Addiction, don’t know much about it, but God keeps bringing it in front of me. And what I keep seeing is a missing link to recovery….are most in abstinence, instead of recovery?
I believe the missing link is Jesus. This “Spirituality” I keep hearing about is a belief that God is this force that is inside of you. There is this “Flower Child” thing going on, this belief that if you find that spiritual level, all will be good in the hood. Then when “life happens” the fall backwards into old behavior begins, and in that this swallowed god abandons.
To the “Spiritual peeps” Jesus was a great man of God, not God Himself. The belief is that God used many great people to speak through and Jesus was one of them, thereby missing the need for salvation. Totally missing the sacrifice He made for us and the love He has for us. As I see it, putting God in a clear topped box and looking at him through a human lens.
Unbelievers believe that if Jesus is who He said He is then in dying on the cross wouldn’t He have saved us from all the pains of life? My answer to that is in the form of a question….hmmm then wouldn’t we love Him by default? Doesn’t Free Will apply here as well, or does it only apply in areas we want it to? God wants us to love Him in spite of all that life has to offer. He gave us free will and when we as flawed people choose this free will and screw things up, we then want Him to intervene and give us the happy ending we think we deserve. God gave us a perfect world and we brought sin upon it. He loves us through it and stays patient with us, even when we turn our backs on Him. He put on flesh and walked among us, died for us, to make us right with Him again. And He gives us free will to follow Him…not because He makes us or entices us to, but because we believe in Him and what He did for us.
He never said He would undo the mess we made of this fallen world, but He does promise to never leave us or forsake us….Jesus says “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me”. Mark 8:34
I believe the danger comes when we think we know more than God. When we don’t realize that we only see part of the picture, but He sees the whole picture.
"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it"...Matthew 7:13-14
"The difficult life is the only life worth living. This narrow gate requires obedience, faith in him, discipline and endurance. Why is it so hard for so many to see this day as a gift? Just walk through the narrow gate so that you might have life in abundance, both in this one and thereafter".
We spin our wheels trying to find peace and inner joy…we walk around putting ego before Jesus. The thought of submitting to Him for so many is impossible and to that I say….SUBMIT! SUBMIT! and listen to this:
"Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won't lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you'll learn to live freely and lightly." Matthew 11:28-29….
What do you have to lose??!!
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God never said life would be easy for us. Through tribulations we get stronger.
Much like the unborn chick. If we cracked the egg shell and helped the baby chick out, it would die because we acted as enablers. The chick's strength comes from the struggle to break out, so do we. With struggle, us humans would be so weak that the first sign of trouble, we would roll over and die. Thank-you Jesus for struggles and free will. Amen !
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