Recovery Meditations

Happy New Year! There is a line in a Christian music song which says, God has "opened up my future, closed my past.

As we come to the end of this year, a year filled with both accomplishments and failures, it may be a time to reflect on events that brought both joy and growth in our journey with God in recovery.

Many of us face a new year wondering about the unknown.

How long are we prepared to do the daily ordinary things we need to do while we wait for God to bring about the plans He has prepared in advance for us to do?

As we consider our future, we need to take time to reflect on where we have been and where we want to go from here.

Within each personal story of the journey from bondage to freedom is the power of the Gospel to save those who are lost.

Christmas is a family holiday. People make a special effort to return home and be with family at Christmastime.

Why do we celebrate Christmas? Why not just settle for a winter holiday of Santa and snow and parties and gifts?

Statistics tell us that 7 out of 10 shoppers on Christmas Eve will be men doing panic shopping for those they love.

The coming of Jesus to our world to reconcile us to our Heavenly Father is a powerful witness to the truth that our seemingly ordinary lives matter to God.

Christmas decorations have been up for weeks. Many malls have prepared a winter wonderland, a special "North Pole" room for Santa to greet his friends.

Christmas lights brighten the dark evenings of December and are a reminder to us that no matter how dark this season may be, the coming of Jesus into the world brought light and hope and joy.