Meditations on "Inventory"

At many points in our recovery journey the character defect of evasiveness may begin to surface.

Becoming willing to live each day in a new way is a challenge for those of us who are used to running our own lives and doing our own thing.

All of us rely on ourselves to some degree to do those things that are important for life and happiness.

Jesus told the story of two men who went to church to pray.

When we first come into recovery, we may not be aware of the importance of making a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves as Step 4 of the 12-Step program requires.

Some time may have passed since we completed Step Ten and we may feel we have learned a lot and are well on our way in recovery.

A character defect that most of us have is self-centeredness.

In “How It Works” we read and hear the words read regularly in meetings: Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed our path.

As our time increases in recovery one of the enemies we need to guard against is becoming complacent.

Every day of our lives, and especially when we come into recovery, we need the healing power of God to bring us to new life.

How can a person become complete in God lacking nothing?

To become willing to follow God's ways every day is a challenge for us who are used to running our own lives.