Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly before you. Make level paths for your feet and take only ways that are firm.
PROVERBS 4:25-26 NIV
The road gets narrower as I travel on my daily journey of recovery and walking with my Lord Jesus. Six years ago when I first came back to the path after several years of wondering in the wilderness of substance abuse, I found the road broad and roomy, all I had to do was not drink or use and keep a conscious contact with God. I also found the road very bumpy and ruff, and with each little stumbling I would loose my serenity and inner peace. Having a desire for this thing called inner peace I soon discovered that this serenity came about by maintaining a spiritual relationship with God, others, and myself. The daily maintenance of my spiritual condition, I soon learned involved the choices that I make through the day. Choices like will I start the day off with prayer, meditation, and reading the Word of God. Choices like will I choose to get angry, or hold resentments, or be envious of someone else. Choices like will I pass someone by who needs help because I want to keep my time for myself and what I am doing. When I take the time to think ahead a little, I am able to remove some of the bumps out of the road and smooth out my journey. In doing this, the road gets narrower but smoother and the traveling is much more enjoyable. The road used to be wide and bumpy, and all about me. Today I choose to travel with others, so my part is narrower and with the help of Jesus I have been able to clear away some of the bumps and enjoy the smoother ride. Every now and then my eyes wonder off the path and I end up at a dead end. The grace of God calls to me from the place where I made a wrong turn, so I turn around, dust myself off, humble myself, and go back to the path. I find the gate always open that leads to the path, I am grateful. God is doing for me what I could not do for myself .JRE
Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
HEBREWS 12:1-2 NKJV
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There are times when there is no illumination and no thrill, but just the daily round, the common task. Routine is Gods way of saving us between our times of inspiration. Do not expect God always to give you His thrilling minutes, but learn to live in the domain of drudgery by the power of God.
OSWALD CHAMBERS
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What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. Every is a day when we must carry the vision of Gods will into all our activities.
Alcoholics Anonymous page 85
PROVERBS 4:25-26 NIV
The road gets narrower as I travel on my daily journey of recovery and walking with my Lord Jesus. Six years ago when I first came back to the path after several years of wondering in the wilderness of substance abuse, I found the road broad and roomy, all I had to do was not drink or use and keep a conscious contact with God. I also found the road very bumpy and ruff, and with each little stumbling I would loose my serenity and inner peace. Having a desire for this thing called inner peace I soon discovered that this serenity came about by maintaining a spiritual relationship with God, others, and myself. The daily maintenance of my spiritual condition, I soon learned involved the choices that I make through the day. Choices like will I start the day off with prayer, meditation, and reading the Word of God. Choices like will I choose to get angry, or hold resentments, or be envious of someone else. Choices like will I pass someone by who needs help because I want to keep my time for myself and what I am doing. When I take the time to think ahead a little, I am able to remove some of the bumps out of the road and smooth out my journey. In doing this, the road gets narrower but smoother and the traveling is much more enjoyable. The road used to be wide and bumpy, and all about me. Today I choose to travel with others, so my part is narrower and with the help of Jesus I have been able to clear away some of the bumps and enjoy the smoother ride. Every now and then my eyes wonder off the path and I end up at a dead end. The grace of God calls to me from the place where I made a wrong turn, so I turn around, dust myself off, humble myself, and go back to the path. I find the gate always open that leads to the path, I am grateful. God is doing for me what I could not do for myself .JRE
Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
HEBREWS 12:1-2 NKJV
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There are times when there is no illumination and no thrill, but just the daily round, the common task. Routine is Gods way of saving us between our times of inspiration. Do not expect God always to give you His thrilling minutes, but learn to live in the domain of drudgery by the power of God.
OSWALD CHAMBERS
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What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. Every is a day when we must carry the vision of Gods will into all our activities.
Alcoholics Anonymous page 85
