July 12 – Off Center Stage

Life gets a lot lighter the moment you stop trying to run the whole show. Today Pastor Mike and Corey dig into what it actually looks like to step off center stage — Corey tracing it back to the years he had to stay busy just to avoid sitting still with himself, and Mike drawing the line to Jesus, who could have entered Jerusalem as a conquering king and chose a donkey instead. The conversation moves through John the Baptist's "He must become greater, I must become less," the pull of chasing likes and attention in a divided world, and why church — for all its flaws — still offers something AA can't: a place to worship. Also: what recovery fellowship at its best actually looks like when nobody's arguing about whose meeting is better. The stone for today: Life works better when I stop trying to be the center of everything. Read today's full Daily Ripple at www.dailyripples.com — and we'd love to hear from you. Reach out any time at [email protected]. Humility and recovery | letting go of control | ego and self-will | Christian recovery | 12-step faith | dependence on God | sobriety devotional | faith and fellowship | serving others | addiction recovery | AA and faith Daily Ripples is a daily devotional reflection connecting recovery principles with the life of faith. New episodes every day at dailyripples.com.