Partners
In Hope

God Is For Us

Thursday December 7, 2023

The twelfth promise of AA reads: “We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves.”  The Twelfth Step begins with, “Having had a spiritual awakening …”  These are indicators that the God we did not know has been there for us all along and has been willing to act on our behalf.  


Through the surrender of our will and life into His care, God has effectively and powerfully acted on our behalf and has opened our eyes to see His commitment to do for us what we could not do for ourselves.  

If God is for us, who can be against us?  (Romans 8:31b NIV)




Going forward we can expect more of the same because God will work for good in everything that has gone on in our lives, including the events that broke us down and the destructive actions we took in response to that. 

We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28 NIV)



All sorts of things, and perhaps even people, will seek to have power over us in the future.  We have come through a few years of coping with the effects of a deadly virus and there is still much uncertainty looming on the horizon.  The required social isolation was not good for us who rely on meetings for support.  However, as we trust in God, we are promised that He will get us through, one day at a time, one moment at a time.  Absolutely nothing can separate us from the love of God that Jesus has revealed.

No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:39 NLT)

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, I am so grateful that You are for me and not against me, and that I am now able to recognize the many things You have done on my behalf even before I was willing to submit to Your ways.  Going forward, please help me to trust Your love and faithfulness through every trial that may lie ahead.  Amen

©2023 Partners in Hope 

Audio for God Is For Us

Recent Meditations

GROWING IN MATURITY
April 1, 2025
OLD GROWTH GOODNESS
March 31, 2025
ANGER
March 30, 2025
DISCOVERING TRUTH
March 29, 2025
AFFIRMED AND ACCOMPANIED BY A LOVING GOD
March 28, 2025
See all

Giving Hope

Partners in Hope is supported wholly by our friends and community. We are thankful to everyone who partners with us to help bring hope to the discouraged, hurting, and hopeless.