Meditations on "Recovery"

God is always calling us to fullness of joy in Him – reasonable happiness in this life and supreme happiness with God forever in the next.

God has a plan for my life. Many of us have found peace and security as we have believed this truth.

Not only does God love and value us but He also has a special plan for each one of us.

In some recovery circles we affirm this “Life Affirmation #2” on a regular basis: My life is of great beauty and infinite value.

In some recovery meetings we affirm three life affirmations.

When you pray, I will listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.

… we are looking forward to the new heavens and new earth he has promised, a world filled with God’s righteousness.

Your word, Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.

“Trusting that You will make all things right if I surrender to Your will” Hillsong, one of the world’s leading contributors to praise and worship music, has given us a song that seems to describe this sentence from the Serenity Prayer.

How do we enter into this friendship relationship with God that makes life safe and satisfying and guarantees us life, beyond the grave, in heaven?

God has given us spiritual friends who will walk with us in our journey in recovery.

Those living in destructive lifestyles of addiction are unable to sustain healthy friendships over time.