Partners in Hope

Insomnia is extremely common in active drinkers and in those who are in recovery after having stopped drinking. The God who created us promises sleep to those he loves – that’s us.

Through Jesus, we are invited to a relationship with God. As we respond to God’s unfailing love and care for us, we will find friendship, peace, and security. That security will help us grow strong and enable us to be a loving and caring friend to others.

Denial is described as a refusal to admit the truth or reality of a situation. Denial of our dependency on a substance and/or a person, is the first obstacle we must overcome in recovery.

People in the Bible who are our examples in praying are those who were not afraid to bring all their needs to God and to keep on asking. They ask for God’s help because God is good.  They ask for God’s help because they know they need help.  They ask for God’s help whenever they are in trouble because they know that God will hear and answer their cry for help. They know that God has unfailing love and help for all who will simply ask for it.

In the past, many of us have identified ourselves by the names people called us or by the labels they put on us.  God has good news for us today as we seek to live well and enjoy this day with Him and others. The foundation of who we truly are, and living well out of that secure place in our hearts is based on what God says about us

So today we pray to receive that love and for willingness to pass it on to others in need.  We pray for those who irritate us, those who have harmed us, those who just seem to wallow in darkness.  We pray that the amazing power of God's love will speak and act, even through us, no matter who or what we face today