Meditations on "Recovery"

God created us to live in loving relationship with Him.

Before we came into recovery, we admitted that our lives were unmanageable, and we needed a power greater than ourselves to restore us to sanity.

Soft addictions are habits or behaviors we use to control distressing moods or thought patterns.

God invites us to a life of gentleness where we honour truth, respect the dignity of everyone – including ourselves, and delight in the joy and wonder of each new day.

When problems arise it's easy to forget that God cares.

While we were living in addiction our daily agenda was completely centered on meeting our own needs.

How many of us who have given our will and our life over to the care of God have taken time to acknowledge all that we received by making that decision?

Let me tell you why you are here. You’re here to be salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavors of this earth.

When we turn our will and our life over to the care of God, one question to ask ourselves is, “Do we really trust God to do everything He says He will do”?

E Practicing an attitude of gratitude – is this just a happy little slogan or is it a way of daily living that will change our perspective on life?

At various times in our recovery journey we are asked to take personal inventory.

“We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.