Thursday, July 12, 2012

Are You Ready?

Are you READY?

You’ve identified your hurts. You’ve acknowledged your struggles. You’ve asked for help. You’ve encountered hardships and obstacles and are determined to OVERCOME, no longer be overwhelmed. You’ve formed accountability teams. You’ve let people in. You’ve shared your secrets. People know you. You can finally be real. You’ve decided to be an encouragement to the people around you. You’ve started leading your family. You will inspire your children and their children to live a BETTER life.

But are you READY?

Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
Psalm 143:10 NIV


There comes a point in your recovery (of which we’re ALL in recovery, some are just more apt to admit it) when you hit a wall. It can be Step 1. It can be Inventory. It can be Step 12. Whatever it is, you hit it and you stop. I ask “Are you READY?” because I want you to be prepared.

You know what makes the difference between a person who remains stuck in their struggles and the person who is set free? Being READY.

You gotta know that relapse is looming.
You gotta know that triggers are all around.
You gotta know that you cannot do it alone.
You gotta know that hurt people, hurt peole.
You gotta know that it isn’t over.
You gotta know that Satan would LOVE to see you fail, fall, stumble, and never get up again.

Are you READY?

God give us instruction in his book, his living word, the Bible…will you listen, will you do what he says? He’s already laid the foundation for your freedom. He’s already set you free. Will you embrace it? Will you own it? Will his grace, love, mercy, and forgiveness invade your heart, your mind, your soul, your everything?

Are you READY?

Commit everything you do to the LORD. Trust him, and he will help you.
Psalm 37:5 NLT


I love you. I want the best for you. I want to see you set free from life’s hurts, habits, and hang-ups. I want to see you renewed, refreshed, redeemed. I want you to know joy like no other. I want to see you break free from the curse and be BLESSED! I want you to see yourself as God does…beautiful…his son…his daughter…his masterpiece...forgiven…loved…

Are you READY?

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