We lost our way. That's an obvious fact. We fell into addictive and destructive lifestyles. We hid in dark and isolated places. Sometimes that was in dark corners and streets, but even if it was under bright lights, we were still lost in dark places in our minds and hearts. We were lost in darkness and powerless to find a way to the light. Who can show us the way out of darkness into the light? Jesus says He is the light and if we follow Him, we won’t have to walk in darkness but will have the light that gives life.
Darkness is not a thing of itself. Darkness is the absence of light. In pioneer days people lit a candle, put a glass orb around it, and the light spread out across the room. When we invite God to come and live in us, He is the light in us that reflects brightness to everyone around us. As others see things in the light of God’s love that we are living before them, they will be drawn to that light. Darkness in our hearts and in our circumstances must give way to the light of Christ as surely as darkness leaves a room when we flip a switch and turn on a light.
In recovery we can live in a new way by reading the Bible to see how Jesus lived and then follow His example. God’s Holy Spirit will give us the power we need to live in this way. Jesus gives light and life on our journey, and He will get us to our destination. Jesus not only knows the way, He is the way.
The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you. (Romans 8:11 NLT)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Thank you for seeing me when I was lost in darkness and for sending Jesus to be the light to show me the way to life with You. I surrender myself to You and choose to follow Your plan for my life. I ask for Your Holy Spirit to empower me to do Your will and be a light to those who are around me. Amen
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