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2022 | Day Sixty-Four | Thought for Today

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Taking time to rest through the process of recovery is important. To get to know ourselves, to Get to know God, and to understand what it was that kept us from moving forward in life.

A lot of my time (the first two years) in recovery I spent writing and taking notes on things I learned through the process of recovery. I had to because much of my short-term memory was shot. If I didn’t write things down and when alone read them I don’t believe I would be where I am today. Journaling is an important part of recovery. It gives us a fresh look into ourselves, our attitudes, actions, and behaviors. Reading back on what you have journaled also gives you perspective on your spiritual growth.

MEDITATION
Above all and before all, do this: Get Wisdom! Write this at the top of your list: Get Understanding! Wisdom energizes the owner. The things I once thought were so important are gone from my life. Compared to the high privilege of knowing Christ Jesus as my One True Higher Power. Everything I once thought I had going for me is insignificant. I’ve dumped it all in the trash so that I could embrace Christ, and be embraced by Him. don’t you think His concern extends to us? God wants the combination of His steady, constant calling and warm, personal counsel in Scripture to come to characterize us, keeping us alert for whatever He will do next. 

PRAYER
Just for today Lord, help me to wrote oy the things that are holding me back from becoming all that You are calling me to be. Help me to read it back to You, to study what You reveal to me from it in Your Word, and to be ready for what You are going to do next.

2022 | Day Fifty-One | Verse for Today

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Many times in my spiritual walk I have been tested – many times I have failed but with God’s help, I have always come through. And, in coming through become stronger in my faith and in my life.

2022 | Spiritual Foundations | Week Four

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Remember, there is only one foundation, the one already laid: Jesus Christ.  1 Corinthians 3:11

A large contributor to how well we progress in recovery is based on what we do at the beginning, what foundations we establish to build our new lives on. 

Now I never understood this when I first came to recovery. I thought you do the Twelve Steps, one to twelve, and when you have done them all you have recovery. But there’s more to it than that. Because when we first enter recovery many of us are too sick to understand the twelve steps. That’s why I believe one of the first things we should all do in the process of recovery is establishing clear spiritual foundations (because it’s a spiritual program) and make them the foundation stones of our recovery.  Failing to build on an enduring foundation leads to destruction.

–  What are your foundation stones of recovery? 

Prayer: Lord help me today to identify Your foundations’ stones to life-changing recovery.

  1. GROWTH IN UNDERSTANDING

Grow in grace and understanding of our Master and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Glory to the Master, now and forever! Yes!
                                 2 Peter 3:18

Proverbs 18:2 Fools care nothing for thoughtful discourse; all they do is run off at the mouth.

Proverbs 2:2 Tune your ears to the world of Wisdom; set your heart on a life of Understanding.

2, GROWTH IN OBEDIENCE

We pray that you’ll live well for the Master, making him proud of you as you work hard in his orchard. As you learn more and more about how God works, you will learn how to do your work. Colossians 1:10

Acts 5:29 “It’s necessary to obey God rather than men.”

1 Peter 1:14 Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now.

3. GROWTH IN FAITH

There has never been the slightest doubt in my mind that the God who started this great work in you would keep at it and bring it to a flourishing finish on the very day Christ Jesus appears. Philippians 1:6

Don’t fool yourself into thinking that you are a listener when you are anything but, letting the Word go in one ear and out the other. Act on what you hear! Those who hear and don’t act are like those who glance in the mirror, walk away, and two minutes later have no idea who they are, what they look like.

James 1:22-24

2022 | Day Six | Discussion Starter

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2 Corinthians 4:1-3  Since God has so generously let us in on what he is doing, we’re not about to throw up our hands and walk off the job just because we run into occasional hard times. We refuse to wear masks and play games. We don’t maneuver and manipulate behind the scenes. And we don’t twist God’s Word to suit ourselves. Rather, we keep everything we do and say out in the open, the whole truth on display so that those who want to can see and judge for themselves in the presence of God. If our Message is obscure to anyone, it’s not because we’re holding back in any way. No, it’s because these other people are looking or going the wrong way and refuse to give it serious attention.

As I read these verses in my morning devotions this morning I also looked at some of the past notes I had written in my Bible.

