It’s gloomy and raining outside today. Massive storms, earthquakes, riots and the Ebola epidemic are all threatening our existence. The elections are just weeks away and, according to someone, we’ll be ruined no matter who gets elected. The morning news greeted us yet again, with its normal slew of daily burglaries, murders and other evilness. It seems like we, as a civilization, are losing our civility. Respect, grace and compassion are becoming rarer by the day. It all looks so hopeless. No wonder we scramble for some way to cope with life—something to help us survive.
But, no politician or weatherman is going to save us. Our best thinking isn’t going to save us. And . . . our addictive behaviors certainly aren’t going to save us. God is the ONLY one that we can count on. The rub is that we often have a hard time believing or trusting in that—especially if we think our behaviors make us ineligible for God’s blessings.
My husband, Bruce, thought that. Most of the individuals that have participated in our sexual addiction recovery groups have thought that. And, you may be thinking that today.
Bruce, along with so many others, is a walking testimony of God’s unfailing love and persistence. This is how he tells it:
“Many people, including myself, would look at my history of escalating sin and wonder, first of all, how I could do the things I had been doing and still be a Christian and, second, how long it would be before God would get tired of my constant failures and reject me. As unbelievable as it seemed, no matter how bad my choices became, I constantly encountered a God who loved me and tried to draw me closer.”
— an excerpt from our book “Now Choose Life!”
No matter how far you’ve spiraled out of control, there’s room in God’s sheltering arms for YOU!
“For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock.” — Psalm 27:5 (NIV)
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