Meditations on "Surrender"

SOUGHT THROUGH PRAYER AND MEDITATION TO IMPROVE OUR CONSCIOUS CONTACT WITH GOD Over and over again, individuals who have found a successful life in recovery have found quiet places of prayer with God to be essential.

NEW YEAR, NEW HOPE, NEW BEGINNING We are beginning a new year.

Today we read a promise God gave to His people hundreds of years in advance of the birth of Jesus.

When we finally surrender to the care of God it’s up to us to decide if we want what is offered through Jesus.

As we complete step work we answer lots of questions about what needs surrendering, what barriers keep us from surrendering, and what surrender looks like for each of us.

Turning our will and our life over to the care of God always involves action.

If God’s will was obeyed by everyone every day, our world would experience amazing peace and prosperity.

In Step 3 of the 12 Step Program we determine to turn our will and our life over to the care of God as we understand him.

Step One: We admitted that we were powerless over our dependencies, that our lives had become unmanageable.

Search for the word “time” or “right time” in the Bible and you’ll come up with instructions about speaking, working, blessing, and even worship.

This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “Go down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message.

We're looking at a beautiful story about a potter making a clay pot.