 | | | | | “Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord.” — Lamentations 3:40 | | When you are driving and realize you are hopelessly lost, the absolute worst thing you can do is press harder on the gas pedal. Yet, that is exactly what human pride tells us to do. To find your way back, you have to do something uncomfortable: you have to pull over, admit you don’t know where you are, and look at the map. In our active addiction, we spent years driving at top speed in the wrong direction, terrified of how far off course we had drifted. Recovery demands that we finally pull over. We are invited to honestly examine our ways and test them. We look closely at our motives, our resentments, our financial choices, and our fears to see exactly where we took a wrong turn. We don’t examine our flaws to stay stuck in guilt, and God doesn’t ask us to look at our mistakes to shame us. We examine them so we can correct our course and find our way back to His peace. |
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| Pull over today. Take a few minutes to examine one area of your life where you feel anxious, frustrated, or resentful. Ask yourself gently, “Have I drifted off course here?” |
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| God, help me examine my ways with courage and truth. In Jesus’ Name, Amen. |
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| | Together, we can build a brighter future, one life recovered at a time. | |
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Stay Connected section with links to RGV Road to Recovery’s social media platforms for ongoing engagement. |
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| P. O. Box 442, Latimer, IA 50452 |
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