Living in recovery and following the Twelve Steps is a spiritual journey. It requires a conscious commitment to a spiritual way of living. In Step-3 we are invited to turn our will and our life over to the care of God as we know and understand Him today.
“You will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” declares the Lord. (Jeremiah 29:12-14a NIV)
When we first came into recovery, most of us admitted that our way of doing things resulted in pain, frustration, sickness, and despair. We came to God because we knew we needed help, or because someone shared with us that God is the Higher Power who restored them to sanity.
To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen. (Jude 1:24-25 NIV)
Prayer: Loving God, I don’t understand how life works and what tomorrow may bring but today I choose to turn my will and my life over to Your care. I want to know more about You and Your ways and to find out what Your will is for my life. Help me to know You better as I read Your Word each day. By the Power that You have promised to give me, I want to be strengthened to practice Your principles in all my affairs. Amen
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