Meditations on "Recovery"

Everyday unpredictable circumstances often keep us feeling out of sorts and insecure.

Our life in recovery is an unknown journey and we are not very confident in the new steps we are taking.

I cling to you; your strong right hand holds me securely.

In many recovery meetings we are regularly reminded of the AA promises which are introduced this way, “If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are half way through.

After recognizing that our lives are unmanageable, many of us entered into detox and then treatment programs where we found support and began to grow stronger.

At the end of many recovery meetings we say the words, “Keep coming back.

A new year often means a fresh start. For some of us, that’s when we make a further effort to clean up and get sober.

When we look around at others we may become disheartened by assuming that they are problem free.

….when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.

Within each personal story of the journey from bondage to freedom is the power of the Gospel to save anyone who is lost.

When we came into recovery we had a spiritual awakening.

Prayer to our gracious God, and meditation on God’s word are tools that help us rebuild our lives with God in recovery.