Recovery Meditations

When we talk about intimacy we are usually referring to a close, familiar, protective, loving relationship between two persons.

Just for today I will be unafraid, believing that as I trust in God with all my heart and lean not on my own understanding, He will lead me along a good path.

Making decisions and taking responsibility for our choices requires courage.

We often describe life in active addiction as darkness and life in recovery as light.

All of us who have weathered the storms of an addictive lifestyle know that our days were filled with trials of one sort or another.

Whether we speak words with our mouths or use our fingers to type them on social media, we seem to be people of many words.

When thanksgiving becomes a way of life rather than a day of celebration on the calendar, life will change for us.

Practicing an attitude of gratitude – is this just a happy little catchphrase or something to think about one day a year on the Thanksgiving holiday, or is it a way of facing each day that changes our perspective on life?

In peace I will both lie down and sleep, For You alone, O Lord, make me to dwell in safety.

If we really want to get well we need to stop using our problems as a means of getting attention, sympathy or pity.

Coming out of addiction and living life in sobriety is always challenging and should be lived one day at a time.

The following Psalm was written by the future King David of Israel at a time in his life when he was being pursued by those who sought to kill him.