In sharing our recovery journey at meetings, we often look at the model of "what life was like in addiction, what happened, and what does life look like now." In each of these stages of our recovery journey it does us good to acknowledge God's input into what went on and thank Him for all He had done.
Only God could have brought us to a place where we recognized that we were powerless and that our lives had become unmanageable. God, in His wisdom, brought someone across our path to share a message of hope with us or He simply stirred a desire in us for something other than what we were living. God gave us the strength and courage to seek help and here we are. One day at a time, one moment at a time God gives us sobriety and a new life worth living. Have we taken time today to thank God for all of this?
But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance. Everything you say and everything you do should be done for Jesus your Lord. And in all you do, give thanks to God the Father through Jesus. (Romans 6:17 NIV, Colossians 3:17 ERV)
There's no doubt that the power of our addiction brought us to a place of being a slave to our drug of choice and to a lifestyle of doing whatever met our needs, regardless of the harm caused to others. That slavery was broken by the power of God as we put our trust in the forgiveness and healing that Jesus achieved for us on the cross.
As we have studied God’s word and put His principles into practice in all our affairs, we have found freedom to speak and behave in new ways that we never could have imagined. We can wake up each day with a heart filled with gratitude and offer our experience, strength, and hope to others.
Prayer: Loving God, I can’t begin to tell you how grateful I am for what You have done for me. Each breath I take is a gift from You. I don’t want to take my sobriety for granted. Today, and every day, I want to thank You for my life and my recovery. Amen
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