I have highlighted four things that jumped out at me as I read these two verses. Things I think are important in the process of recovery:

we’re not about to throw up our hands and walk off the job just because we run into occasional hard times.

  • Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. Don’t panic. God is with you. There’s no need to fear He is your One True Higher Power. He will give you strength. He’ll help you. He’ll keep a firm grip on you. For those who love God, all things work together for good. We can call to God for help when ywe are in trouble. He promises He will help us when we put our faith in and give the glory to Him.

We refuse to wear masks and play games

  • One of the things I wrote down in my Bible was – Just be yourself and remember it’s not all about you. We need to take arealistic view on the recovery process. Why we came here in the first place? – The circumstances that got us here? – Who is looking after us and keeping us here? 2 Corinthians 4:8-9  says “We’ve been surrounded and battered by troubles, but we’re not demoralized; we’re not sure what to do,  but we know that God knows what to do; we’ve been spiritually terrorized, but God hasn’t left our side; we’ve been thrown down, but we haven’t broken.“

    A lot of the trroubles in my life were my own doing. Tryingto fit into and create an image I wanted the world to see me in. It wasn’t till I dropped al;l the acts and started being myself recovery became a reality in my life.

WE KEEP EVERYTHING WE DO AND SAY OUT IN THE OPEN

  • Honesty is one of the most necessary characters of trur recovery. Without it we won’t make it. The Truth brings healing in our lives. Only Jesus can bting us true freedom. Proverbs 19:9 says The person who tells lies gets caught; the person who spreads rumors is ruined.

    Why do we always think “I’ll get away with it.” Lying to ourselves, to God and to other people will be our undoing. we need to learn to tell the truth. I know this is a subject I touch on regulary. That is because it is an important on. The Bible says “God hates lies.” if we are ready for recovery and prepared to commit to going to any lengths we need to lear to tell the truth.

people are looking or going the wrong way and refuse to give it serious attention.

  • Don’t get discouraged when people don’t believe you are on the path you are on or understand it. 2 Corinthians 10:13 says “We’re sticking to the limits of what God has set for us.” We need to remember in the process of recovery no-one is changed by waht we do or say. They are changed by the power of the Holy Spirit moving in and through their lives.

Prayer: Just for today I pray that God will help me to stay the course, to be myself, and to be honest in all I say and do.

2022 | Day Five | Verse for Today

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Salute God’s rule, now and forever. He gave us His word and He won’t take it back. If we follow Him we will be changed forever. God says “I am keeping track of their every last sin” Amos 8:7

If we believe ‘God cares about us and He can help us regain control of our lives.” we will experience rest, beyond our own understanding. When God wanted to guarantee His promise to us He gave His word – a solid rock foundation. He can’t take it back, it can’t be changed and His promise is forever. He encourages us to grab His hope with both hands and never let go.

Asking God For Help

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Soften up, God, and intervene; hurry and get me some help, Psalms 40:13

Sometimes things don’t happen as quickly as we think they should in the recovery process. In our opinion, God doesn’t move quick enough or we believe the things He is asking of us are too hard. But as we have already learned ‘God knows us better than we know ourselves.’

Sometimes it is in waiting for God to act or respond we discover how far we have moved away from Him and how far we have to go to get our lives in order. God is with you and He cares. What you are going through right now is what you need to go through to understand what is really going on in your life and what you need to do to change it.

Sometimes it is waiting for God we understand our need of His help and guidance and human strength is not enough to bring us to here we need to be to deal with the things we need to deal with,

Sometimes it is in waiting for God we understand the importance of the recovery process in our lives and the importance of giving God access to the area of our lives we have chosen up until now to avoid.

Asking God is an important part of our prayer lives but so is the patience to give God the time to answer and the willingness to ‘GO TO ANY LENGTH TO ACHIE IT!’

  • GOD GIVES US THE STENGTH TO FACE EVERY CRISIS
  • THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT GOD GIVES US WISDOM AND DEISCENMENT ABOVE OUR OWN
  • GOD HELPS US TO PRAY WHEN WE CAN’T FIND THE WORDS
  • GOD GIVES US OTHER PEOPLE TO SUPPORT US IN RECOVERY

God’s Cost for your Recovery

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It cost God plenty to get you out of that dead-end, empty-headed life you grew up in

Step Ten – Week Two

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Set a good example

Consider yourselves to be dead as far as sin is concerned. Now that you believe in Christ Jesus, consider yourselves to be alive as far as God is concerned.

