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Wings Devotional Recovery ... January 13, 2010

Just for Today! – Unmanageability ...

Step One: We admitted we were powerless over alcohol – that our lives had become unmanageable.

"Upon entering AA we soon take quite another view of this absolute humiliation.  We perceive that only through utter defeat are we able to take our first steps toward liberation and strength.  Our admissions of personal powerless finally turn out to be firm bedrock upon which happy and purposeful lives may be built."

© 1952, AAWS, Inc.; Printed 2005; 
Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, pg. 21
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Just for Today -- A Daily Devotional

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Labels - something we all avoid - especially words like 'alcoholic, drug addict, gambler,' etc.  We all walk into our first meeting with the thought, 'I am not like those people'; and we often fight the first step, not willing to admit we are powerless over that '________' (fill in your addiction).

But the reality is that we are not like those people in the AA meetings, because those people are the ones that are doing something about their unmanageable lives and the longer we fight Step One - we will never built a base upon which to recover. 

Humiliating yes - we must humbly approach this problem of addiction in our lives and admit that we are powerless, and once we do, then God will begin a good work in us, perfecting it continually until His return.  

“5 - in view of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now.  6For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.  7For  it is only right for me to feel this way about you all, because I have you in my heart, since both in my  imprisonment and in the  defense and confirmation of the  gospel, you all are partakers of grace with me” -- Philippians 1:5-7

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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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