Recovery Christian Center Daily Meditation - 3/25/12 - Step 11 - Joy in God's Presence
"What mighty praise, O God, belongs to you in Zion. We will fulfill our
vows to you, for you answer our prayers. All of us must come to you.
Though we are overwhelmed by our sins, you forgive them all. What joy
for those you choose to bring near, those who live in your holy courts.
What festivities await us inside your holy Temple." Psalm 65:1-4 NLT
Step 11: We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our
conscious contact with God through Jesus Christ, seek only knowledge of
His will for us and the power to carry it out.
At this point
in our recovery and walk with Christ, even though we are still making
mistakes, we have grown and many of the major obstacles interfering in
our ability to have a deep, personal relationship with God have been
removed or diminished. The point of the 11th step is to bring about a
change in our prayer life. For many of us our prayer life is about
providing God a "to do" list and then going about our business. By the
time we get to the 11th Step its time to focus less on our desires and
more on what God desires for us. We spend less time talking and more
time listening.
One of the great things about just listening
to God is the immense joy we will begin to find from simply being in His
presence. When we really begin to open ourselves up to God and allow
ourselves to turn our laundry list into an actual conversation with God
we will see wonderful things begin to happen. The more we begin to just
spend time with God listening to Him the more we can be confident that
the decision we make reflect His will.
We were once broken,
hopeless and lost until we found our way. That way was a personal
relationship with God. Like any other relationship, we must spend time
getting to know God, and when we do through our prayer life and studying
His Word, we will find joy in His presence.
"What mighty praise, O God, belongs to you in Zion. We will fulfill our vows to you, for you answer our prayers. All of us must come to you. Though we are overwhelmed by our sins, you forgive them all. What joy for those you choose to bring near, those who live in your holy courts. What festivities await us inside your holy Temple." Psalm 65:1-4 NLT
Step 11: We sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God through Jesus Christ, seek only knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry it out.
At this point in our recovery and walk with Christ, even though we are still making mistakes, we have grown and many of the major obstacles interfering in our ability to have a deep, personal relationship with God have been removed or diminished. The point of the 11th step is to bring about a change in our prayer life. For many of us our prayer life is about providing God a "to do" list and then going about our business. By the time we get to the 11th Step its time to focus less on our desires and more on what God desires for us. We spend less time talking and more time listening.
One of the great things about just listening to God is the immense joy we will begin to find from simply being in His presence. When we really begin to open ourselves up to God and allow ourselves to turn our laundry list into an actual conversation with God we will see wonderful things begin to happen. The more we begin to just spend time with God listening to Him the more we can be confident that the decision we make reflect His will.
We were once broken, hopeless and lost until we found our way. That way was a personal relationship with God. Like any other relationship, we must spend time getting to know God, and when we do through our prayer life and studying His Word, we will find joy in His presence.
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