Wings Devotional Recovery ... March 12, 2008

JUST FOR TODAY! -- Open-Minded

From "The Missing Link:"

"The idea that religion and spirituality were not one and the same was a new notion.  My sponsor asked that I merely remain open-minded to the possibility that there was a Power greater than myself, one of my own understanding ... Reluctantly; I opened my mind to the fact that maybe, just maybe, there was something to this spiritual lifestyle.  Slowly but surely, I realized there was indeed a Power greater than myself."

c. 2001, Alcoholics Anonymous, page 287

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Just for Today -- A Daily Devotional

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The hardest lesson I learned in recovery is that Religion is not what others are talking about.  Many of us have had extremely bad experiences in religion, because it is man’s way and many times so far from God’s way – we can’t recognize God in it. 

Once we understand that we were made in God’s image and for His purpose -- we can begin to learn how to be open ourselves to that instruction.  We hear the testimonies of others and see the way that God works in and through them as we study the Bible and learn the steps, we see that it is nothing like the “religion” of our childhood. 

We can see God clearly -- without the masking of man’s agenda and molding.  We are free and in a personal wonderful and loving relationship with God.

Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: "Men of Athens!  I see that in every way you are very religious.  For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.  Now what you worship as something unknown I am going to proclaim to you.

"The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands.  And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else.  From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live.  God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far -- Acts 17:22-27

* 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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