Matthew 6:6 "Here's what I want you to do: Find a quiet, secluded place so you won't be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace.
Quiet time, alone with God is important for us all in recovery. As we get further and further away from our last drink or drug we need to fill the void left. It is through quiet times of prayer and meditation we learn more of His will for us, get to know Him better through personal communication and become stronger to do the things He has in store for us.
In quiet time we can hear Him speak. When we just look for God in the big things we can sometimes miss Him. Because he is often found whispering in the quietness of a humble heart. We must all take time to step back from the business of life and and listen humbly for His guidance.
In quiet time we can recognise His Majesty. God's final victory is inevitable. At that time we will all stand quietly before Him. How important it is now then for us to be still and honour His Majesty. We need to take time each day to exalt God.
Practice Step 11 daily, it is your way to know Him better each day.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
What do you value?
What men value in the world is not right, but privileges. — H. L. Mencken
1 John 5:9 If we take human testimony at face value, how much more should we be reassured when God gives testimony?
Monday, January 25, 2010
God never wastes a hurt
Acts 8:1-3 That set off a terrific persecution of the church in Jerusalem. The believers were all scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. All, that is, but the apostles. Good and brave men buried Stephen, giving him a solemn funeral—not many dry eyes that day! And Saul just went wild, devastating the church, entering house after house after house, dragging men and women off to jail.
God sometimes uses the most unlikely people Saul (later called Paul) was a persecutor of Christians. He went to peoples houses dragging Christian men and women to jail. Yet, Saul the persecutor became Paul the apostle, one of the greatest leaders in Christian history.
God can and does use terrible circumstances of persecution for His Glory. Even though the Christians were driven from their homes, they shared 'Good News' where ever they went.
Coming to recovery for many of us is a result of suffering caused by addiction and disfunction in our lives. Our pain opened an opportunity to build a new life. Through this opportunity we are able to rebuild broken relationships and make amends to those we have harmed.
God never wastes a hurt From them He builds a new character in us and helps us to find and fulfill His purpose for us.
God sometimes uses the most unlikely people Saul (later called Paul) was a persecutor of Christians. He went to peoples houses dragging Christian men and women to jail. Yet, Saul the persecutor became Paul the apostle, one of the greatest leaders in Christian history.
God can and does use terrible circumstances of persecution for His Glory. Even though the Christians were driven from their homes, they shared 'Good News' where ever they went.
Coming to recovery for many of us is a result of suffering caused by addiction and disfunction in our lives. Our pain opened an opportunity to build a new life. Through this opportunity we are able to rebuild broken relationships and make amends to those we have harmed.
God never wastes a hurt From them He builds a new character in us and helps us to find and fulfill His purpose for us.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Creating your Identity
People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the self is not something one finds, it is something one creates. —Thomas Szasz
The above mentioned quote suggests we each make our own identity.Recently I heard someone testify to how being involved in a Christian workplace, with people who loved and cared for them had not only assisted them to recovery and overcoming their old self but had also helped them to establish their God-created identity.
As I listened to this person share their story I reflected on the similarities of my own recovery and Christian walk and realised how much God had shaped me through the relationships and circumstances He has granted me in my life.
Matthew 5:48 "In a word, what I'm saying is, Grow up. You're kingdom subjects. Now live like it. Live out your God-created identity. Live generously and graciously toward others, the way God lives toward you,
For each of us, as we travel the recovery road and become the people God created us to be it is imperative we heed the verse above from Matthew - Grow up and accept as we mature in our recovery and faith we are not the same people who lived the lives of failure and destruction. We are a 'New Creation'
2 Cor. 5:17 Now we look inside, and what we see is that anyone united with the Messiah gets a fresh start, is created new. The old life is gone; a new life burgeons!
Recovered not recovering...
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Help Each Other
He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. 2 Corinthians 1:4 (The Life Recovery Bible)
This site is designed as a fellowship network for those in recovery, those still suffering from their addictions and other compulsive behaviours and their families.
God desires fellowship with us
* Sin breaks our relationship with God
* Jesus opens the way to renewed fellowship with God.
* God longs for fellowship us and he offers us unconditional love in our relationship with Him.
Our natural instinct when we consider relationship with God is fear that we will not be able to maintain His standards. Understanding that He loves us unconditionally, regardless of our faults can help remove that fear. There are 12 Steps to recovery, numbered 1 to 12 as the need to be done in order. Each one prepares us for the next and we cannot truthfully move to the next until we have done each one.
Through this fellowship it is our purpose to enlighten people on the Twelve Steps, there Biblical significance and application to their daily living. Each week their will be a post on a step or a particular issue related to a step. Please visit regularly and share your thoughts on the posts.
This site is designed as a fellowship network for those in recovery, those still suffering from their addictions and other compulsive behaviours and their families.
God desires fellowship with us
* Sin breaks our relationship with God
* Jesus opens the way to renewed fellowship with God.
* God longs for fellowship us and he offers us unconditional love in our relationship with Him.
Our natural instinct when we consider relationship with God is fear that we will not be able to maintain His standards. Understanding that He loves us unconditionally, regardless of our faults can help remove that fear. There are 12 Steps to recovery, numbered 1 to 12 as the need to be done in order. Each one prepares us for the next and we cannot truthfully move to the next until we have done each one.
Through this fellowship it is our purpose to enlighten people on the Twelve Steps, there Biblical significance and application to their daily living. Each week their will be a post on a step or a particular issue related to a step. Please visit regularly and share your thoughts on the posts.
Friday, January 1, 2010
Share in God's Glory
Col. 1:27 God wanted everyone, not just Jews, to know this rich and glorious secret inside and out, regardless of their background, regardless of their religious standing. The mystery in a nutshell is just this: Christ is in you, therefore you can look forward to sharing in God's glory. It's that simple. That is the substance of our Message.
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