Wisdom The Benefit Of Doing Things God’s Way Over The Long Haul

 How many times have we spoken before we thought and, as the saying goes, “put our foot in our mouth?”  For too long we have held narrow views of life and our place in it.  God created us for community and caring relationships.  In the scriptures He has given us all the knowledge we need to live well every day.

 In Step 11 of the 12-Step program, we are encouraged each day to improve our conscious contact with God, praying only for the knowledge of His will and the power to carry it out.  As we encounter God’s wisdom in the Bible and put His ways into practice, we will have the satisfaction and joy of experiencing how practical God’s word really is.  In some circumstances, it is a challenge to put God’s ways into practice.  God’s way teaches us to be generous to others which is opposite to the self-centered messages we have heard and told ourselves in addiction. However, when we choose for God’s way, we discover His way is better. 

 To walk with God requires us to discipline ourselves at certain times and in certain ways.  The more often we make the choice to do things God’s way, the more often we will see that it was exactly the right thing to do at that time.  Those around us will benefit from our right actions, and our sense of what is good will become clearer. This becomes part of the message we carry to others as we practice God’s principles in all our affairs.

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, Help me to not only meditate and pray for the knowledge of Your will but to have the courage to put it into practice in all my affairs.  My desire is to trust Your wisdom and Your way even when it seems inconvenient or quite different from what I have known in the past.  I choose once again to turn my will and my life over to Your care and ask for Your direction in all my ways.  Amen

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