God Is For Us
The twelfth promise of AA reads: “We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves.” The Twelfth Step begins with, “Having had a spiritual awakening …” These are all indicators that the God we did not know for so long has actually been there for us all along and has been willing to act on our behalf. Through the surrender of our will and life into His care, God has effectively and powerfully acted on our behalf, and has opened our eyes to recognize His commitment to do for us what we could not do for ourselves.
Going forward we can expect more of the same because God will work for good in everything that has gone on in our lives, including the events that broke us down and the destructive actions we took in response to that.
We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28 NIV)
All sorts of things are likely to set themselves against us in the future. We have come through many months of coping with the effects of a deadly virus and there is still much uncertainty looming on the horizon. The social isolation has not been good for those of us who rely on meetings for support. However, as we trust in God, we are promised that He will get us through, one day at a time, one moment at a time. Absolutely nothing can separate us from the love of God that Jesus has revealed.
No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:39 NLT)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I am so grateful that You are for me and not against me, and that You have given me the ability to recognize the many things You have done on my behalf even before I was willing to submit to Your ways. Going forward, please help me to trust Your love and faithfulness through the many trials that I may face. Amen
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