Celebrate Recovery Tonight !!! 6:30PM Andy will be presenting Lesson 6 - A.C.T.I.O.N. Principle 3: Consciously choose to commit all my life and will to Christ’s care and control. “Happy are the meek.” (Matthew 5:5) Step 3: We made a decision to turn our lives and our wills over to the care of God. “Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship.” (Romans 12:1) When our burdens become heavy and we see that our way of life is leading us toward death, we may finally become willing to let someone else do the driving. We’ve probably worked hard at trying to get our lives on the right track, but still feel like we always end up on a dead-end street. Proverbs tells us, “There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death” (Proverbs 14:12). When we began our addictive behaviors we were probably seeking a way to find pleasure or to overcome the pain of living. The way seemed right at first, but it became clear that we were on the wrong track. But then we were unable to turn around on our own. Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls” (Matthew 11:28-29). To take on a yoke implies being united to another in order to work together. Those who are yoked together must go in the same direction, but by doing so, their work is made considerably easier. Jesus is saying that when we finally decide to submit our lives and our will to his direction, our burdens will become manageable. When we let him do the driving, we will be able to “find rest” for our souls. He knows the way and has the strength to turn us around and get us on the road toward life. We all wear a yoke on our shoulders; the trick is in finding the right master.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 17:14:59 +0000
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