Meditations on "Humility"

Until we actually sit down and talk aloud about what we have so long hidden, our willingness to clean house is still largely theoretical.

Once we’ve admitted to God what’s wrong, why must we share these details with someone else?

Sorting out what went wrong in our lives and getting it written down in Step Four has already been a challenging and painful process.

We live in a world dominated by angry words, angry gestures, and angry responses.

It’s time to live as honourable people. A life of honour begins by choosing to be the people God says we are in Jesus Christ.

Too many of us carry a harsh picture of God and believe He looks for ways to be displeased with us.

When we give attention to our flawed reasoning and ignore the guidance of God, we very quickly start to fear and flee into self-protection mode.

The Serenity Prayer reminds us that God is with us, God is in control, and God will help us sort out what we should take care of and what we should leave with Him.

The Bible is a handbook for living wisely. Its pages contain all sorts of guidelines for living life as our creator intended.

How are forgiveness and making amends related? In the 12 Steps we are encouraged to make a list of all persons we have harmed and become willing to make amends to them all and to then directly make those amends, except when to do so would injure.

Forgiveness is something we do in obedience to God and for our own sake in order that we can be free.

A humble life is grounded in a realistic view of ourselves.