Carried By His Wings© -- Sexual Purity Recovery

Wings Devotional Recovery ... February 10, 2009

JUST FOR TODAY! -- Our Work

From “A Vision for You”:

"Life among Alcoholics Anonymous is more than attending gatherings and visiting hospitals.  Cleaning up old scrapes, helping to settle family differences, explaining the disinherited son to his irate parents, lending money and securing jobs for each other, when justified - these are everyday occurrences.  No one is too discredited or has sunk too low to be welcomed cordially - if he means business.”

© 1976, Alcoholics Anonymous, page 161

Wings Devotional© Daily Meditation Translation

is property of Wings Of Eagles Recovery©

Just for Today -- A Daily Devotional

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Recovery is a way of life – the only way of life that we can live.  Recovery is all of the above things – but the most important part is the relationship with God.  Changing from inside is evidenced by the things we do outwardly.  The cleaning up old scrapes, helping to settle family differences, etc.  This is the beginning of our new life, the change to the everyday functions -- doing them because God has directed us, and because for the first time in most of our lives, we have a desire to think of someone else besides ourselves.

"Oh that You would hide me in Sheol,
That You would conceal me until Your wrath returns to You,
That You would set a limit for me and remember me!

"If a man dies, will he live again?
All the days of my struggle I will wait
Until my change comes.

"You will call, and I will answer You;
You will long for the work of Your hands.” -- Job 14: 13-15

STEP TWO: Is about the birth of faith in us.

I  believe that GOD, through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, will restore me to sanity.

“For it is GOD who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.” -- Philippians 2:13.

STEP TWO PRAYER

God, I'm standing at the turning point of my life right now.

I know in my heart that only you can restore me to sanity. 

I humbly ask that you remove all

twisted thought & addictive behavior from me this day.

Heal my spirit & restore in me a clear mind.

Give me your protection and care as I abandon myself to you

and for me to give-up my old ways

and forget my old ideas just for today.

AMEN

Additional Scriptures to help me understand what the Word of God says about me being ready to believe that God can restore me to sanity …

·        Job 14:1-6

·        Daniel 4:19-33

·        Psalm 18:1-3

·        Psalm 142

·        Matthew 12:18-21

·        Mark 5:1-13

·        Mark 9:23, 24

·        Luke 8:43-48

·        Luke 13:10-13

·        Luke 15:11-24

·        John 6:63

·        John 12:46

·        Romans 1:18-20

·        Hebrews 11:1-10

Came to Believe

I cried a tear that came from my soul,

Please set me free, I said,

The doctor had already told the news,

That, soon I would be dead!

Why me, I screamed, this just can't be,

You know how hard I tried!

It must be someone else's fault,

When, to myself, I lied.

Just this one drink and not anymore,

I often was heard to say.

It worked a thousand times before,

So why not on this day?

My soul lay naked, I looked at myself

To see what I had done.

It started out so innocently,

It really looked like fun.

Reliving it now, as I look back,

I see it all was me.

I didn't like the person at all

That I had come to be.

The change came slowly,

one day at a time,

For this I had to pray,

The steps gave me a way of life,

I practice everyday !

Sharlett Hunt @ 2002

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Come To Believe*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

As we receive God's love and impart it to others,

we are given the power to repair the world.

Marianne Williamson

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* 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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