Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Paul was Powerless (step one)

The apostle Paul--before his conversion and transformation, when he was still known as Saul-- could not explore powerlessness. He was intoxicated by the power he could wield, even if it placed him in opposition to God's plan for his life. Yet, God pursued Saul, despite his power-hungry, murderous state of mind, to call him to a new direction, a totally transformed purpose. So that he could stop persecuting the gospel and start preaching it, God made him totally blind and dependent on others to lead, feed and shelter him. He had to except powerlessness and unmanageability in order to be used by God in powerful and amazing ways.

We also must first accept our powerlessness and inability to manage before we can be freed from addiction and become a channel for God in ways we could never imagine.

This is an excerpt from The Life Recovery Workbook by Stephen Arterburn and David Stoop

1 comment:

  1. John, I like the way you added graphics to the blogs. It gives a much needed visual. Your awesome dude!

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