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Tuesday November 7, 2023

Due to the oppression of our addictive lifestyle, many of us made a move towards recovery only to struggle and relapse.  We now wonder if it is possible for us to be free from our dependency and live well.  We also wonder if there really is any hope that we can live a purposeful life over the long haul.


For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from before the beginning of time--to show us his grace through Christ Jesus.  (2 Timothy 1:9 NLT)
One woman who came to Jesus had been physically bent over in her body for 18 years.  Even though her situation may have seemed hopeless to her, when she heard about Jesus and His power to heal, she allowed hope to grow in her.  She left her everyday activities and went to a place where people gathered in the name of God and where Jesus was.  This woman made herself available to Jesus to receive His touch and power to do for her what she could never do for herself.

When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Dear woman, you are healed of your sickness!” Then he touched her, and instantly she could stand straight. How she praised God!  (Luke 13:12-13 NLT)

When Jesus calls out to us, are we willing to come to Him and allow Him to straighten out the crooked things of our past or do we continue to hang on to the pain, the familiar resentments, and self-pity that keep us living a bent life? 

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor. (James 4:10 NLT)

Only Jesus’ touch can help us stand straight with dignity and strength and purpose.  His touch is all we need.  God tells us not to rely on our own understanding, which is flawed, but to come to Him and He will make our paths straight.  If we are going to live successfully in recovery, we need to wholeheartedly surrender our will and our life over to the care of God and choose to follow His ways in all our affairs.

Prayer: Lord Jesus, I ask You to touch me.  Straighten out anything that is bent within me so I can live my life with dignity and purpose. Amen

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