His Ways are Higher
 

His Ways are Higher
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
"As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts."
(Isaiah 55:9, NIV)
TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria

A lot of times, we have our own ideas about how things should work out in life. But God’s ways are not our ways. In scripture, God brought water out of a rock. Jesus told Peter to go catch a fish, open its mouth, and there was the money he needed for taxes. Another time, God caused a young lady named Mary to have a baby without knowing a man. He is God. He can use things we would expect, or He can make things happen another way.

With God, you don’t have to figure everything out. All you have to do is believe. In fact, it says in Proverbs, “Lean not to your own understanding.” Sometimes there is no logical solution. You’ve got to turn your mind off. If you’re constantly trying to figure it out, that’s just going to make you discouraged, depressed and frustrated. Just because you don’t see a way doesn’t mean that God doesn’t have a way. Remember, His ways are higher, and He is working behind the scenes for your good!
A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father, I declare that my faith and trust are in You. I won’t try to figure everything out, but I will be still and listen for Your voice. I surrender my will to Yours. Thank You for Your faithfulness in my life in Jesus’ name! Amen!

This is not a program to try to figure out or start intellectualizing. Quit trying to figure it out, just trust and know it will work for you, IF you are willing to work it.

It is my belief that the program of AA was divinely inspired. It was a group of men and women, who had group conscience, guided by two amazing men who shared their experience, strength, and hope with others.

AA's start was religious and was part of the Oxford Group. They came to realize that they had to open the door so that ALL could recovery. It doesn't matter what you call your God, as long as you call Him/Her.

http://alcoholism.about.com/cs/history/a/blmitch2.htm

As I have said before, "Don't leave someone outside of the circle." Don't close the door on those who don't believe as you do. All that we are asked to do is believe, even if you don't believe in God, the program can work for you.

Those of us who have religious belief are enriched by the spiritual aspect of the program.

http://www.12wisdomsteps.com/related..._movement.html

How egotistical of us to think that our small mind, can know the mind of God. It is a one day at a time program, that is why I like to say, "God is as He reveals Himself to me in today." He is so much bigger than anything that I can comprehend, that is why I have to have that daily contact.

As I said when I was a year sober, "I went on a spiritual quest, I didn't want to know who God was, because I would be dead. I choose to live." I perfer to continue my quest, and build a relationship with my God.

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