Proverbs 12:20 Evil scheming distorts the schemer; peace-planning brings joy to the planner.
Lord, now you’ve got my feet on the life path, all radiant from the shining of your face. Ever since you took my hand, I’m on the right way. Blessed the man, blessed the woman, who fears You, who cherishes and relishes Your commandments. They truly delight in Your commands.
Luke 12:57 “You don’t have to be a genius to understand these things. Just use your common sense.
John 13:12 After He [Jesus] had finished washing their feet, he took his robe, put it back on, and went back to his place at the table. Then He said, “Do you understand what I have done to you?”
John 13:17 If you understand what I’m telling you, act like it–and live a blessed life.
John 15:15 I’m no longer calling you servants because servants don’t understand what their master is thinking and planning. No, I’ve named you friends because I’ve let you in on everything I’ve heard from the Father.
Ecclesiastes 11:5 Just as you’ll never understand the mystery of life forming in a pregnant woman, So you’ll never understand the mystery at work in all that God does.
Romans 5:6-8 Christ arrives right on time to make this happen. He didn’t, and doesn’t, wait for us to get ready. He presented himself for this sacrificial death when we were far too weak and rebellious to do anything to get ourselves ready. And even if we hadn’t been so weak, we wouldn’t have known what to do anyway. We can understand someone dying for a person worth dying for, and we can understand how someone good and noble could inspire us to selfless sacrifice. But God put his love on the line for us by offering his Son in sacrificial death while we were of no use whatever to Him.
WORRYING IS CHOOSING NOT TO TRUST GOD
When we focus on our problems we get anxious, angry and resentful. But when we focus God and His goodness we find peace.
WORRY CAN BECOME HARMFUL IN OUR LIVES
When we focus on our problems it can damage our health, cause our problems to dominate our thoughts, disrupt other things that are happening in our lives, affect the way we treat others and reduce our ability to trust God.
WE NEED TO KEEP OUR PROBLEMS IN PROPER PERSPECTIVE
Planning in our lives is important! When done well planning can alleviate worry. Worrying is letting our problems interfere with our relationship with God and His plan for our lives.
It’s a bit of a stretch when you enter recovery and hear someone tell you about the peace that surpasses all understanding. You’ve been trying for years to seek peace, and have always gotten chaos and confusion instead. In recovery, you’re learning to be yourself, instead of being whoever people wanted you to be. Only in the glorious moment of ripping off the mask of your false self-do, you discover you truly cannot do this on your own.
God becomes very real when you truly know he’s the one who saved you from yourself because he loves you so. God takes your brokenness and begins reconstructing your life’s puzzle pieces into the masterpiece he designed. He equips and strengthens you to do the good things he planned for you long ago.
God rubs out your guilt, washes away shame, and takes your sin as far as the east is from the west. God poured his special favor on you to walk out the recovery he planned for you long ago, one day at a time.
Lord, I pray I will continue, by grace, to experience your peace. I pray to walk out the recovery you planned for me long ago and not give up. Amen
Philippians 4:7 You will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 2:10 We are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus so we can do the good things He planned for us long ago.
1 Corinthians 15:10 Whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out His special favor on me—and not without results. For I have worked harder than any of the other apostles; yet it was not I but God who was working through me by His grace.
Above is my daily devotions for today. Resulting in my focus word for the day being ‘PLANNING’
Reading further this morning on the subject of planning the Life Recovery Bible says:
The Psalms say The wicked arrogantly hunt down the poor. Let them be caught in the evil they plan for others.
Those who wish me harm make plans to ruin me. All day long they plan their treachery. They plan to topple me from my high position. They delight in telling lies about me. They praise me to my face but curse me in their hearts. They encourage each other to do evil and plan how to set their traps in secret. “Who will ever notice?” they ask. As they plot their crimes, they say, “We have devised the perfect plan!” Yes, the human heart and mind are cunning.
The Bible goes on to warn me in Proverbs: The Lord approves of those who are good, but He condemns those who plan wickedness. If I plan to do evil, I will be lost; if I plan to do good, I will receive unfailing love and faithfulness. No human wisdom or understanding or plan can stand against the Lord.
1 Corinthians 1:25 says “This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God’s weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength.”
Ephesians 1:10 says “This is the plan: At the right time He will bring everything together under the authority of Christ—everything in heaven and on earth.”
WELCOME TO MONDAY – What are your plans for today?
Just spent two days with a great team (the staff of Melbourne 614). Planning for 2012 and the things we want to achieve.
What a blessing it is when you know you are where God wants you to be doing what He wants you to do.
Every time we say yes or no to God He remembers.
Hebrews 6:10 God is fair, and he will remember all the work you have done. He will remember that you showed your love to him by helping his people and that you continue to help them.
Spiritual preparation is commanded by God. Jesus telling about His return was to warn us to prepare. Our only safe choice of preparation is obedience to Him today.
Matthew 24:42 Stay awake, alert. You have no idea what day your Master will show up.
Jesus warns us to be prepared because we don’t know when He will return. Daily obedience is our only choice. Matthew 24:46
Living Life Recovery is a safe place where people can come, share and investigate the realities of God’s promises for themselves.
We believe that as we investigate God’s promises for our lives and practice the ‘Spiritual Principles of Recovery’ as outlined in ‘God’s Word’ we will find the strength and freedom we need to live productive and peaceful lives.
We welcome anyone who has a sincere desire to change their lives. To rise above the pain and turmoil caused by dependencies and compulsive behaviors their own lives or the lives of a loved one or friend.
Many of us wallow in our pasts and sink easily into the harbour of such memories. Ask forgiveness for allowing these feelings to overcome what you know is your new reality. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/04/27/thougtfortoday/
