Wings Devotional Recovery ... April 4, 2008

JUST FOR TODAY! -- Communication

From "The Language of the Heart:"

"From the beginning, communication in AA has been no ordinary transmission of helpful ideas and attitudes.  Because of our kinship in suffering, and because our common means of deliverance are effective for ourselves only when constantly carried to others, our channels of contact have always been charged with the language of the heart."

c. 1967, As Bill Sees It, page 195

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Just for Today -- A Daily Devotional

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We can attend meetings, work the steps as our sponsor’s guide us, but if we don’t have that heart change -- we will always struggle in our recovery. 

In our meetings, we have seen people that have been through rehab – multiple times – they know what they are supposed to do -- and some even walk through the steps and do what is expected to be done to recovery, but if it is never in their heart, if they don’t have a language that comes from the heart and if we don’t love God and want Him to do a work in us -- the struggle is inevitable – we will continually walk in the vicious cycle of addiction. 

Work on the language of your hears today, invite God in.

Jesus replied: " `Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'  This is the first and greatest commandment.  And the second is like it: `Love your neighbor as yourself.'  All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments." -- Matthew 22:37-40

* 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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