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Asking Not Telling

Tuesday February 18, 2020

We came into recovery because we knew life wasn’t working.  Our lives were unmanageable, and we were powerless to change them.  At many points we were aware of our character defects and the impact of our behaviour on ourselves, our loved ones, and even strangers.  We wanted change but were not always willing to humbly ask God to make those changes in us. 



So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete. (Luke 11:9, John 16:24 NIV)



 The structure for our new life with God in recovery is that we should come before Him and humbly ask Him for what we want.  However, some of us are more familiar with getting what we want when we want it. We tell God what we want rather than ask Him. We then wonder why we feel pressure and have little joy in our recovery. God promises that if we ask, we will receive, and our joy will be complete.

God knows the solutions to our problems and the order they must follow for healing to come.  That’s why He tells us our first “ask” must be for forgiveness of sin and for the Holy Spirit to come and live in our hearts.  A willingness to surrender to God’s will at every point, in every circumstance, can only be expressed if we have first asked for the knowledge of God’s will and the power to carry it out.  It’s not a one-time “ask” in our prayers in the morning but a continuing conscious invitation to God at points throughout the day to know and welcome His plan for each event.

For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.  (Philippians 2:13 NLT)
Prayer:  Loving God, forgive me for trying to fix my own life, for trying to tell you what to do, and for blaming you when things didn’t work out.  Today I come and humbly ask You, by the power of Your Holy Spirit who lives in me, to show me Your will for my life, your view of my character defects, and Your plan for removing them from my thoughts and interactions with others.  Please give me the power to do what honours you.  Amen


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