Finding Purpose

Tuesday January 28, 2025

Recovery

“My life is of great beauty and infinite value. God has a plan for my life that is meaningful, purposeful, and joyful.”

God created us in love for a life of meaning and purpose that is way beyond what we have known so far. Some of us wandered into addiction because life felt empty, and we were looking for something to fill us up. Sadly, we made the wrong choice. Not only were we not filled up, but after a time in addiction, we were empty and in worse shape than when we began. God’s plan for our lives hasn’t changed even though it has taken time to get us to this place where we are actively seeking to know God and do His will in all our affairs.

But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth. (Exodus 9:16 NIV)

Our lives are meant to reveal to others how wonderful God really is and the amazing things He has done. He created us to be part of a family and of a loving, caring community. In whatever ways we’ve missed this good purpose for our lives, God is ready and willing to guide us along the path of finding it now. God doesn’t give up on us or the plans He has for us. He’s able to use even our blunders in His amazing plan and He will bring goodness into our lives which will affect the lives of others we encounter along the way. Sound unbelievable? Sure does, but God’s word is reliable and that’s what He says. It’s what we can confidently rely on in our new life with Him in recovery.

A man named Job went through hard times where nothing was working and nothing made sense and in the middle of that he said to God, “I know you can do everything. You make plans, and nothing can change or stop them.” (Job 42:2 ERV) He was right, and in a short time God’s plan for blessing Job was evident to everyone. The same is true for us. All we need to do is ask God to show us, one step at a time, how to live in His good purpose for our life.

Prayer: Loving God, You have promised to give me the desire for Your will to be done in my life and also the power to carry it out. Today I am asking for both. Wherever I go and in everything I do I ask that You use me to demonstrate Your awesome goodness. Amen

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