God's power
2 Peter 1:3-4(CEV) We have everything we need to live a life that pleases God. It was all given to us by God’s own power, when we learned that he had invited us to share in his wonderful goodness. God made great and marvelous promises, so that his nature would become part of us . Then we could escape our evil desires and the corrupt influences of this world. “We have learned that the satisfaction of instincts cannot be the sole aim of our lives.” I don’t have a problem with alcohol, yet this principle from AA applies to me because for years I was driven more by my own desires than trying to please God. I was a Christian and member of a church, but I was often in pursuit of something or someone to find happiness. I believed in God, but it took attending a new church for me to be made new in my heart and in my thinking.( Ephesians 4:23) This allowed the Spirit freedom to work within me so God’s nature could become part of me. I felt my spirit awake with a new hope tha