July 20 – God Does the Work

Paris steps up to the mic solo for the first time today, and brings a message that turns "self-improvement" on its head: the real work of transformation was never ours to manage in the first place. Walking through Step Five's hard truth that secrets kept buried have a way of pulling people back toward relapse, Paris traces the shift from white-knuckling change to simply becoming honest enough for healing to begin — leaning on Philippians' call to "work out your own salvation" alongside the promise of a new heart replacing one of stone. The takeaway lands simple and freeing: the question isn't "how do I fix myself," but "God, what do you want to do in me today." The stone for today: My role is not to fix myself, but to humbly ask and trust God to do the work. 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] . Surrender and transformation | letting go of control | honesty and Step Five | Christian recovery | 12-step faith | trusting God's timing | Big Book study | recovery community | sobriety devotional | addiction recovery Daily Ripples is a daily devotional reflection connecting recovery principles with the life of faith. New episodes every day at dailyripples.com.