Wings Devotional Recovery ... March 10, 2008

Just For Today -- Willingness

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

"To every worldly and practical-minded beginner, this Step looks hard, even impossible.  No matter how much one wishes to try, exactly how can he turn his own will and his own life over to the care of whatever God he thinks there is?  Fortunately, we who have tried it, and with equal misgivings, can testify that anyone, anyone at all, can begin to do it.  We can further add that a beginning, even the smallest, is all that is needed.  Once we have placed the key of willingness in the lock and have the door ever so slightly open, we find that we can always open it some more."

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Just for Today -- A Daily Devotional

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Putting your foot into the water as they say.  All throughout the Bible stories, we see our patriarchal fathers being called by God and I am sure they had some concern about turning their lives and their will over to God.  But as soon as the put their foot in the water, like Moses did, God immediately sent a flood of protection, strength, and the means to tackle the problems that were coming their way. 

We too, just have to show a hint of desire, a willingness to put our toe into the water and God will begin to grow us in abundance through this step.  At the beginning of our recovery, what we are really doing is responding to the little glimpse of light that God has allowed, and because we respond positively, He will make sure we have sufficient light to see our way to Him.

There is a famous picture of Jesus standing outside a door and knocking.  If you look closely at the picture, you will see there is no door handle/knob on the door.  The painter’s reason is that WE must open the door and allow Him in – He is waiting.

14 “That day the LORD exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they revered him all the days of his life, just as they had revered Moses.

15 Then the LORD said to Joshua, 16 "Command the priests carrying the ark of the Testimony to come up out of the Jordan."

17 So Joshua commanded the priests, "Come up out of the Jordan."

18 And the priests came up out of the river carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD. No sooner had they set their feet on the dry ground than the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and ran at flood stage as before.” -- Joshua 4:14-18

* 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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