Meditations on "Recovery"

The Bible tells us that love is patient. How many of us would profess to be patient?

For most of us who have come from an unmanageable lifestyle and have chosen a recovery program with community gatherings, the change in our environment is most intimidating.

What do “people, places, and things” have to do with living well with God in recovery today?

Gates serve several purposes. One purpose is to keep those inside safe and another is to keep out those who seek to harm.

At some point in our lives we became aware that we were powerless over our dependencies and that our lives had become unmanageable.

Scientific evidence suggests that being cheerful seems to have positive benefits on our over-all health.

When we give our will and life over to the care of God, we are demonstrating our trust in God to provide for our needs.

Recovery begins when we come to our senses and affirm that we are powerless over alcohol or some other substance or habit and that our lives have become unmanageable.

God created us in love and desires that we love Him with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our mind, and that we love our neighbour as ourselves.

In just a few hours the new calendar year will be upon us.

Troubles come, sometimes one on top of another. Pressure builds.

We are strengthened to stay free of addiction because God is guiding and supporting us each step of the way.