Recovery Meditations

Will you be my Valentine? This day is meant to remind us of love and hearts joined together in friendship and commitment.

To be complete means that nothing is lacking. Some people have health, wealth, possessions, honour and prestige in the community.

It’s not surprising that living in active addiction for years is often described as having a habit.

We all go through times in our lives when we feel the sky is falling and we are unable to do anything about it.

The purpose of Step 6 is to help us address those personal defects of character that result from our discontentment with life.

Many years ago a list was prepared of seven things that are death to living a good life.

Many of us when we give our will and life over to the care of God look for tangible signs that God is with us.

We may not see what goes on inside us, but the Bible tells us there is a battle going on for control of our minds.

When we come to faith in God and repent of our sins and receive forgiveness through the shed blood of Jesus, we are “born again” as Jesus says we must be.

The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous discusses rebuilding relationships and declares the element of joy will strengthen our ability to do so.

If we have admitted and repented of our sin before God, we are new creations.

Step 5 of the 12-Step program of AA asks that we admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.