“keep Coming Back. It Works If You Work It”

 At the end of many recovery meetings we say the words, “Keep coming back. It works if you work it.”  While it is important to do our part, we can be thankful that our recovery has hope because God works on our behalf.  Our Higher Power, the God who put the sun and moon and stars in place, has perfect plans and arranges things that bring about a good and satisfying life for us.  We can hardly imagine love and commitment like that when we begin our new life in recovery. 

 God meets us where we are and promises to take us forward into a bright future.  One of our greatest hindrances to experiencing that bright future is—we think we know what the good life is.  In recovery we sort out some of the wreckage of our past and begin to form an idea of what we think a good life looks like.  But the truth is, our vision is very narrow when it is based on our own flawed beliefs and limited knowledge.  To envision the reality of what God is actively weaving together to bring success to our lives, we need to intentionally seek to know God and His ways.

 The first step in working a successful recovery plan is to give our will and lives over to God’s care and acknowledge the fact that He is at work in our lives and is bringing about a future with hope for us.  God’s plans for us are better than we could ask for or even dream about for ourselves.

Prayer:  Loving God, Help me to give up my own agenda and receive with thankfulness the life You have planned for me. I trust Your unfailing love to sustain me as I allow You to guide and direct me in my life with You in recovery.  Amen

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