Reflection
In the opening quote, I’m referring to the early period in my sobriety when we had no income and I was facing some pretty heavy consequences due to stealing drugs in order to support my addiction disorder.
It was a time I felt totally helpless.
Despair was the order of the day.
Anxiety and depression were befriending me.
I had nothing to give.
I didn’t feel worthy to receive it.
I was bankrupted in all aspects of my life.
I was empty.
Then things started turning…
I turned my mess over to God early and often every day.
He sent His messengers to me and I listened.
I am forever grateful for that time in my life and the messengers God sent me–even though it seemed like pure hell.
I had to be completely drained of everything in order to be filled with his love, mercy, grace, and peace.
Question
What needs drained from you to receive all God wants to give you?
Mark 2:17, “On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Romans 5:3-5, “More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.â€
Journal your thoughts:
What am I grateful for today?
In what way(s) will I bring light to the world today?
What will I deny myself to draw closer to God and gain more peace in my life today?
Prayer:
God, I offer myself to Thee—To build with me and to do with me as Thou wilt. Relieve me of the bondage of self, that I may better do Thy will. Take away my difficulties that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help of Thy Power, Thy Love, and Thy Way of life. May I do Thy will always! Amen. (Third Step Prayer – Chapter 5, pg.63, The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous)
P.E.A.C.E.
Jay@EagleLaunch.com
