Meditations on "Humility"

As we regularly replace our will with God’s will and plan for our lives, our life will take on new meaning and will be satisfying.

The courage to change that Jesus offers us is the willingness to let go of those things that have kept us in bondage to hopelessness and instead begin to believe in His availability and willingness to heal us.

To show discretion is to know the right thing to do in a situation and to behave in such a way that we don't cause offense. Quite the challenge.

God says we are precious in His sight. God, through Jesus, has provided a way for us to leave shame behind and live in honour and dignity, regardless of what has happened in our past.

Although we know that "half measures avail us nothing," it's also wonderful to have the promise that, "If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are halfway through." (Big Book, pg 83-84)

Are we a person with genuine compassion who seeks to help another?

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.

Becoming strong and steady in our recovery requires that we keep on listening to and learning from God's Word and from the experience, strength, and hope of others.

We often give up on God before His plan for us, in His perfect timing, takes effect. Jesus’ death on Good Friday came before His resurrection on Easter Sunday. Things looked hopeless for Jesus’ followers during the time between those two events, but God was still in charge.

God invites us to a gentle and humble way of life that gives us peace and fills us with joy.

As we follow God’s principles in all our affairs, we will experience great peace, and nothing will cause us to stumble.

When we come to God in recovery, we must humbly acknowledge that we do not know how to live well in relationship with others.