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Friday December 2, 2022

The story is told of a pig and a chicken having a conversation about a meal they want to provide for their friends. The chicken suggests bacon and eggs for the menu. The pig responds "Not on your life! For you that's just a contribution. For me, it is total commitment."

To grow and mature in any area of life requires commitment. Professional athletes consistently practice for long hours at inconvenient times to develop their skills. Medical professionals spend huge amounts of money and time to acquire the necessary skills needed to correctly care for sick or injured patients. 

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. (2 Timothy 2:15, Romans 12:1 NIV)

Maintaining our new life with God in recovery will take time and effort on our part. The disciplines we begin to practice when we first get sober need to be our life choices if we are to sustain our sobriety.  Maintaining our conscious contact with God by praying and meditating on His Word each day is a must if we are to carry out His will in all our affairs. We must commit to these principles whether it is convenient or not. 

Turning our focus away from God’s plan for our life and dwelling on “me and my needs or problems” is a continual challenge for those in recovery and for those who are just living life. Deciding for our own way rather than God’s way or acting against the advice of trusted friends is a temptation we will face repeatedly. We need to ask ourselves, “Have we committed to God’s plan for our life or are we just acting out a role in recovery?” Turning our will and our life over to the care of God is not just a one-time pledge, it is an everyday commitment.

Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you.  (
Psalm 37:5 NLT)

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, Once again I turn my will and my life and all my plans and ideas over to Your care.  Show me Your will for my life and help me to steadfastly walk in it. Amen

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