At the end of many recovery meetings we say the words, “Keep coming back. It works if you work it.” While it is important to do our part, we can be thankful that our recovery has hope because God works on our behalf. Our Higher Power, the God who put the sun and moon and stars in place, has perfect plans and arranges things that bring about a good and satisfying life for us. We can hardly imagine love and commitment like that when we begin our new life in recovery.
No one has ever seen or heard anything like this, never so much as imagined anything quite like it—what God has arranged for those who love him. But you've seen and heard it because God by his Spirit has brought it all out into the open before you. (1 Corinthians 2:9-10 MSG) God meets us where we are at and promises to take us forward into a bright future. One of our greatest hindrances to experiencing that bright future is—we think we know what the good life is. In recovery we sort out some of the wreckage of our past and begin to form an idea of what we think a good life looks like. The truth is, our vision is very narrow when it is based on our own flawed beliefs and limited knowledge. To envision the reality of what God has begun and is actively weaving together to bring success to our lives, we need to intentionally get to know God and His ways.
Trust in the Lord and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires. Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you. (Psalm 37:3-5a NLT)
The first step in working a successful recovery plan is to give our will and lives over to God’s care and acknowledge the fact that He is at work in our lives and is bringing about a future with hope for us. God’s plans for us are better than we could ask for or even dream about for ourselves.
Prayer: Loving God, Help me to give up my own agenda for a better life and receive with thankfulness the life You have planned for me. I trust Your unfailing love to sustain me as I allow You to guide and direct me in my life with You in recovery. Amen
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