A Step 3 meditation

I found this really helpful in Step 3 of the twelve steps. For me, this step was a lot about trust. Could I trust God? Could I let go of control? During meditation, I’d imagine the scenes from the gospels – such as in Matthew 14, Mark 6 and John 6 – and imagine that I was in the scene. Then I’d imagine myself as if I was about to walk on water – particularly from Matthew 14 – and going to walk towards Jesus. Sometimes it was easier to imagine this if it was a swimming pool that I was walking on. I imagined that I stepped out and walked on the water – developing the faith and trust in Jesus that I’d be able to do this.

Handing over the will requires a lot of trust, I think. I used to find it very difficult to trust anyone, whether people or God. Now I feel trust and faith in God, and my trust in others is increasing. I guess that’s been due to practice, and willingness, as well as getting to know God better. The more I know of God, the more I learn how trustworthy He is.