Meditations on "Humility"

Whether it’s a commitment we make to ourselves, to others, or to God, keeping at it until it's completed is tough for an addict.

Each day in recovery is a new opportunity to respond to God's call to live in humility, desire reconciliation in relationships, walk in forgiveness and focus on cleaning my side of the street.

When we confess the exact nature of our wrongs, the terrible isolation we've lived with for most of our lives will be exposed.

To live with wisdom in recovery requires humility. We need to acknowledge, “I don’t really know what is best for me but I’m willing to try new ways and learn from the experience of others.

Who wants trouble? None of us do and if we listen to God’s counsel there’s a lot of trouble we can avoid.

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

The end of Tradition 12 in the Big Book of AA sums up an important principle in our recovery: We need to regularly count our blessings.

In life there often seems to be two groups of people, those who speak well and look good and those who always seem to get things wrong.

To go forward in recovery we must find new direction for our lives, new ways of responding to issues, and new guidelines for making decisions.

Audio for WISDOM IN THE STORM If we follow God’s plan on our journey of life in recovery, we need not be fearful when we encounter the storms of life.

When we're making amends, we need to be wise in the way we go about it, being careful not to cause others further injury.

If someone was to evaluate our daily interaction with others, would they describe us as gentle or harsh?