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Recovery Christian Center Daily Meditation - 3/30/12 - Step 1 - The Irony of Powerlessness
"We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are
like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it
clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves. We are
pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are
perplexed, but not driven to despair. We are hunted down, but never
abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed. Through
suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that
the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies." 2 Corinthians 4:7-10
NLT
Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over our problems, that our life had become unmanageable.
One of incredible and ironic things about powerlessness is that once we
admit we, in and of ourselves, don't have the power to conquer what has
kept us in bondage we open ourselves up to finding the real power. The
reason many of us refuse to accept our powerless is because of the very
nature of our predicament. Denial, self centeredness, self destruction,
over inflated ego, and pride mixed with shame and guilt keep us from
acknowledging that we are truly coming to the end of our road.
Regardless of the individual manifestation of whatever has kept us in
bondage, the feelings of dereliction, shame, guilt, hopelessness and the
total lack of self esteem have kept us locked for so long.
The
simple act of admittance that we are powerless and that our lives have
become unmanageable is the powerful first step towards finding help.
That's the irony. If we just admit that we can't, we can finally open
the door to Who can. It's time to stop fighting and just surrender. It's
time to stop beating our heads against the wall and admit that we need a
way out. We might be just a fragile clay jar but once we admit that we
are just that, we can begin to find the great treasure, but if we refuse
and keep trying to think we can handle this which is slowly killing us,
we will stay lost. Surrender is our only option.
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