The Turning Point

Romans 10:9
.......And Believe In You Heart........

Believe....
Only believe....
When it comes to live and the living of it, we humans must have a grounding point from which to move from. We do not do well thrown willy-nilly into situations and circumstances left to our own devices and thoughts. 
Coming out of addiction, and learning a new way of living requires a foundation....a stable place from which we can venture out and exercise this new way of life. That stable place is found in Jesus.
We believe....
Only believe.

Charles Spurgeon writes in his book All Of Grace an explanation of what believing really is....

What is faith? It is made up of three things—knowledge, belief, and trust.Knowledge comes first. "How shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? I want to be informed of a fact before I can possibly believe it..."

The mind goes on to believe that these things are true. The soul believes that God is, and that He hears the cries of sincere hearts; that the gospel is from God; that justification by faith is the grand truth which God hath revealed in these last days by His Spirit more clearly than before. Then the heart believes that Jesus is verily and in truth our God and Saviour, the Redeemer of men, the Prophet, Priest, and King of His people. All this is accepted as sure truth, not to be called in question...

So far you have made an advance toward faith; only one more ingredient is needed to complete it, which is trust. Commit yourself to the merciful God; rest your hope on the gracious gospel; trust your soul on the dying and living Saviour; wash away your sins in the atoning blood; accept His perfect righteousness, and all is well. Trust is the lifeblood of faith; there is no saving faith without it.

We have tried living under our own power and intellect and it hasn't worked. In fact, the harder we tried to control and manipulate people and things around us, the worse it got. This only created stress which lead to more using, which lead to a greater sense of the need to control. A vicious cycle that only fueled the addiction, and lead to deeper levels of spiritual darkness. 

Only believe.....

Believe that Jesus is who He truly claims to be....

Believe that He will do what He has promised He would do...

Lay hold of this with everything that is within you.

Let it sink down beyond your understanding until it fills your heart and soul.

Say it over and over..."I believe!"

Then accept Jesus as the Higher Power --- the One who can turn your life around.
Turn will and life over to His care and receive what you have been unable to provide for yourself.

Did you notice what Spurgeon wrote in his book? "Commit yourself to the merciful God." The dreaded "C" word!! Commit! Say it out loud...."I commit myself to You, Lord!" Let the words resonate deep inside yourself. "I commit myself to You! I believe!"

Now understand one last thing.
Why did God give us life?
Why did God give us eternal life?

According to John 17:3, it was so that we could come to know and understand who He is.

This understanding does not come through study and reading, although that is a part of it. This understanding comes from taking the study of His word, walking it out daily, and having encounters with Him all through out your day. Pray that He would come and encounter with you today. Pray that somewhere along your path today, He would set up a divine appointment for the two of you to meet. Then go out and watch for Him.
You might be surprised as to what happens.

God on you....

mb