TRUSTING THAT YOU WILL MAKE ALL THINGS RIGHT

Who can we trust?  Who's reliable?  Who tells the truth?  Who has the strength and the ability to carry out the things they promise us?  These are the questions we wrestle with in recovery after coming out of addiction where there was no truth or dependability in us, or in those around us.  

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.  
(Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV)

God has a plan for our lives.  He wants to give us hope and a future.  Our own plans haven’t done much for us in the past and we don’t have a lot of history with God in early recovery, so we may be unsure how to proceed from here.  God promises to show us the way forward.  Everything will not instantly be how we would like it to be, but God assures us that we will be enriched by His goodness each step of the journey.  Perhaps it’s time to surrender to God’s will and trust in His promise to give us hope and a future.

Trust in the Lord and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.  (Psalm 37:3-4 NLT)

Trusting in God is foundational for building trust in all our other relationships and for enjoying a satisfying life.  We need to find out what God’s principles are and then make wise choices accordingly.  It’s time to practice faithfulness and integrity in all our affairs.  As we do, we will find that God makes things happen in ways beyond all we could have hoped for or imagined.

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.  (Romans 15:13 NIV)

God tells the truth.  God can be trusted to be the Higher Power who will restore us to sanity.

Prayer:  Loving God, Help me to trust You each step of the way forward in my life with You in recovery.  Thank you for filling me with hope for my future.  Amen