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What is a God box, you ask? My take on it is that it is simply a method of sending your prayers up to God. For me, personally, it is a way of physically giving my fears, hopes, concerns, sorrow, joys and so much more to God to handle.

Some people make their God boxes very ornate. I always make mine in the KISS format ... Keep It Simple Silly (I don't like calling anything stupid). In fact, this box on the left is a picture of my actual box, well used as you can see. I have a funny story behind it. Working in a high school, I am given many gifts at various times of the year. Last Christmas, maybe even the one before, I was given a gift of various size boxes filled to the brim with candy. Although candy is not a binge food, I choose not to eat it. So, instead of being excited about all that candy, I was more excited about the boxes. Is that recovery for you or what?? Anyway, I gave away what I could, dumped the rest and kept the boxes. When I started working with my new sponsor, she told me to create a God Box, which I hadn't been using for quite some time. So, I went into my closet and spotted the boxes. I now I keep it on my desk where I have paper and I write frequently.

In fact, I just used it because I'm putting an offer on a house I really want in about a half an hour. I had to jump through some hoops on this one, including being pre-approved through another lender, and have to bid significantly higher than the asking price since it's a foreclosure. So, feeling a little anxious, I quickly went to my paper and quickly wrote a prayer to God. Then, folding up the paper, I opened the lid and said out loud, "God, I give this worry to you to handle. You know my name, you know the desire of my heart, but your will, not mine, be done." I need to say things out loud sometimes to get it out of my body. Weird, I know, but that's me. Now I can go over to the realtor's office in peace knowing it's out of my hands now.

Please, for the sake of sanity and peace, get a God box. Give it a try. It really does work and will strengthen your relationship with Him.