Meditations on "Recovery"

When Jesus was here on earth, He often went off on His own to pray.

It's summertime – time for rest and recreation and hopefully some quality time with friends and/or family.

In sharing our recovery journey at meetings, we often look to the model of "what life was like in addiction, what happened, and what does life look like now.

When we pray the full version of the Serenity Prayer, what are we asking God to do for us?

God’s Word often speaks about our enemies, and these are the “enemies of our soul.

Living life with God in recovery is a learning process.

"Don't quit before the miracle happens" is a slogan that's been around Alcoholics Anonymous for quite a while.

Good eyesight is a great gift. With our eyes we see and admire the beauty that God has put in our natural environment.

One sure sign of growth in our life with God in recovery is making time to serve others and being willing to adjust our schedule or priorities when someone comes to us with a need.

Emotions, stress, illness, troubles in a relationship, or just talking about the past can trigger an obsession in us to relapse.

When we are being taught something new, we often feel overwhelmed by the process we must follow.

Who wants trouble? None of us do and if we listen to God’s counsel there is a lot of trouble that we can avoid.