Meditations on "Powerless"

Longing
Longing For Light
Wednesday December 21, 2022

T For those of us who live in the northern hemisphere this is the shortest day and the longest night of the year.

Hoping
Hoping For Help
Sunday November 27, 2022

To some degree, all of us rely on ourselves to do those things that are important for life and happiness.

God
God Gives Power
Sunday November 20, 2022

In Step 2 of the 12-Step program we came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

Flexibility
Flexibility
Wednesday November 2, 2022

To be flexible means that we are adaptable and willing to yield when circumstances require short or long-term change.

Moral
Moral Excellence
Thursday October 27, 2022

When we repented of our sin and believed in the death and resurrection of Jesus to set us free from the power of sin, we were reconciled to our Heavenly Father.

Blessings
Blessings Worth Singing About
Tuesday October 25, 2022

How do we respond to the blessings God freely gives when we come to accept all Jesus has done for us and turn our will and life over to His care?

Step
Step Two What Is This Power Greater Than Ourselves?
Wednesday October 12, 2022

When we came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity, what did we understand about that Power?

Step
Step One Confronting My Powerlessness
Monday October 3, 2022

For all of us there came a time when we could no longer avoid the realization that our lives were a mess.

Available
Available
Sunday October 2, 2022

What came first the chicken or the egg? When we called out to God in our powerlessness, did we suddenly show up on His ‘locating system’ or was He already waiting and available when we called for help?

Bring
Bring Abusive Relationships To God
Wednesday September 28, 2022

Often, physical or emotional abuse exists in relationships where one or both parties are in some form of addiction.

Hunger
Hunger And Thirst
Tuesday August 30, 2022

Those of us who are recovering from the mess of our lives know there is a hunger and thirst within us for something more than what life has offered us so far.

Transition
Transition
Friday August 12, 2022

Transition is difficult. It requires that we leave something behind and move into something new.