Lord God heal them. Heal the sick and suffering. I believe in you Lord God. I have seen and felt your miracles. I am living proof that you can remove the disease of addiction from our minds and bodies. My heart hurts for those who have tried to make it so many times, I don't know what to do for them. I know the reason you Healed me was because I believed that you would. I know that you gave me the willingness to have an open-mind. I know that you gave me the courage to be honest. I know that I am better because of you. Glory be to you Father...I praise you Lord Jesus....I praise you Holy Spirit, I praise you Heavenly Father. Open the hearts of the ones reading this, help them to soften their hearts to you, help them learn to let you in and rely on you. I believe in you Heavenly Father...In Jesus Name, Amen.
One of the hardest things I have faced since I have be in recovery is to see the people that I have come to care about, in the program, not know how to stay in recovery. I know that I can only say so much and there is only little I can do to help someone find their path in life. But I offer prayer for them, I know that where the flesh fails, God does not. I didn't always know this though. I was once too, a skeptic. I used the Name of God in vein without even realizing it. It was a natural response for me. I did have a spiritual awakening, but only after I had no other option but to reach up. God does not use the "perfect" person for testimony. If he would have decided to do it that way I don't believe any of us would ever overcome anything. We need "leaders" that have a testimony of trials and tribulations because we all have them and we need to be able to relate and not compare. What would happen if the disciples would have been perfect? If they were not murderers and thief's? If they did not lack Faith ? If they were not dysfunctional and emotionally unstable? If they were indeed perfect? We would have nothing to relate to. We would compare ourselves to them and continue to believe that we are unworthy of God's Love. In turn we would continue on destructive paths because what would the point be to try to live as Jesus lived? We would never measure up to any of those people. But because God used those who had sinned, we too can know that there is a way out. There is a way to overcome. And there is a way to escape the grasps of evil. We can be saved, even when we are at our worst. God loves us. There is no condemnation, only conviction. Be convicted, realize your mistakes, admit them and then move on walking a better path. Do not let yourself be condemned...condemnation says you are not worth saving, that for you there is no hope. Don't let that be your legacy. Be a light of Hope and Inspiration, be love and compassion, be courageous and brave. Do the next right thing...and above all else Pray to the God of your understanding, if you don't have one, you can borrow mine...He's big enough for all of us. He will listen and He will answer.
✞ ☮ Richelle ☮ ✞
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