Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.

Whole-Hearted Search

Do you find it difficult to find God? Do you question His existence? There are times when it can feel like God is far off, that He has forgotten about us and He doesn’t care about what happens to us. We are struggling through life and our future looks bleak. Our hope may even be slipping further into a pit of darkness. We think, or maybe say out loud, “God, where are you?” Our questions about God seem to go unanswered. But God has promised us that He will never leave us, or forsake us (Hebrews 13:5). God is faithful and keeps His promises. So why can’t we find God? The correct answer to this question is, we can.

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An Invitation

In Step 3 we come to a place of making an important decision about our life and recovery. It’s a decision that impacts more than the here and now. It impacts eternity. We have come to accept that we are powerless and our lives are unmanageable. We have stepped out in faith and believed there is a Power greater than ourselves that can restore us to sanity. A Power that can change the trajectory of our life. A Power so great that we can be pulled from the pit of addiction. A chain breaking Power that sets the prisoners free. No matter what chains hold you prisoner, a Power greater than yourself can set you free. That Power is Jesus. Revelation 3:20 offers an invitation to a Power far greater than any other we can tap into. “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with Me.” (Revelation 3:20). The invitation to walk out of our prison has been given. We have been invited to commune with the greatest Power there is.

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As We understand God

What is your understanding of God? If we are completely honest with ourselves we will admit that our understanding is limited. It doesn’t matter if we have turned to HIm today or 50 years ago, our understanding is limited. We all start from the same place when it comes to understanding God. But, as time passes our understanding increases. I am of the opinion that this is the message the original AA members intended to get across. It isn’t telling us that nature or anything else can be our god. Whatever concept we have of God is where we begin and once we have turned our will and our lives over to Him, He begins to reveal Himself to us and our understanding deepens. This shouldn’t be offensive to those who follow Jesus. “As we understood Him” is an invitation to learn more about God.

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