Doing Good Is Doing God

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9

One thing I have learned for certain in serving in addiction recovery is that people will heal, some will fail, and there will also be catastrophic losses. But yet, there will be those who not only get sober, they will also thrive and become leaders in their communities and families. For sure, God never gives up on them, and we don't either. That's why being consistent in love, acceptance, forgiveness and in presence is huge.

Like the story of The Prodigal Son, which demonstrates clearly how far God will go to love us, we too need to be God's open arms even when people turn their back on doing the right thing, going the right way. After all, we were like that in this recovery community, we came home to the open arms of a God who never gave up on us. That's why Doing Good Is Doing God.

Never stop believing in your child, or your friend, never stop doing the right thing even though everything around is falling apart, and if you understand, like us at ATB, that we may be the only "home" to come back to you keep doing good no matter what. Because doing good never relies on only feeling good, it relies on feeling God. His presence promotes patience, understanding and an attitude of those wide open arms for someone hurting so bad that they are at the very end of their rope.

We are not perfect but we reap a harvest because HE is. Pretty simple, just follow his directions!