Meditations on "Inventory"

Many of us lost our true identity because we grew up in dysfunctional families and were forced to assume survival roles.

Too often dealing with denial is incorrectly focused on the circumstances surrounding the use of our substance of choice or other destructive habits for which we are now seeking treatment and God’s help to overcome.

It’s a useful practice to take regular inventory of our lives.

Each day we make judgment calls about what to do or do not do.

The purpose of Step 6 of the 12-Step program is to help us address those personal defects of character that result from our discontentment with life.

Audio for God created man and woman in His own image and together they lived in loving relationship with Him and with each other.

Many people who come into recovery seeking victory over drugs and alcohol find themselves relapsing into addictive lifestyles when they refuse to obey God’s teaching on sexual purity.

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

Some time may have passed since we completed a Step Ten and we may now assume we have it all figured out and are well on our way in recovery.

Feelings cannot always be trusted. They often point us to an incorrect perception of who we are, who God is, and what is happening in our circumstances.

Steadily moving forward in recovery is not easy. As we awaken out of the haze of years in addiction our minds are often filled with memories of things done to us and things we have done to others.

When making an inventory of our lives before God, some basic questions to ask are: "God what does my life look like to you?