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Staying Grounded

Monday March 30, 2020

Of all the four seasons of the year, spring seems to describe our new life in recovery the best.  The temperatures warm up.  We hear birds begin to sing again.  There are more hours of daylight.  New flowers bloom.  The bears come out of hibernation and we feel a desire to get outside and enjoy the freshness and hope of the season.

After long periods in the darkness of our addiction, it is refreshing to see the light of hope glimmer and allow our hearts to welcome the return of positive action and safer daily practices in relationships.

I wonder if Jesus wasn’t seeing spring around Him when He said these words:

Look at the birds: they do not plant seeds, gather a harvest and put it in barns; yet your Father in heaven takes care of them! Aren't you worth much more than birds? And why worry about clothes? Look how the wild flowers grow: they do not work or make clothes for themselves. (Matthew 6:26, 28 GNT)

Along with hope and growth in a new season, we often begin to worry about the vulnerability we feel and the uncertainty about our future.  God knows how frail we are inside and He encourages us to stay simple, stay focused on Him, and do the work of recovery He’s called us to do.  He promises He will take care of all the rest.  Just like a farmer prepares the fields, puts seed in the ground, and leaves the seed to grow in the soil, so we can trust that if we ground ourselves in God’s will, He will take care of the growth that we can look forward to. 




But more than anything else, put God’s work first and do what he wants. Then the other things will be yours as well.  Don’t worry about tomorrow. It will take care of itself. You have enough to worry about today.  (Matthew 6:33-34 CEV)

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, I want to believe in the new life You have given me.  Help me remain simple and just get to know and do Your will each day.  Help me to let go of worry about the future.  I trust You to make all things right as I surrender to Your will so that I will be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with You in the next. Amen

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