We’re all looking for that formula that solves all problems and shows us the way of life. But, just when we thought we discovered “the answer,” we find ourselves back in times of disappointment, pain, fear, or loneliness. We discover that there is no 12-step program that solves all problems and answers all questions. The Answer is always Jesus—“the Way, the Truth and the Life” (John 14:6). And even in Him, there is no 12-step program that can be followed to avoid the ups and downs of life, for the LORD’s ways are unorthodox, spiritual in nature, and we live in a world that’s darkened by Satan’s fallen nature.

The only answer for victory in life is to continually give over our heart, soul, and being to Him. “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might” (Deuteronomy 6:5). This is where faith, trust, and relationship are built. This is how we encounter our Creator and find Him ordering out our life, despite ourselves and despite others. As we repeatedly give our heart, soul, and entire being to our Beloved Savior, seeking to be cleansed from the mind of this world to follow His higher ways as best as we can discern, He will order out our lives. As we give Him the wheel of our life, He will transform us into heavenly beauty, which does not conform to this darkened, lost world. “Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, sayeth the LORD” (Zechariah 4:6).