Meditations on "Encouragement"

Demonstrating to others that we care about them is encouragement to them whether the problem is resolved or not. If God had not come alongside us when we were struggling and encouraged us to try again, where would we be today?

Thinking right will have a major impact on our emotions and on our general well-being.

When we feel anxious, we need to stay close to the Shepherd and let Him gently gather us up in His arms.

God’s ways are different from our former ways and from the ways of society in general, but with patient endurance and the Power that is greater that ourselves to help us, we can learn to live in ways that please God.

It’s unrealistic to think we won’t feel vulnerable as we seek to maintain our sobriety and repair our relationships.

We are not shaped so much by our environment as we are by our perception of our environment. The way we think has a powerful impact on how we face life each day. If we are not thinking right, it will be reflected in our emotional state and in our actions.

God offers us comfort for our grief and healing for our hurts, but this requires complete honesty in what we are willing to reveal and deal with.

The contrast of destructive self-centeredness in active addiction versus the healthy lifestyle of supporting one another in recovery is clearly expressed in Promise 7 of A.A:- We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows. Learning and growing in our recovery and sharing our experience, strength, and hope with others, are ways we fulfill this principle

True friends watch out for each other, share with each other, and even make sacrifices for each other.

Real change happens for us when we don’t just get to know God’s will but actually put it into practice.

Staying away from shortcuts will bring us to our desired destination of a meaningful new life.

Our God is a God of order and when we live in the structure and order He has planned, things go well for us.