Meditations on "Recovery"

When we come to Step 4 in the 12-Step program we are asked to focus on ourselves and make a searching and fearless moral inventory.

God is willing to support and strengthen us as we lay down our self-directed ways and invite Him to lead us along the path He has chosen for us.

In active addiction we seldom made the right choice and even now in recovery it is still a learning process.

The longer we live in sobriety the more we recognize that we have lots to learn.

When we encounter a promise of God in the Bible, do we stop and think about what God is saying?

God’s plan for a satisfying and fulfilling life is that we would find enjoyment in daily living while always remaining vigilant about threats to our sobriety and well-being.

Many of us, especially in early recovery, find it difficult to control our impulsive behaviour.

God made our bodies to be a home for His Holy Spirit.

After years of uncertainty and upheaval at every turn, it's wonderful to recover a life that has some stability.

As humans, we long for security in many forms; security within our own family, security about who we are inside our own heads, security of our position within any group we are a part of, security from any type of threat to our well-being, and security from anything else we may consider a threat to our lives.

Accepting responsibility for our behaviour is difficult for most of us even in recovery.

When we talk about intimacy we are usually referring to a close, familiar, protective, loving relationship between two persons.