Recovery changes us and we need to live lives that demonstrate we believe that. We should not be ashamed to show others the changes God has made in us. We should not be embarrassed about making different choices of acting different than we used to.

If we are in recovery and act like we have always acted why would anyone want what we have?

Through the process of recovery, we are reborn into a new way of living. A way that is available to anyone who wants to pursue it and we have a responsibility to introduce them to it.

1 Peter 1:15 The one who chose you is holy. So you should be holy in all that you do.

– To be holy is to be set apart. To live differently. To live by example.

1 Peter 2:21 Christ suffered for you. He left you an example. He expects you to follow in his steps. You too were chosen to suffer.

– God transforms our suffering into success.

Romans 16:19 Everyone has heard that you obey God. So you have filled me with joy. I want you to be wise about what is good. And I want you to have nothing to do with what is evil.

– As we grow spiritually through recovery other people notice. We should be happy about that. Through our change in attitudes, actions and behaviours other people should be seeing us change and looking to follow our examples.

Thought for Today

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Psalms 71:8  As each day brims with your beauty, my mouth brims with praise.

Thought

God is pleased when we think about His Word. When we study it, meditate on it and apply it to our lives.

Joshua 1:8-9  says “Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.  This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

Read Joshua 1:1-9 Joshua/ost his close friend and mentor Moses. Instead of using it as an excuse to give up he immediately took up the leadership role. Unworthy and unprepared he demontarted bold obedience to God , able to do what God required of him because He was willing to turn His will and His life over to the care of God.

I AM MAKING A DECISION TO LET GOD HELP ME CHANGE AND COMMIT TO WORKING WITH HIM TO DO SO

– Joshua made a decision to let God help him become all he needed t be and he made a commitment to do whatever God told him to do, when God told him to do it.

Meditation

Each day do my thoughts, words, and actions line up with God’s purpose for my life?

– Do I think about things that would please God?
– Do my words reflect what I am thinking about?
– Do I act like someone who is following God’s direction?

I ask myself these three questions because sometimes when I wake up my head is not in the right place. I allow my own desires and plans to take precedence over what God wants me to do and so I set myself up for failure because I am not depending on Him.

God created desires in us as a way of expressing our individual personalities. Desires in our lives are healthy when properly directed. If they are good and God-honoring. Bt the can also bring us unstuck if we allow our own desires to become more important than God’s desires or us.

Prayer

Proverbs 2:3-5  Cry out for insight and ask for understanding.  Search for them as you would for silver; seek them like hidden treasures.  Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord, and you will gain knowledge of God.

Lord help me today to cry out to You for insight. Seek to understand Your plans for my day and search for ways to make Your will my reality as I go through this day.



Morning Harmony #63

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Faith For All Seasons

This is the truth and everyone should accept it. We work hard and suffer much in order that people will believe it, for our hope is in the living God who died for all, and particularly for those who have accepted his salvation. 1 Timothy 4:9-10

A big-hearted God awaits our willingness to open up, to cry in despair, to rush into His welcoming arms, to place our lives in His hands. When we are wrapped up in self-pity, or hemmed in by frustration. When we are sick and tired of being sick and tired He is waiting.

Adverse circumstances contribute to adventure in faith. They are stepping stones to enrichment, We need to be shit up with ourselves at times. Confinement assisting concentration in God-consciousness.

Philippians 4:6 says “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all He has done.” Why? you may ask “Then 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.“ Philippians 4:7

What The Bible Says

The Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God’s own will. Romans 8:26-27

We have divine assistance from and through the Holy Spirit as we seek to commune with God. Indeed, He intercedes on our behalf to express prayer needs that escape our own awareness or that exceed the language of our human vocabulary

#Awareness #Faith #Understand

PRAYER
Lord I believe heal my unbelief. Teach me to trust You in all circumstances in everything. Even the things I don’t understand.

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