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Feeling Vulnerable

Tuesday January 23, 2024
 

While we were living in addiction our agenda each day was completely centered on meeting our daily needs.  We used our substance of choice to help cope with the emptiness, the unbearable pain, the loneliness, and other feelings we were unwilling to deal with.  Now in recovery, we are aware that God has promised to meet all our needs.  Are we willing to let Him do so?  When we feel vulnerable, where or with whom are we seeking to find help?

God invites us, Call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory. (Psalm 50:15 NLT) 

No one likes feeling vulnerable but stuffing our feelings just does not work.  When we finally admitted that we were powerless over our destructive dependencies, we chose to get help and joined a recovery program.  Our life was truly unmanageable and we felt empty inside.  We stopped using our substance of choice and started the journey of living in a healthy way.  As we continue on our journey, we may start to feel vulnerable and wonder if it is really possible to handle our life situations without the help of our dependency.  How will we manage the devastating pain of loneliness, frustration, disappointment, and even shame, without picking up again? 
Success in recovery requires living in truth, and the truth is, without God, our lives are not complete.  That is why we struggle with fear when we are feeling vulnerable and powerless.  God, and trusted people around us, assure us that there is a positive way forward.  They remind us that, step by step, we will come to know and believe in a Power greater than ourselves who can restore us to sanity.  God is all-powerful.  God is with us.  God cares for us.  God will guide us.  The peace we desire will come when we completely turn our will and our lives over to the care of God. 

God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble. (Psalm 46:1 NLT)

Prayer:  Loving God, I confess that I am powerless, and my life is unmanageable.  Help me to sort out my vulnerable feelings.  When I am fearful and overwhelmed, I ask you to help me trust in Your Word in the Bible which says, You care about me, You are with me, and You are all-powerful.  Help me to believe and receive and act on all that You are for me.  Amen

  

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