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Wings Devotional Recovery ... February 25, 2010

Just For Today – Self-Importance

From "My Name Is Jan, and I’m an Addict":

"Often, I suspect that pride kills as many addicts as the addiction does.  Ask for help?  What an idea!  The day came when my pride was squashed flat (temporarily), and I did call for help.  I called on people - strangers.  But my pride, expanding as health returned, blocked my first two approaches to Recovery

After one more failure to regain my skill as a shadow addict, I was convinced, and I began my Recovery Journey membership in earnest."

©  2003, AAWS, Inc.;
Do You Think You’re Different?, pg. 32

Wings Devotional© Daily Meditation Translation

is property of Wings Of Eagles Recovery©

Just for Today -- A Daily Devotional

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Self importance - pride - very dangerous words.  We we cannot see ourselves clearly and when we think we are different then those addicts in recovery, then we will never be able to see our way sober. 

God, even humbled Himself to come to this earth to sacrifice for all mankind, because we could not get it.  We needed a Savior, and God loved us so much to provide that.

Until we can allow our pride to be smashed, until we can die to ourselves and our agendas, until we can see ourselves for what and who we are, in need of help, in need of God, in need of support and accountability ... in need of spiritual sobriety, we will be hopelessly lost in the cycle of addiction and death.

We will never be social 'users'; we will never have the power to gain sobriety, we will always be in need of the support of God, friends and our recovery group, until our time on earth is over.

Stay humble, call for help, expose who you are -- get the help you need today. 

“5Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:

6Who, being in very nature^[a] God,
did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,

7but made himself nothing,
taking the very nature^[b] of a servant,
being made in human likeness.

8And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
and became obedient to death—
even death on a cross!

9Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,

10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

11and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.” -- Philippians 2:5-11

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

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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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