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Gratitude At Every Stage Of The Journey

Thursday April 25, 2024
 

When sharing our recovery journey at meetings we often reflect on what life was like in addiction, what happened, and what life looks like now.  In each stage of our recovery it is good to acknowledge God's input into what has gone on and thank Him for all that He has done. 

Thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 15:57 NLT) 

Only God could have brought us to a place where we recognized that we were powerless and that our lives had become unmanageable.  God, in His wisdom, brought someone across our path to share a message of hope with us, or He simply stirred a desire in us for something better than what we were living.  God gave us the strength and courage to seek help and a new way of life.  One day at a time, one moment at a time, God gives us sobriety and a life worth living.  Have we taken time today to thank God for all of this?

But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance.  Everything you say and everything you do should be done for Jesus your Lord. And in all you do, give thanks to God the Father through Jesus.  (Romans 6:17 NIV, Colossians 3:17 ERV) 

There's no doubt that the power of our addiction brought us to a place of being a slave to our drug of choice and to a lifestyle of doing whatever met our needs.  We were set free from the bondage we were in by the power of God as we put our trust in the forgiveness and healing that Jesus achieved for us on the cross.

As we studied God’s word and put His principles into practice in all our affairs, we found the freedom to speak and behave in ways that we never thought possible.  Now we have a heart filled with gratitude for God’s input into our lives and are willing to share our experience, strength, and hope with others .

Prayer:  Loving God, I can’t begin to tell you how grateful I am for what You have done for me.  Each breath I take is a gift from You.  I don’t want to take my sobriety for granted.  Today, and every day, I want to thank You for my recovery and the life I now have.  Amen 

 

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