Meditations on "Dysfunction"

y in the fact that we are no longer in the pit of our addiction, but we are now treading waters that are unfamiliar to us.

Just for today I will seek to serve others with kindness, doing what is right, and walking humbly with God.

Happy New Year! Really? Some of us may have woken up this morning to the fact that our lives are unmanageable and that we are powerless over our addictive behaviour.

In this season of the year, we prepare our hearts for the annual celebration of Christ’s birth.

If we grew up in a dysfunctional family or surrounded ourselves in our addictive lifestyle with individuals who were broken, we likely developed thought patterns that were incorrect and even harmful.

Judging others is a problem area for many of us in recovery and something that Jesus tells us needs to change if we are to live well.

For some of us, coming into recovery has opened our eyes to the beauty of creation.

Living wisely means seeking direction from God’s word and the counsel of others who have walked closely with God.

For many of us life sometimes seems like innumerable strings all tangled and knotted together.

What a refreshing feeling it is to be free from the guilt of our addiction and dependencies.

From the chaos of our dysfunctional lives many of us called out to God with words like, “God if you are really there, please help me”.

When we are recovering from our addictive lifestyle we often do not feel like singing.