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A Season Of Refreshing

Friday July 21, 2023
 

 This new life we have been given begins each new day.  Yesterday’s mistakes, blunders, worries and the resulting pain are all behind us. We are unable to change what has been said or done.  We need to admit that, repent, turn away from the evil things we have done, and let go of the pain of those harmful things done to us.  We need to turn to God who promises us a season of refreshing.

 

Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.  (Acts 3:19 NIV) 

Living as if God did not exist is the first thing we need to repent of.  The first steps of the 12-Step Program deal with this issue.  We admit we are powerless.  We come to believe God can restore us.  We turn our life, including our rebellious self-will over to God, and receive salvation and a new way of living through Jesus Christ.  We need to recognize the voice of God’s Holy Spirit within us as He reveals behaviours and thoughts that are stirred by the insanity of our thinking about the past which cannot be changed. 

Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justified when you judge. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. (Psalm 51:4, 1 John 1:9 NLT) 


Refreshing new life is available to us if we will just reach out and embrace it.  Whether we are brand new in recovery or returning after many stumbles, God is with us.  When we call on Him, He will answer us and provide the love and mercy we need to begin each new day. As our will is surrendered to His, God will give us everything we need to live life with a new sense of joy.

 

Sprinkled with the blood of Christ, our hearts have been made free from a guilty conscience, and our bodies have been washed with pure water. So come near to God with a sincere heart, full of confidence because of our faith in Christ. (Hebrews 10:22 ERV)

 

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, Thank You for Your mercy that is new every morning. I repent of my rebellious ways and desire from this day forward to walk in the truth of Your word.  Please help me to forgive and forget about past hurts and strengthen my will to practice Your principles in all my affairs.  Amen

 

 

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