When God wants to paint a picture, He does so very effectively. An out-of-control life of self-will that ignores God is clearly described in detail in the Bible.
You can be certain that in the last days there will be some very hard times. People will love only themselves and money. They will be proud, stuck-up, rude, and disobedient to their parents. They will also be ungrateful, godless, heartless, and hateful. Their words will be cruel, and they will have no self-control or pity. These people will hate everything that is good. They will be sneaky, reckless, and puffed up with pride. Instead of loving God, they will love pleasure. Even though they will make a show of being religious, their religion won’t be real. Don’t have anything to do with such people. (2 Timothy 3:1-5 CEV) We read these words and quickly get uncomfortable because we find ourselves on the list numerous times due to our own reckless behaviours. If ever we were reminded of why we need recovery and why we need to admit our lives are unmanageable, this list pretty much sums it up.
The problem for many of us in recovery is that we attach our reckless behaviour only to our substance abuse and fail to include things like being ungrateful and sneaky which are equally unacceptable. We need a radical change of heart and, we need to change our perspective to become willing to see things as God sees them. We need humility to come to God with a willingness to have Him remove all our defects of character.
As dire as conditions in the self-willed life might look, God encourages us as He describes the changes He will make as we follow His ways. We can be people who understand sound judgment and speak clearly as we share with others our exciting stories of healing, freedom, and transformation.
The hearts of reckless people will understand sound judgment, and the tongues of those who stammer will be ready to speak clearly. (Isaiah 32:4 ISV)
Prayer: Loving God, my life on my own is a train wreck. I have proved that many times. Today, I choose to turn away from all expressions of reckless behaviour. I turn my will and my life over to Your care. Amen
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