Willingness Is The Key

Tuesday February 23, 2021

To become willing to follow God's ways every day is a challenge for us who are used to running our own lives. If we are to have a successful life in recovery the practice of a willing heart and mind to follow God's principles is necessary.

We need to be willing to admit we cannot do life on our own. We need to become willing to believe that a power greater than ourselves exists and has our best interests at heart. We need to become willing to admit our shortcomings and to have God remove them. We need to be willing to review each day in an ongoing inventory with God and make any necessary changes.

For change to take place and serenity with God in recovery to become our lived reality we must wholeheartedly turn our will and life over to God’s direction and care. God is the one who gets to decide what is best for us, what is best in our relationships, what is best for our well-being today, and for the long haul. What God says needs changing gets worked on until it changes. What God says needs removing gets removed. When God says to bear with something patiently, we hang in and tolerantly bear with it.

God has chosen you and made you his holy people. He loves you. So, your new life should be like this: Show mercy to others. Be kind, humble, gentle, and patient. Don’t be angry with each other but forgive each other. If you feel someone has wronged you, forgive them. Forgive others because the Lord forgave you. Together with these things, the most important part of your new life is to love each other. Love is what holds everything together in perfect unity. (Colossians 3:12-14 ERV)

We must be willing to allow God, through His word in the Bible, to guide us and give us discernment as we negotiate new pathways in our minds and hearts. We must be willing to ask, “God, what do I need to change so Your kingdom will come, and Your will be done in my life here on earth as it is in heaven?”

Prayer: Heavenly Father, Help me to be willing to obey You and Your principles in all my affairs, in all my relationships, and in particular help me grow in my relationship with You. Amen

Willingness Is The Key

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