A man was sharing his story in a recovery meeting and spoke of having thirteen years of sobriety in the past. As he walked through the telling of his story, he told of relapse after relapse and how he landed in rehab several times. He sat there this day with 90 days of sobriety and said this key line:
“If you don’t get the spirituality of this program, you are missing the biggest payoff.”
The universal truth bell went off in my head when he said that.
The candy. The miracles. All things we were missing while checking out.
When we let go and turn it over to God, all kinds of good things start happening that we didn’t expect and could never have dreamed. We let go and it all comes back.
You mean if I hold on real tight, I am not going to keep it?
Uh, no.
You can’t keep what you don’t have in the first place. God gave you life.
If you give your life back to Him in full, that is when you get the big payoff.
The big payoff?
Peace that passes all understanding.
Do it. Then watch and see.
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:4-7
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