Wings Devotional Recovery ... March 7, 2008

JUST FOR TODAY! -- Persuasion

From "We Agnostics:"

"Besides a seeming inability to accept much on faith, we often found ourselves handicapped by obstinacy, sensitiveness, and unreasoning prejudice.  Many of us have been so touchy that even casual reference to spiritual things made us bristle with antagonism.  This sort of thinking had to be abandoned ... Faced with alcoholic destruction, we soon became as open minded on spiritual matters as we had tried to be on other questions.  In this respect alcohol was a great persuader."

c. 2001, Alcoholics Anonymous, pages 47-48

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Just for Today -- A Daily Devotional

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It is not persuasion – it is acceptance.  In this world we live in today, there is not much tolerance for those who profess faith in Jesus Christ.  It is a name that prompts reaction! 

We can see that recovery with Jesus is by far more successful because when we accept Him as our LORD, we are saying – I will be obedient to all He directs.  The Bible is the instruction book that we use to steer our recovery journey – and the 12 steps are one of the tools that is used to give us more detailed helps to provide for us success.

God is the God for all people – He is the God that does not remain in the grave – a true and living God – loving merciful, abounding in grace.  Don’t let your stinking thinking – be guiding you on spiritual matters – open your mind and heart to God’s truth.

“Therefore let us stop passing judgment on one another.  Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother's way.  As one who is in the Lord Jesus, I am fully convinced that no food is unclean in itself.  But if anyone regards something as unclean, then for him it is unclean.  If your brother is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love.  Do not by your eating destroy your brother for whom Christ died.  Do not allow what you consider good to be spoken of as evil.  For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.” -- Romans 14:13-18

* 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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