Unity

Wednesday January 26, 2022
 

After living so long in the self-centered world of addiction, it’s not easy to come into recovery and build relationships with other human beings, particularly those who have lived in self-centered ways just like us.  Relapse is much more often the result of stress in relationships than it is giving in to the obsession to use.  

Put up with one another. Forgive one another if you are holding something against someone. Forgive, just as the Lord forgave you.  And over all these good things put on love. Love holds them all together perfectly as if they were one.  (Colossians 3:13-14 NIRV)

 We need help to live in unity with others.  It’s why the founders of AA made this principle in the Twelve Traditions the very first one, “Our common welfare should come first; personal recovery depends upon A.A. unity.”  This principle echoes what God has been teaching humans since the beginning of time.  We need to live well with each other in order to live well individually.

 

There is one body, but it has many parts. But all its many parts make up one body. It is the same with Christ.  So let us do all we can to live in peace. And let us work hard to build up one another. (I Corinthians 12:12, Romans 14:19b NIRV)

 No one said it would be easy.  The Bible verse above tells us we are going to need to work hard.  We need endurance and encouragement from God if we are going to be able to put up with one another and socialize in a way that helps us live well together. 


May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. (Romans 15:5-7 NIV)

 



Prayer:  Heavenly Father, It is so hard to be with others when we all have character defects.  Please give me the grace to accept others as I pray You will give them the grace to accept me.  Help us to walk in unity with each other and do it one step at a time, one day at a time.  Amen

 

 

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