The familiar slogan “I can’t. God can. I think I’ll let Him” describes the decisions made in the first three steps of the Twelve Step program of A.A. These guiding words can be applied to many situations we will encounter in our life in recovery.
The story is told of how one rainy afternoon, a father came up with an idea to entertain his bored eight-year-old daughter. He tore a large map of the world into small pieces, mixed them up, and told her to put them back together like a jigsaw puzzle. To her father’s surprise, the girl completed the puzzle in just a few minutes. “How did you do it?” the father asked. “It was easy,” she said. “At first I couldn’t fit all the lines and dots and colors together on the map. Then I saw part of a man’s face on the back of one of the pieces, so I turned all the pieces over. When I got the man together, the world map took care of itself.
Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you. He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun. (Psalms 37:5-6 NLT
Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. (James 1:17 NLT)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I admit that I am powerless over people, places, and things. I believe that Jesus’ death paid the price for my sin and invite You to live in me and work in me, so I can fulfill Your good plan for my life. Amen
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