Easy Does It

"Easy Does It" is one of the most well-known slogans in recovery circles.  It's the name that some 12-step groups choose for their gathering.  This slogan can be found numerous times in the Big Book of AA and elsewhere in recovery literature.  Its main thought is to help us slow down and relax and take a measured approach to recovery, to problem solving, or to whatever situation seems too large and complicated for us.  

Jesus also taught that "easy does it" when he told us: Don’t worry about tomorrow. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Tomorrow will have its own worries.  (Matthew 6:34 ERV) Jesus used the example of a little child to remind us that we need to keep things simple and take it easy.  

Letting tension get the best of us and becoming stressed out never puts us in a good problem-solving frame of mind.  When we trust that God is good and that our will and our lives are safely settled in His care, we won't have to fix everybody and everything.  

God says:  Only in returning to me and resting in me will you be saved. In quietness and confidence is your strength. (Isaiah 30:15 NLT)

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, Help me to slow down and remember that "easy does it." You are bigger than my biggest problem and You have good plans for my life.  Help me to quiet my heart and trust You.  Amen