Carried By His Wings© -- Sexual Purity Recovery

Wings Devotional Recovery ... June 20, 2008

JUST FOR TODAY! – Step Six -- Excess

STEP SIX: Is an inner transformation sometimes called repentance.

STEP SIX: Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.

“Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up.” -- James 4:10

"Since most of us are born with an abundance of natural desires, it isn't strange that we often let these far exceed their intended purpose.  When they drive us blindly, or we willfully demand that they supply us with more satisfactions or pleasures than are possible or due us, that is the point at which we depart from the degree of perfection that God wishes for us here on earth.  That is the measure of our character defects."

©  1952, AAWS, Inc.; Printed 2005;
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, pg. 65
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Just for Today -- A Daily Devotional

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Excess - definitely our down-fall.  We are all born with the desire for God, which for many of us fail to recognize until our need for recovery.  Our society has kicked God out of just about every aspect of our world, and we are no longer educated at a young age of who He really is.  Many of us have been taught skewed ideas of God and that has turned us away.  We begin to fill the desire, the excess void in us with material things such as sex, drugs, food, work, people, etc. and when we desire more and more we become addicts.

Until we reach for God, the true God in the love and redemption of Jesus Christ, we will never be satisfied.  As we begin this recovery journey, we reach Step Six that begins the 'new birth' process of removing the things in our lives that are excessive and destructive, and replace them with Godly character traits that will grow us ever closer to Him.  He has begun a good work in us and we will continue from this point on to walk in His ways, doing our Step Work to bring us to a point that we are reflecting the very image of our Savior, Jesus. 

With that hope, to reflect Jesus, we should be running to this step and asking God to show us those defects.

Psalm 18:31-33 (New International Version)

31 For who is God besides the LORD ? 
And who is the Rock except our God?

32 It is God who arms me with strength
and makes my way perfect.

33 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;
he enables me to stand on the heights

* 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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