Wings Devotional Recovery ... March 28, 2008

Step Three: Just For Today -- Willing

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

"Therefore, 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."

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Just for Today -- A Daily Devotional

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Self Will – the key word in that phrase is ‘self’.  That has been the downfall of mankind since the beginning of the world, to please ‘self’.  It started in the garden of Eden and has perhaps changed locations, but is still prevalent today, satisfying self.

In addiction everything we do is to satisfy our desire to ‘use the drug of our choice’ to make us feel good (so we think).  Our entire being is built around that goal.  When we have suffered enough in our self-gratification seeking and using, we realize that we are in a defeated state and in need of someone else to take control.  That someone is Jesus, our Lord, our God.  We cannot trust a person, a group, ourselves, or the latest greatest book on taking care of ourselves.  We can only trust the one, powerful God who is the same today, tomorrow and days to come.

God has our best interest at heart.  He loves us and wants the best for us and is willing to help us if we would only turn our lives over to Him.  Say this simple prayer and mean it and you will see the changes beginning in your life by allowing God to work through you in all things. 

Matthew 6:9-11 (King James Version)

9 which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

14 For if ye forgive men

* 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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