Meditations on "Rationalizing"

We did not become powerless over our dependencies in a day, and it is certain we will not get freedom from them in a day. We need to learn about God and His power to free us. We also need to learn from people who have knowledge of the path we are on and are willing to share their experience, strength, and hope with us.

It is not God's plan that we swing between the extremes of being pushy or being passive.

Being a “dry drunk” is a term used to describe a person whose actions and attitude are pretty much the same as when they were drinking. Jesus wants to heal us and set us free from living as a dry drunk.

To avoid confrontations that we are partly responsible for, fight or flight may seem like the only options. There is a better response.

Life is all about choices and we all need to plan how we will handle opposition to the principles we have set for our life

Avoiding reality will hinder us from having the meaningful, purposeful life that we desire.

We need to learn to “say what we mean and mean what we say.”

God not only works on our behalf but also strengthens us and teaches us valuable lessons from the things we have experienced.

God puts high value on each person regardless of their status in life.

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.