The First Step | Celebrate Recovery Devotional Plan | YouVersion Bible
No one gets to start in the middle—we’re all
beginners in one area of our lives or another. But for many of us, what
we need is more like a new beginning, a fresh start, a walking journey
from chaos to wholeness that is accomplished one step at a time. We call
that journey recovery .Let’s look at that first step:
Step 1: We admitted we were powerless over our addictions and compulsive behaviors. That our lives had become unmanageable.
Our
first step is a big one. We are finally ready to admit that we are
powerless to control an addiction or a behavior. The harder we try, the
more unmanageable it becomes. Our lives have descended into chaos. When
we take that first big step—giving up control—we are stepping away from
denial and acknowledging our own need.
There is hope in that
first step, for we can’t be helped until we admit that we need help.
Until then we are trying to be God in our own lives, and really we just
aren’t up to the task. We are powerless to control much of anything by
our own power. Step 1 allows us to find freedom from ourselves.
Prayer
Father
God, today I take that first important step toward healing and
wholeness. I admit to you that I’m powerless over the strongholds that
have taken over my life. I desperately need your help. In Jesus’ name,
Amen.
