of the matter, the matter of our hearts today.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, Forgive me for living life as if You did not exist.  I humbly ask You to remove the self-willed heart within me and give me a new heart that is God-willed.  Thank You for making it possible for me to live by Your commands.  Amen


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