Partners in Hope

God is greater than any problem we may face, and we can truly be secure in the fact that God will take care of us.

We must stop using our problems as an excuse to sit on the sidelines of life.

Living in recovery requires that we keep away from our old stomping grounds and from the people who are still out there. It is much wiser to seek the company of someone who has been in recovery for a time and can share their experience in avoiding the pitfalls that lead to relapse.

We spoke yesterday about how our lives and the telling of the story of God’s goodness to us can be useful, like salt, to enhance life for others. bBut, what if the people God wants us to share with and enhance their lives are our enemies?  Do we still want be vulnerable and share and pray for their lives to be made better?

Everything Jesus said and did showed us the amazing qualities of God. He made the lives of people around Him better by sharing God’s truth with them, and by pouring out compassion, healing, and forgiveness on them. In a way that’s a bit like what happens when salt is added to food, so the presence and words of Jesus seasoned the lives of everyone He met and made them better. We can be flavoured with that same hope and trust by the salt of God’s word as we read and come to know how God truly can make a difference in our lives.

How many of us who have given our will and our life over to the care of God have taken time to acknowledge all that we received by making that decision? At times we may focus more on what we let go of rather than on what we have received. Today we take a moment to to talk to God and refocus.