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Desiring Change

Thursday February 13, 2025

 We will experience freedom and fulfillment in life only when God’s desires become our desires, God’s way becomes our way, and God’s Word becomes our action plan.  

Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.  If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. (Psalm 37:4, Matthew 16:25, Matthew 6:33 NLT)

 Each of us has long established patterns of behaviour that need to change.  We hang on to our harmful tendencies because they seem to meet a need or may help to avoid the pain we are anticipating.  


Those who have a positive recovery experience are those who have surrendered their faulty beliefs and behaviours to God with the desire that God remove from them the underlying patterns of sin and woundedness that has driven their actions. 

 God says: “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. (2 Corinthians 12:9 NLT) 


We have all observed disastrous outcomes in the lives of individuals who chose to live self-centered lives. Jesus taught and demonstrated that the key to a life that is truly happy, joyous, and free is the choosing of God’s will over our own.  When our goal is to be happy, we will fall into destructive, self-centered patterns of life.  When our goal is to love God, and have a relationship with Him, joy will be a natural outflowing of that relationship.  A willingness to let God’s priorities re-shape our thinking and behaving provides a healthy foundation for a joyful purposeful life.

 

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, I need You.  Every day, every hour I need you.  My request and desire is that You help me recognize my brokenness and come to You for healing.  I want to be free from the bondage that holds me captive to my past. I want to live for You and honour You in all my ways. Please help me! Amen

 

More information on this and other related topics @ http://www.partnersinhope.ca/life-with-god-in-recovery-resources/

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