Thanks To God For My Life And My Recovery

 Each day in recovery is an opportunity to learn something new and grow.  To remain strong, we need to allow God to do for us those things we cannot do for ourselves, as well as diligently doing what is our part.  Today we are invited to celebrate and give thanks for those things God has done for us that we could not do for ourselves. 

 Let me tell you what God did for me. I called out to him with my mouth, my tongue shaped the sounds of music. I had been cozy with evil, the Lord would never have listened. But he most surely did listen, he came on the double when he heard my prayer. Blessed be God: he didn’t turn a deaf ear, he stayed with me, loyal in his love.  (Psalm 66:16b-20 MSG) 

At the core of our recovery is the God who was there for us when we recognized our powerlessness and admitted that our life was unmanageable.  He listened to us and, as the Bible quote above says, “came on the double when he heard my prayer.”  God didn’t just come quickly and help us take that first step.  He stayed with us on the road and shone His light on each pothole and ditch ahead.  He encouraged us and guided us to the right path when it was extremely hard for us to hang on and keep going. 

 Wherever we share today – on our phone, in a conversation, at a meeting – let’s share with gratitude about this God who has kept us out of the ditch and set us on the road to life.  

Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for being there for me when I couldn’t even be there for myself.  Thank You for making a way for me to find forgiveness and healing and life before I even asked You for it.  Today, I reaffirm my trust in Jesus, who has done for me on the cross what I could not do for myself.  Today I thank You for my life and my recovery.  Amen

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