Not Body Intake But Heart Output

Thursday September 8, 2022

Recovery

Many of us want to have healthy bodies and therefore are careful about what we are eating and drinking. Some of us have also taken to exercising. As we have come out of an unmanageable lifestyle it is good for us to have self-control in these areas. Seeking to have a healthy body is a great goal but have we given much thought to what would be helpful for us to have a healthy mind?

It’s not what goes into your body that defiles you; you are defiled by what comes from your heart. For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. (Mark 7:16 TLB; Proverbs 23:7a NKJV)

Those of us who have recently turned our will and life over to the care of God may know very little about His principles for living a rich and satisfying life. If we choose first to seek God’s ways He promises that everything else will fall into place. The problem is we often think our cleaned-up ways will work better. If our ways did not work in the past, it is likely they will not work in the future. We need to allow God to show us the way forward and ask Him to show us what works.

So the Lord is waiting to show his mercy to you. He wants to rise and comfort you. The Lord is the God who does the right thing, so he will bless everyone who waits for his help. (Isaiah 30:18 ERV)

Doing a dishonest Step-5 may cause some of us to stumble. We have chosen not to reveal those things that are buried deep within us because we believe we are unable to forgive the person, or persons, who harmed us. Unforgiveness is like poison to our well-being. God tells us to forgive everyone who has sinned against us. We will not have a healthy mind or a purposeful life until we choose to obey what God says.

But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive you your sins too.” (Mark 11:25 TLB)

Prayer: Gracious God, Help me to forgive those persons who have harmed me so that I may be forgiven for my wrongdoing against those I have harmed. My desire is to be free from anything that would cause me to stumble in my new life with You in recovery. Amen

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