At most recovery meetings there are lots of handshakes and hugs and "chips" or "fobs" to honour clean time. Once a year a person may take a cake to mark their sobriety date. Whether it is a "Just for Today" chip or a multiple year cake, we all have the desire for a lasting recovery. Those who have some solid clean time will often share their experience, strength, and hope with us.
The founders of AA knew that one of the smartest things we could do is attach ourselves to something that is strong and enduring and so they put together a spiritual program that is focused on God. God created us, watches over us, and offers us forgiveness and new life when we believe in Jesus.
I don’t mean that we are able to do anything good ourselves. It is God who makes us able to do all that we do. (2 Corinthians 3:5 ERV)
When we do what is right in our own eyes, life quickly becomes messy and unmanageable. Receiving help from others is certainly a step in the right direction but the support is only as strong as the person from whom we seek it. King Solomon was the wisest man of his time and he reminds us that what God brings about in our lives is what will last forever. How comforting is that!
I know that everything God does will last forever. Nothing can be added to it. And nothing can be taken from it. God does that so people will have respect for him. (Ecclesiastes 3:14 NIRV)
Today, let’s read God’s word, seek the wisdom that the Holy Spirit wants to give us, and together with God, build a lasting recovery.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, I want recovery that lasts. I don’t want to stumble around. I want to go forward together with You. Take my hand and lead me on the path that You know will give me life and the peace my heart desires. Amen
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