The gift of commitment

I want to share my August 22 daily meditation from Answers in the Heart because it really hit home for me. The thoughts contained in the reading were ones that I have had before but I was never able to articulate them as eloquently. Thank the Lord that I was blessed with getting my life back!

AUGUST 22
Can such thing be, And overcome us like a summer’s cloud, Without our special wonder? — William Shakespeare

When our ability to participate again in life is restored through recovery, we also rediscover the gift of commitment. Maybe the commitment is to raising a child, doing a job we love, earning a degree, or working on a special relationship. It is a moment of wonder when we have something in our lives that requires the best we have to give. During times of doubt or struggle, we may question what we’ve gotten ourselves into. But an activity or a person to which we give ourselves wholly and freely is evidence of our Higher Power in our lives. If the commitment is to something God has asked us to do, we can know absolutely that God will help us take care of it. The time we need will come, money will come, support will come, and the energy and enthusiasm we need will come. Although it may appear that things are simply going our way, we can trust God is giving them to us so our task can be accomplished.

Today offers me a wonderful opportunity to fulfill my commitments in peace and grace. I am being looked after.