Many people who are challenged by addictions struggle and wrestle with the demon for years. Rarely do people move into a quiet recovery on their first try. By the time recovery really takes hold there have been so many times of saying, "Never again, never again, never again." There have been so many times of prayers of desperation, really wondering if God was listening.
But in the long term, when recovery begins to take hold, when you begin to gain that sense of peace, if you are truly honest, you can begin to see the demon as a blessing. After all without the fight with the demon would you really have the relationship with God that comes in long term recovery? Would you really be in prayer and conversation with Him, asking for His continued grace to guide you in the rough patches?
Today stop and remember to thank God for your awareness of His presence by your side. He is the samaritan who will pull you out of the ditch, take you to an inn and pay for your wounds to be healed.
Blessings-Penny
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