Day: 14 February 2019

#2308 Daily Reflection

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Proverbs 15:16 It is better to have respect for the Lord and have little than to be rich and have trouble.

Once upon a time, it was all about having. The right job, the right car, the right house, the right girl. Once upon a time, I thought happiness was all about things. I thought the more things I had the happier I would be.

When I became a Christian and started working for a Christian organization I still thought it was about having the right status, within the church, within my work, and within my home. But you know what it isn’t.

It’s all about living the life that God has called you to live. If you do He will always look after you. Matthew 6:25 Jesus says “I tell you, do not worry. Don’t worry about your life and what you will eat or drink. And don’t worry about your body and what you will wear. Isn’t there more to life than eating? Aren’t there more important things for the body than clothes?”

  • Do you believe God can and will supply what you need to live for Him?

 

Prayer: The Lord helps me today to rely on You for everything I need.

4o Days of Recovery – Day 12

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LOVE YOUR ENEMIES

 

Bible Reading: Matthew 5:43-48
Focus Verse: Matthew 5:46

Loving our enemies doesn’t mean we have to like them and approve of everything they do. It does mean however we have to forgive them and desire the best for them. Resentments lead to relapse if they are left unchecked. In Romans 5:8 it points out the fact that even at our worst God loves us. Through the process of recovery, we need to learn to develop our attitudes and actions to seek and to follow God’s will for our lives so we can learn to accept people for who they are not who we think they should be or would like them to be.

Recovery is about becoming the best you, you can be through  God’s guidance and help.

#5 Morning Start-Up

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UNBUCKLED FROM GUILT
             John 3:18

 

 

Morning Start-Up
When I look back on my past it is easy to remember all the things I did wrong. Things I could have been condemned for. I often have failed to live up to my own expectations and best intentions let alone God’s expectations of me. Having discovered new-life through the Salvation Army Bridge Programme I was able to accept God’s forgiveness of my past mistakes and failures. I learned to live each day in the knowledge that He does not condemn me. His forgiveness  replaces my condemnation.

Meditation
My faith in God and His forgiveness of my sins gives me a sense of freedom. Before I accepted Jesus as my One True Higher Power I always felt guilty. I believed that sooner or later my past would catch up with me and I would have to pay for the wrongs I had committed. Now that I live my life in relationship with Him I know my guilt has been taken away. My peace of mind and heart depends on me walking each day with Him. I am safe in God’s forgiveness because of Him.

It is imperative in my daily life to accept the Bible as the inspired Word of God. To take to heart His promises for me and live relieved of my condemnation Romans 8:1 

Prayer
 I thank God that my past sins are washed away by the blood of Jesus Christ. I pray that He will always keep me in His love and free from condemnation.

 

4o Days of Recovery – Day 11

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Practice Servant Living Matthew 5:41

The Twelve Steps should lead us to be servants, willing to carry the load of others and be a witness of the Saving Grace of Jesus Christ to others. A true witness of spiritual growth through the recovery process is how willing we are to help and to serve others. Jesus did not come as a conquering king. He came to save sinners Matthew 1:21.  We live in a world full of contradiction.  to the spiritual principles of recovery. but we are called to stand up, be counted, to love God and love others and encourage them to follow Jesus on the ‘Road to Recovery’

Every day I wake up I am thankful! Thankful that when given the opportunity by Jesus to change my life I took it. Recovery is a choice! And no one else can make the choice for us. We have to do it alone, we have to learn these Spiritual Principles of Recovery and we have to put them into practice on a daily basis in the strength of His help.

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