Anyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him, and how can they believe in him if they’ve never heard of him, and how can they hear about him unless someone tells them, and how can anyone go and tell them without being sent. Romans 10:13-15
I heard this verse over the weekend at church and went “Wow”, and I had to share how God changed my worst day into my best new day all in the same day.
I’m sure I am not the only one who surrendered to God when everything was going right, right? Wrong. I didn’t surrender to God at my best; I surrendered when I was at my worst. Sound familiar? For many of us in recovery this is a fact. It wasn’t until I had nowhere else to go did I finally for the first time honestly surrender my life to him. I heard this in a testimony at CR last Friday night; I heard the same during church over the weekend. It’s strikingly simple in a way; were it not for the pain and suffering that brings this kind of surrender about. Amazing grace met me at my worst and delivered me into a new life to start my best. How can that happen all in one day? Just to ask Jesus, he makes that possible. When we quit playing God and come to our moment of truth, we find that Jesus has always been there. In a more subliminal way, I had to admit there was a God, if in fact I kept getting angry with him. How could I be angry with God if he didn’t exist? God are you really there, why have you abandoned me; that was my daily cry. If you are struggling with believing in God, try something new. Surrender your hurt or habit to him, just crack that door open a tiny bit and let a glimmer of light shine into your life; that is all it takes to get started. Celebrate Recovery is open every Friday night at 7pm at Crossroads Church. If you are looking for a little light to shine on your life just drop on in; it’s free, it’s safe, it’s full of imperfect people finding hope and a new life.
Love God, love people, Jesus first!
Dana Cramer
Celebrate Recovery at Crossroads Church Calendar
November 14-20, 2016
Friday, November 18: Teaching Night
- 6 pm: Our Hospitality Team is preparing a wonderful meal for you this Friday. Please join us for dinner and fellowship.
- 7 pm: Join us for worship and a lesson on Step 2, “Sanity.”
- 8pm: Open Share Groups
- 9 pm: Solid Rock Café
Announcements:
- A first time “The Journey Continues” Men’s 12-step group has started on Monday nights, room 140. This study is for men who have completed a 12 step study previously. Drop on in at 6:30pm and check it out.
- A new women’s mixed issue 12-step group has started on Wednesday nights from 6:30-8 pm in room 141. Sign up in your Friday night share groups or respond to [email protected]
Questions? For more information, contact
[email protected], or call the church office at 970-203-9201.
