Living Sober Developing New Interests And Skills
Living in addiction is chaotic. A person is never at peace either in mind or body. Each addict is continuously at work seeking to fulfill the demands of whatever is their master. The Bible tells us there is no peace for those who refuse to follow God’s ways.
To be effective in our new life in recovery, we need to choose to follow God’s ways. We need to find new sources of interest and a new set of skills to help us stay clean and sober. As we check around, we will find individuals who are willing to share with us what they know about the recovery process, and some will be willing to teach us about things we may never have thought about.
So get rid of your old self, which made you live as you used to—the old self that was being destroyed by its deceitful desires. Your hearts and minds must be made completely new, and you must put on the new self, which is created in God's likeness and reveals itself in the true life that is upright and holy. (Ephesians 4:22-24 GNT)
If we are willing to learn, being in community will teach us a new set of skills. Living sober with selfless love needs to be a priority on our agenda. God is well pleased with us when we are patient and kind toward others, especially those who appear to be disadvantaged. As we seek God and His ways, He will encourage us to be interested in others, and He will supply the skills we need to do whatever He has called us to do.
Prayer: Gracious God, Thank You for giving me new life and bringing me to a place where I want to look out for the interests of others. Please empower me with the skills I need to do the work You have planned for me to do, and help me to have much joy in doing it. Amen
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