To be flexible means that we are adaptable and willing to yield when circumstances require short or long-term change. When we first come into a recovery program, people and our surroundings are often not what we are used to. In our addiction we usually did what we wanted, when we wanted. Now we are asked to follow a fixed schedule. Other people may not do things the way we would. If we really desire to turn our lives around, we will need to persevere and be flexible.
So prepare your minds for service. With complete self-control put all your hope in the grace that will be yours when Jesus Christ comes. In the past you did not have the understanding you have now, so you did the evil things you wanted to do. But now you are children of God, so you should obey him and not live the way you did before. (1 Peter 1:13-14 ERV)
In sobriety our flawed opinions and views on life may be quite different than those held by the people around us. Being powerless over our dependency may not be something we are willing to admit. Accepting that there is a power greater than ourselves who can restore us to sanity may be something that we are not sure we agree with. We need to be flexible as we listen to those who have been in the program for a while. They were probably like us when they came in, but were willing to learn from their mentors, counsellors, peers, and others.
Show me your paths and teach me to follow; guide me by your truth and instruct me. (Psalm 25:4-5a CEV)
Jesus said: I will not judge those who hear me but don’t obey me, for I have come to save the world and not to judge it. (John 12:47 NLT)
Prayer: Lord Jesus, Teach me to listen and be flexible so I can learn about Your ways and benefit from the wisdom of others around me. Amen
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