Since God has always loved us and consistently called us to Himself it makes sense that in recovery, we can expect God’s grace and love to take us forward. Why then do we find it difficult to follow His will and put our lives into His care?
Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. For God has said, “I will never fail you. I will never abandon you.” (1 Peter 5:7, Hebrews 13:5b NLT)
Turning our will over to the care of God involves becoming willing to accept God as He is, rather than insisting on creating Him in our image, based on our own foolish ideas. We will never experience real satisfaction until we shape our lives by what is real. Only God knows what that looks like for each of us. The God who created us draws us into what He alone knows is good for us and He warns us away from those things that would be harmful. God’s thinking is not twisted by wounds and resentments and shame and fear. His perspective is solely that of love and blessing. His desire is for us to know Him and the satisfying way of life He provides.
Who is this God to whom we should surrender our will and our lives? We may not fully know Him or how good He is, but if we choose to begin this journey with even the little understanding we have, we will discover that His promises are trustworthy and He’s better than we could even hope for or imagine.
Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever. (Psalm 23:6 NLT)
Prayer: Dearest Jesus, I repent of my sin and ask for the clean heart and the gift of your Holy Spirit that You promise me. I trust you to do in me more than I can even ask or imagine. I pray Your will, not mine, be done. Help me to choose for Your way every time. Amen
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