Transition

Sunday October 1, 2023

Transition is difficult for us when we first come into recovery. It requires that we leave behind a known way of life and transition to a new way of living. What has been known to us in the past is comfortable, even though it may not have been good for us and most certainly was not the best way for us. Growth requires change. A seed is put in the ground and dies so that a new life form may develop. Flowers and fruit grow in their season. Unless the fruit is eaten or the flowers are picked and arranged to beautify a setting, both will wither and die where they have grown. Dead plants may be plowed back into the ground to provide nutrients for the next crop to come. Transition takes place from one season to the next.

The Lord will lead you. He himself is with you. He will not fail you or leave you. Don’t worry. Don’t be afraid! (Deuteronomy 31:8 ERV)

In recovery we are transitioning not only from the misuse of substances but also from things such as:- a lifestyle of isolation to one of looking for and accepting peer support; from trying to figure out the "big questions of life" about meaning and purpose and destiny to consulting God and learning how God answers those questions. We are transitioning from avoiding the pain in our hearts to confronting it and receiving comfort and healing. We are moving away from impulsive and obsessive thinking to gratitude and solutions which develop as we pray and learn – and the list goes on.

The Lord says, “I will teach you and guide you in the way you should live. I will watch over you and be your guide. (Psalm 32:8 ERV)

Without God's promise to teach and guide and watch over us in this new of life, the burden would be too great for us. That is why it is important to remember every day of our lives that we are powerless and that on our own our life is unmanageable. Each day it is necessary for us to take time to read the Scriptures and get to know this wonderful God who will restore us to sanity. Then moment by moment, day by day, we purposefully turn our will and life over to His care.

Prayer: Loving God, as I face this day, give me the strength and courage to make whatever transition is necessary in my heart, in my thinking, and even in my circumstances, so that my character defects will go, and Your will becomes the desire of my heart in all my affairs. Amen

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