Meditations on "Recovery"

Keeping a record of wrongs often leads to the winding path of relapse and active addiction.

It’s time to confess that we cannot do life on our own and seek God to help us change our ways.

If we want to stay on track in our recovery, we need to have a mindset that reflects our intention to get well and stay well.

We feel many things in recovery. Some negative and others positive. There are feelings of fear and uncertainty about our future, and guilt and shame over things done wrong in the past. If we pay attention, we will also notice feelings of joy and relief that we have finally escaped from the bondage of our addiction and recognized that we truly do need help.

Only God is patient enough to love us and walk with us through all the twists and turns on the journey we need to take to develop patience.

If we desire to be joyful in our recovery, we will need to be mindful of our thoughts and actions. We need to find out what God’s principles are for successful living and reshape our behaviour around them.

We were born again from above into the family of God and given the will and desire to live a life of moral excellence.

We will never feel acceptable to God or to others while we allow who we truly are to be determined by our past.

At the time we are most weary, how comforting to hear the words of Jesus inviting us to come to Him and He will give us rest.

Anyone who has made an honest attempt at recovery knows the hard work that is required. What gives us encouragement and hope is that many who have diligently done the required work have succeeded.

Recovery is a process where, with God and trusted caring people, we begin to come alive …and start dealing with our darkest secrets.

Dealing with a bad reputation is one of the most difficult things to face as we seek to live well in recovery with God.