Good Orderly Direction

Recovery meetings have common formats from place to place and there is structure to the way things are done.  For example, how often in an A.A. meeting when "How It Works" is read are we reminded of what is important for sobriety today. The words settle and bring a sense of focus to us in that moment.  This is the reason we attend meetings. God also has structure for His people as they gather for praise and worship. 

Our God is a God of order and when we live in the structure and order He has planned, things go well for us.  For example: we will not be tempted to jump off a balcony or go skydiving without a parachute. We know that to do so would end in disaster because gravity is in place in our world. Our body is also a good example of order.  When one little virus gets into one cell, before very long our whole body suffers and, as in recent times, our whole society is thrown out of order.  

For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.   (1 Corinthians 12:12 ESV)

We have numerous needs in our daily life and sometimes it's hard to keep priorities in order, but God gives us a simple structure for that as well: Give our attention to Him, follow what He is saying, and He will direct us and meet all our needs. 

Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.  (Matthew 6:33 NLT)

Good orderly direction – a wonderful gift from God to all of us.

Prayer:  Loving God, Help me to live in the orderly way that You have planned for this day and each day of this season of my life.  Please give me ears to hear Your guidance and a heart that is willing to be ordered by Your wisdom.  Amen

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