Meditations on "Encouragement"

God created us to live for Him and has a specific plan for each of us. When our conscience is shaped by a wounded spirit, we will find we are constantly looking for affirmation and mechanically acting out of people pleasing motives, rather than behaving out of love that pleases God.

God can heal every heart-wrenching wound left by someone who let us down.

Integrity can and will be developed in a person who lives according to the Word of God and whose confidence is in God alone.

Outside of God, we can’t even maintain the desire to do what is right let alone find the strength to act on what we know we ought to do.

Making amends is a test of our integrity to honour others above ourselves.

Only obedience to the Word of God and the power of the Holy Spirit can keep us from returning to familiar patterns.

We must seek God and give Him control in revealing what needs to go, as well as when, and how.

We’re not stupid because of something we don’t know, we’re simply humans in need of teaching and encouragement.

In every situation, we choose to do the things we know to be right, then prayerfully wait in God's care and protection until our problems are resolved

The kingdom of God is an everlasting kingdom in which we, who have given our will and lives over to the care of God, are citizens.

Our worth to God is more than we could ever imagine.

Every A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions. AA Tradition 7