Scripture:
“Let us examine our ways and test them.” Lamentations 3:40
Lesson:
To allow God to show you how you’ve been hurt, how you’ve hurt others, and how that has affected you and others, it is important to make a list of all the significant events-good and bad-in your life. The acrostic for MORAL shows you how to begin.
M: Make Time
Set aside a day or a weekend to get alone with God!
O: Open
Open your heart and your mind to allow the feelings that the pain of the past has blocked or caused you to deny.
R: Rely
Rely on Jesus to give you the courage and strength this exercise requires.
A: Analyze
Analyze your past honestly.
L: List
List both the good and the bad. Keep your inventory balanced!
Prayer:
Dear God, You know my past, all the good and the bad things. Both the things I’ve done and the things that have been done to me. I ask that you give me the strength and the courage to list those things so that I can “come clean” and face them and the truth. Please help me reach out to others You have placed along my “road to recovery.” Thank You for providing them to help me keep balanced as I do my inventory. In Christ’s name I pray, Amen.
*Celebrate Recovery meets Tuesday nights at the McVay Family Center in New Sharon. This is a safe place to find honesty, hope, and healing. The meal starts at 6 pm, and the lesson begins at 6:30 pm. Hope to see you there!
