Step Seven -the Cost Of Removing My Shortcomings

 In Step 7 we humbly come before God and ask Him to remove all our shortcomings. We can do this because we have given our will and life over to the care of God.  We have admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of the wrongs we have done.  So, when we ask, we can expect God to be faithful to remove them.  

 We were the ones who messed up our lives so why would God choose not to punish us for what we have done?  He knew that we could not live the life He had prepared for us, so He sent Jesus into the world to live the life we could not live – a life free from sin.  Jesus never did anything wrong, therefore, His sacrifice of Himself was sufficient to wipe out the sins of the whole world.  Those who fail to receive the gift of God through Jesus will bear the punishment for their own sins while we who come to Him with a repentant heart and ask for forgiveness will not.  

 Jesus came so we could have meaning and purpose in our lives.  When we humbly come before God and ask Him to remove our shortcomings, we can also ask Him to give us the knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry it out.  Through prayer and meditation on the Scriptures we can get to know Jesus and gain knowledge on how to live a perfect life in the Power that is greater than ourselves.

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, I am thankful that Jesus came into the world to pay the price for my sins.  Through prayer and meditation, help me to know more about Jesus and Your love for me that brought Him into the world, so that I could be reconciled to You and live with You forever.  Amen

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