The very first need a person has in recovery is to admit their own powerlessness and then recognize the value of what God is offering...........life..........real life..............red-alert-promise-a-real-promise of life.
II Corinthians 4:7-10
But this precious treasure---this light and power that now shines within us is held in perishable containers, that is, in our weak bodies. So everyone can see that our glorious power is from God and is not our own. We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed and broken. We are perplexed, but we don't give up and quit. We are hunted down, but God never abandons us. We get knocked down, but we get up again and keep going. Through suffering, these bodies of ours constantly share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies.
and in....
II Corinthians 4:17-18
For our present troubles are quite small and won't last very long. Yet they produce for us an immeasurably great glory that will last forever. So we don't look at the troubles we can see right now. Rather, we look forward to what we have not yet seen . For the troubles we see will soon be over, but the joys to come will last forever.
We weigh our current lot in life....our situations...our troubles caused by our addiction, against the truth and reality that our lives have become unmanageable. We truly are in need of a power greater than ourselves that can restore us to sanity.
That power being Jesus Christ.
I can only speak from experience of this restoration power in my own life.
I can't explain how it works...
I can't explain how He works.
I just know He does when I give up and give in.
God on you today!
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