Meditations on "Recovery"

As we begin this day, is our heart quiet or is it upset and anxious?

Across recovery circles we've been exposed to the word “HALT” (Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired) and its significance in our recovery.

Each day we make judgment calls about what to do or do not do.

To encourage means to inspire confidence in another.

The long days of summer are beginning to wind down.

Everyday life has it challenges but each day is also filled with many simple pleasures.

Broken relationships are a significant issue in most relapses back into active addiction.

Each of us who have given our will and life over to the care of God may doubt that God has the power to help us overcome our powerlessness over our dependencies.

The Bible makes it clear that God detests lying. In our addiction, most of the time, we did not speak the truth.

Many of us suffer from low self-esteem. This disorder comes directly from the enemy of our souls.

Living a life of goodness, peace, and joy reflects the Kingdom of God within us.

Living with God in recovery often presents difficult challenges such as: waiting for something we feel desperately in need of right now; not retaliating with anger when someone harms us; living with less when we could scam our way into having more; facing the consequences of revealing a difficult truth.