Meditations on "Recovery"

A mustard seed is very small, but in only three months it can grow and produce a mature harvest.

A healthy foundation for life with God in recovery includes seeking truth in all our affairs.

Often in recovery we are not sure where the future is going to take us, and it makes us fearful.

Wise people are willing to listen to sound advice and learn.

Many people who come into recovery seeking victory over drugs and alcohol find themselves relapsing into addictive lifestyles when they refuse to obey God’s teaching on sexual purity.

God invites us to joy and peace, to forgiveness and a loving relationship.

In recovery meetings we’ve heard some people tell “war stories” that made us cringe and which may have triggered something negative in those who were listening.

“I am a walking miracle” is a slogan we often hear said in recovery meetings.

Over the long haul, how do we prevent relapse into addictive behaviour and maintain our choice to live in the love and grace of God?

Recovery is hard work. Sometimes we feel joy in the journey and other times we don’t seem to feel anything at all.

At many points in our recovery journey the character defect of evasiveness may begin to surface.

As God draws us into a deeper relationship with Himself, the devil and his forces of darkness try to make us doubt Him and the truth of His Word as recorded in the Bible.