Meditations on "Recovery"

People who walk with God in recovery look to Him for wisdom, hope, and direction.

One of the promises given to us as we grow in our recovery is: No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others.

Those of us who live for the approval of others are not led but driven.

Anger is an involuntary reaction to a displeasing situation or event.

We all want progress in our life in recovery but what are the actual goals we want to achieve?

Step 5 of the 12-Step program of A.A. asks that we admit to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.

For some of us being alone and in control of our own life makes us feel safe.

In our life in addiction we became self-centered and uncaring in our attitude towards life and everyone around us.

Recovery is hard work. Sometimes we feel joy in the journey and other times we don’t seem to feel anything at all.

The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous discusses building relationships and how joy will impact our ability to do so.

Many of us who are overcoming a lifestyle of addiction experience irritability and anger in certain situations.

Life in recovery can be challenging at times. We have joy in the fact that we are no longer in the pit of our addiction but are uneasy about living in situations that are unfamiliar to us.