Carried By His Wings© -- Sexual Purity Recovery

Wings Devotional Recovery ... April 28, 2009

The Month of April brings us to Step Four ... We will have Step Devotionals every Monday and Friday and sometimes on Wednesday ... Tuesdays and Thursdays is for Sobriety Devotionals ...

Involves Honest Self-Examination.

There is a saying in the Recovery program that recovery is a process, not an event.  The same can be said for this step -- more will surely be revealed.

MY MORAL INVENTORY - SEARCH WITHIN

My Moral Inventory – Search Within

Rigorous Honesty

STEP FOUR: Involves Self-Examination.

STEP FOUR: I Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of myself. 

“Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord”. -- Lamentations 3:40

Just for Today -- Action

From “When AA Came of Age”:

"Some of us could retell tales that had been told in Dr. Bob’s living room ... We could recall Anne [Mrs. Bob] as she sat in the corner by the fireplace, reading from the Bible the warning of James, that ‘faith without works is dead.’”

©  1985 AAWS, Inc.;
Alcoholics Anonymous Comes of Age, pg. 6-7

Wings Devotional© Daily Meditation Translation

is property of Wings Of Eagles Recovery©

Just for Today -- A Daily Devotional

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We are definitely saved as a gift from God - we can do nothing to earn it - it is freely given for all mankind – and it applies to us when we believe.  But what is that works thing?  Works are the evidence of our faith and to those of us in recovery - works is the thing that keeps us recovering working the steps - attending meetings - calling our sponsor each day -- and first of all - relying on the Power of God - daily communicating with Him in prayer, study of His Word and meditation on his word.

Faith without works - - means we are dead -- spiritually and

to many of us physically.

“What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works?  Can that faith save him?  If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and be filled," and yet you do not give them what is necessary for {their} body, what use is that?  Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, {being} by itself.  But someone may {well} say, "You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works."  You believe that God is one. You do well; the demons also believe, and shudder.  But are you willing to recognize, you foolish fellow, that faith without works is useless? -- James 2: 14-20

GOALS FOR STEP FOUR

· Describe a moral inventory.

· Write an inventory of dishonesty and resentment.

· Write an inventory of self-pity and false pride.

· Write an inventory of criticism and destructive anger.

· Write an inventory of fear and impatience.

· When writing your, inventory give specific examples for each behavior and attitude. 

· Search the Bible for how God views each behavior and how we are to counteract the behavior through the examples in the Bible. 

· Record insights and Scripture references.  Remember be honest.  God created you as you are and loves you unconditionally. 

· Remember that prayer before I begin invites the LORD into this process with me and will help me to see what areas GOD needs to cleanse in me.  Use my sponsor’s support, s/he is praying for me as I go through this process. 

·  Not to be discouraged, when it gets tough.  Even when I feel like walking away from the process, persevere, in the end, you are healed.

Remember you are loved!

MY MORAL INVENTORY - SEARCH WITHIN

My Moral Inventory – Search Within

Rigorous Honesty

STEP FOUR: Involves Self-Examination.

STEP FOUR: I Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of myself. 

“Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord”. -- Lamentations 3:40

Fourth Step Prayer:

Dear God,

It is I who has made my life a mess.
I have done it, but I cannot undo it.

My mistakes are mine & I will begin a
searching & fearless moral inventory.

I will write down my wrongs,
but I will also include that which is good.

I pray for the strength to complete the task.

Amen

RECOVERY MEDITATIONS

To help you understand what the Scriptures say about the personal inventorying of our lives, 

·        Numbers 23:18-24

·        Deuteronomy 30:15-20

·        Psalm 61:1-8

·        Proverbs 5:3-6

·        Proverbs 16:2,3

·        Isaiah 54:4-8

·        Matthew 11:27-30

·        Matthew 23:23-28

·        Luke 12:1-6

·        Romans 13:11-14

·        Acts 17:23-28

·        I Corinthians 4:19, 20

·        Galatians 6:3-5

·        James 4:7-10

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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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