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Wisdom For The Journey; Keep Your Eye On The Road

Saturday January 25, 2020

Too many of us still drive distracted by our phones and other technology.  Statistics for 2018 show that distracted driving accounted for approximately 25% of all motor vehicle crash fatalities.  Distractions take our minds off what we should be focusing on and the pathway before us that can change very quickly.  In our life with God in recovery, we need to stay focused on what's important and put away anything that distracts us.
Keep your eyes on the path and look straight ahead.  Make sure you are going the right way, and nothing will make you fall.  Don’t go to the right or to the left, and you will stay away from evil. The path of those who live right is like the early morning light. It gets brighter and brighter until the full light of day.  But the path of the wicked is like a dark night. They trip and fall over what they cannot see.   (Proverbs 4: 25-27, 18-19 ERV)

So much of life in recovery is new to us.  We don’t know the road ahead and must trust God to get us to the right destination.  The scripture verses above remind us that if we will simply do what is right, our path will become brighter and brighter.  The slogan, “Just do the next right thing” reminds us to focus on what is most important.  Encouraging ourselves to do what is right will help us take one step forward at a time, even though we may not see all that lies ahead.
Your word is like a lamp that guides my steps, a light that shows the path I should take.  (Psalm 119:105 ERV)

Reading and meditating on God’s word each day and putting what we read into practice is the light that gives us dependable direction in recovery.  Getting distracted by our fears, our frustrations, or our obsessions, is as deadly to our life with God in recovery as texting while driving a motor vehicle is. 

What distraction do I need to let go of in order to stay focused on what matters?
Prayer:  Heavenly Father, Thank you for Your daily guidance.  Help me to let go of things that distract me from what’s important.  Please help me to always do the next right thing.  Amen


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