New Life By The River
Sunday August 5, 2018
As we’ve worked and applied the 12 Steps of A.A. to our lives, we’ve had a spiritual awakening. We have come to believe there is a Higher Power who knows us and cares for us. Our higher power is the Living God who says that He will be a shield around us, will support us, and will hold us steady as we are being restored to the person He created us to be.
So many are saying, “God will never rescue him!” But you, O Lord, are a shield around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head high. I cried out to the Lord, and he answered me from his holy mountain. Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand. (Psalms 3:2-4; Isaiah 41:10 NLT)
Many of those who knew us in the past thought we would never get sober, stay sober, or live a healthy life. However, we now find ourselves in a good place where we do have a positive story to tell. Our story may provide strength and hope for others who have just entered the path we have been journeying on. Life may still have trials but, as we’ve stayed on course, together with God and others who are genuinely seeking recovery, we have changed and grown. Through our faith in Jesus, we have found a meaningful purposeful life.
This is the joyful experience of life we want to share with others that, one day at a time, we enjoy the blessings and freedom of living life to the full. Just like the tree that was planted along the riverbank, not only are we alive but we have an abundance of life within us, which causes us to prosper in all we do.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Thank you for the many blessings You lavish on me. My desire is to continue to tell the story of how I put my trust in You, so others may also know that the way of the Lord is perfect. Amen
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