Meditations on "Recovery"

Three of the most comforting, encouraging, and life-giving words in the English language are, "I love you".

When some of us first came into recovery, we were so thankful to get away from the chaos of our addictive lifestyle that we were ready to do whatever it took to be free from the person we had become.

For decades, people used an inventory called, "The Seven Deadly Sins" to help them recognize ways that were not in keeping with God’s laws.

God created humans to live forever in loving relationship with Him.

How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

What does speaking honourably have to do with recovery?

In our new life with God in recovery, can people depend on us when we give them our word or do they need a court order to enforce what we already said we would do?

My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience.

Recently on the news the story was told of two women who went into a Tim Horton's coffee shop, bought many doughnuts and cups of coffee and began to give them out to the next people who came in as a "random act of kindness.

God desires to honour us and fill us with His Spirit.

God created the heavens and the earth and set them to run on His established laws.

When we let confusion reign in our minds we live as though in turbulent waters, allowing ourselves to be tossed about like the waves of the sea.