Meditations on "Recovery"

The Christmas story reminds us that we don't have to clean up our lives before we make room for Jesus to enter our hearts.

Meditating on God’s word in the Bible and prayer to our Heavenly Father are positive daily habits that help us rebuild our lives.

People travel from one end of the country to the other to be with family during the Christmas season.

Gossip shows up in our lives in many forms. God hates them all because He knows how harmful destructive words are to our dignity and our relationships.

The practice of gossip is extremely destructive to our growth in living with God in recovery.

We all know that staying sober starts with not picking up a drink or our drug of choice or returning to whatever our destructive habit was.

Our weaknesses are no surprise to God. God strengthens us in areas where we have grown and encourages us in the areas where we still need to grow.

One of the greatest obstacles to receiving and living in God’s absolute forgiveness is that we haven’t truly repented.

Forgiveness happens when a person willingly forgives the wrongs that have been committed against them by another.

Coming into a recovery group setting is threatening for many of us.

Stress comes with daily living. Problems show up without notice.

When we are dealing with stress the slogan “this too shall pass” is a helpful principle to remember.