Wings Devotional Recovery ... March 3, 2008

JUST FOR TODAY! -- Fortunate

STEP THREE: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

"We who are alcoholics can consider ourselves fortunate indeed.  Each of us has had his own near-fatal encounter with the juggernaut of self-will, and has suffered enough under its weight to be willing to look for something better.  So it is by circumstance rather than by any virtue that we have been driven to AA, have admitted defeat, have acquired the rudiments of faith, and now want to make a decision to turn our will and our lives over to a Higher Power."

c. 1952, Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, pages 37-38

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Just for Today -- A Daily Devotional

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Circumstance - that is exactly how we happen into the AA meeting.  Most of us went the first time either by force from a loved one, by edict from an employer or for some of us by court order from a judge’s decision. 

The facts are that in our self-will – we have willed ourselves into suffering and are slaves in our addiction.  God never intended man to chose death – he wants us to choose life.  He wants us to live in abundance – but that requires us to turn our lives over to Him.  We waste much time in our recovery fighting this third step – making it harder on ourselves – as we struggle to let go – we then realize that once we do -- then God can do.  God has provided a way for us to walk in His ways – the Holy Spirit – when we allow the Spirit’s direction we will be seeking the Will of God.

“In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness.  We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.  And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will. -- Romans 8:26-27 

* As you make your requests known to the Lord, include:

·        greater personal discipline,

·        worldwide persecuted Christians,

·        Hedge of protection to our children

·        Blessings to our spouses

·        Godly men in Government

·        Rest and Peace to our pastors

·        Your activities for the day.

Love One Another

Stand Together

Fight this war, no matter the cost

Pray for our children

Turn our hearts toward heaven

Seek to be one nation under God.

God Bless and Guide You in your Christian Walk Today

“The Lord bless you and keep you,
the Lord make his face shine upon you
and be gracious to you;
the Lord turn his face toward you
and give you peace.”
-- Numbers 6:24-27

You can help when no one else can."
  -- c. 2001, Alcoholics Anonymous, page 89
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