Meditations on "Rationalizing"

We may be able to hide our wrongs from others, but God sees everything.

Accusation and condemnation will not glorify Christ. Carrying one another’s burdens will

We were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.

Security is not provided by our circumstances, but by God alone

The old life is gone; a new life has begun! (2 Corinthians 5:17 NLT)

When we put our hand into the hand of God, He will strengthen and support us as we become willing to make amends to those we have harmed. 

Today is a good day to ask God to help us let go of our harshness and embrace the gentleness of spirit that allows our hearts and minds to be at peace.

God’s Holy Spirit will help us listen attentively to what another is saying, so we can comfort and help that person discover the healing they may need.

The beliefs we form need to be compared with what God says is right and good and not by what is acceptable in our culture.

Just as water is essential for natural life, so being filled up with God’s Spirit is essential for spiritual life. 

How can we be a person who stops gossip rather than one who contributes to its spread?

God now gets praise from others through the witness of our life with Him in recovery.