Meditations on "Powerless"

Hitting bottom is the place we reach in our addiction where we finally admit that we have a problem and that we can't solve it on our own.

Why would we continue to live life in our own way when it obviously isn’t pleasing, not even to us?

When some of us became aware that our lives were on a dark downward pathway, we chose to admit that we were powerless over our dependency and our lives were unmanageable.

Recovery begins when we come to our senses and affirm that we are powerless over alcohol or some other substance or habit, and our lives have become unmanageable.

Happy New Year! Really? Some of us may have woken up this morning to the fact that our lives are unmanageable and that we are powerless over our addictive behaviour.

T For those of us who live in the northern hemisphere this is the shortest day and the longest night of the year.

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

In Step 2 of the 12-Step program we came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

To be flexible means that we are adaptable and willing to yield when circumstances require short or long-term change.

When we repented of our sin and believed in the death and resurrection of Jesus to set us free from the power of sin, we were reconciled to our Heavenly Father.

How do we respond to the blessings God freely gives when we come to accept all Jesus has done for us and turn our will and life over to His care?

When we came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity, what did we understand about that Power?