Meditations on "Inventory"

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?

I will take time to notice the gifts in me, in others, and in my surroundings and let the rest go.

To become willing to live each day in a new way is a challenge for those of us who are used to running our own lives.

At various times in our recovery journey we are asked to take personal inventory.

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

When we turn our will and our life over to God’s care and trust in the new life Jesus gives us, does that mean we should never reflect on guilty feelings again?

The practice of gossip is extremely destructive to our growth in living with God in recovery.

How are we expected to know what is right? How do we know what is wrong?

Our old ways of thinking and behaving are being transformed as we journey with God in our new life in recovery.

God is willing to support and strengthen us as we lay down our own self-directed ways and invite Him to lead us along the path He has chosen for us.