Sunday Psalm 40 Saving Power
Sunday March 19, 2017
Many of us come to recovery and seek help when the suffering in our life of addiction is too much to bear. We hear from others that God could and would help us if He were sought. Early in our journey we're not sure about God, His desire to help, or even what that might look like. We're just broken and desperate and know we can't manage life anymore on our own.
The steps tell us that we can come to believe in a Higher Power who will restore us to sanity. We know we don't have any power so we are sincerely searching for something that really works.
The steps tell us that we can come to believe in a Higher Power who will restore us to sanity. We know we don't have any power so we are sincerely searching for something that really works.
Even though God created us in love, and watched as we turned our backs on His kindness, He still pursues us with His love. When we call out to God, He is willing to show us the way we should go. As we begin to walk with God in recovery we find peace that brings settledness in what were previously troubled areas of our thinking and feeling. We learn to find serenity in accepting the things we cannot change and receive courage from God to change the things we can.
I take joy in doing your will, my God, for your instructions are written on my heart. I have told all your people about your justice. I have not been afraid to speak out, as you, O Lord, well know. I have not kept the good news of your justice hidden in my heart; I have talked about your faithfulness and saving power. (Psalm 40:8-10 NLT)
In the beginning, we are afraid to let joy come into our hearts because we wonder when things will fall apart again. Almost without realizing it, joy begins to grow in our hearts like spring flowers bursting through the earth. When we choose to live wholeheartedly for God, we will be surprised by how God works things out. God’s word is right and true and He is faithful in all He says and does. His saving power can never be extinguished!
Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank you for the joy that comes as we find our security in You. Thank you for always encouraging us, forgiving us and helping us sort out what’s right and true in our circumstances. Amen
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