God Gives His Word

Friday May 20, 2022

Often in our recovery journey our expectations of where life should be at this point in time is not what we anticipated. We feel discontented with life and are ready to give up. We claim we have completed the necessary steps according to God’s Word and they are not working for us. At this point we need to stop and give an honest answer to the question, “Were we fully committed to obeying God’s Word and His direction in all our affairs, or half-hearted, doing only what it took to get by or to get someone off our backs?”

Every part of Scripture is God-breathed and useful one way or another—showing us truth, exposing our rebellion, correcting our mistakes, training us to live God's way. (2 Timothy 3:16 MSG)

When we gave our will and life over to His care, God promised He would teach us His ways. Many of us were unfamiliar with both God and His ways, and we needed to wholeheartedly submit to God and allow Him to be our guide in the way we had chosen. At first, we tried this but then we began to doubt God and His ways, and truthfully just wanted God to do things our way. This attitude never works for the Word of God never changes.

God means what he says. What he says goes. His powerful Word is sharp as a surgeon's scalpel, cutting through everything, whether doubt or defense, laying us open to listen and obey. (Hebrews 4:12 MSG)

The ways of God are not our ways, and the Bible tells us that forever His Word is settled in heaven. A half-hearted commitment to God will not bring the joyful life he has promised. We need to humbly commit all our ways to God and allow Him to be our guide, for He alone knows the way to the life He has promised. All we need to do is follow.

God’s paths get you where you want to go. Right-living people walk them easily; wrong-living people are always tripping and stumbling. (Hosea 14:9b MSG)

Prayer: Heavenly Father, Forgive me when I think I know better than You how life should be lived. Thank You for Your Word that never changes. Help me to trust You and through prayer and meditation get to know Your unchanging Word and Your faithful ways. Amen

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