The Benefit Of Doing Things God’s Way Over The Long Haul

Wednesday February 1, 2023

How many times have we spoken before we thought and, as the saying goes, “put our foot in our mouth?” For too long we’ve held narrow views of life and our place in it. God created us for community and caring relationships. In the scriptures He has given us all the knowledge we need to live well every day.

If you listen closely to my wisdom and good sense, you will have sound judgment, and you will always know the right thing to say. (Proverbs 5:1-2 CEV)

In Step 11 of the 12-Step program we are encouraged each day to improve our conscious contact with God, praying only for knowledge of His will and the power to carry it out. As we encounter God’s wisdom in the Bible and put His ways into practice, we will have the satisfaction and joy of experiencing how practical God’s Word really is. It’s a challenge though to put God’s ways into practice in some situations that may arise. God’s way teaches us to be generous to others, which is opposite to the self-centered messages we have heard and told ourselves in addiction, and yet when we do things God’s way, we discover His way is better.

The Lord watches your ways. He studies all your paths. Sinners are trapped by their own evil acts. They are held tight by the ropes of their sins. They will die because they refused to be corrected. Their sins will capture them because they were very foolish. (Proverbs 5:21-23 NIRV)

To walk with God requires that we discipline ourselves at certain times and in certain ways. The more often we make the choice to do things God’s way, the more often we will see that it was exactly the right thing to do at that time. Everyone around us will benefit from our actions and our sense of what is right and good will grow clearer. It becomes part of the message we are to carry to others as we practice God’s principles in all our affairs.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, help me to not only meditate and pray for the knowledge of Your will but to have the courage to put it into practice in all my affairs. Help me to trust Your way even when it seems inconvenient or quite different from what I have known in the past. I choose once again to turn my will and my life over to Your care. Please direct me in all my ways. Amen

The Benefit Of Doing Things God’s Way Over The Long Haul

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