Meditations on "Recovery"

While He was on earth, Jesus taught many things and made many statements about the Kingdom of Heaven.

One of the great comforts and challenges, all at the same time, is the reality that we are powerless to manage our lives on our own.

As we come to know God better through prayer and meditation on the Scriptures, our thoughts about Him change.

In Proverbs, one of the books of wisdom in the Bible, wisdom is described in the words of a person speaking.

The Ninth AA Tradition is such a great foundational principle for being a supportive community together.

To examine ourselves is to do just that – examine ourselves.

Recovery is hard work. Finding employment to pay the bills is often a challenge.

Step 12 encourages us to share the message of our spiritual awakening with others and to practice the principles we have learned in all our affairs.

When we repent of our sin and give our lives over to the care of God, the old way of life goes, and we are born again as a new creation in Jesus Christ.

Trouble shows up in our lives for many reasons. Some of it we bring on ourselves because of our choices and our self-willed behaviour.

Proverbs is a book of wisdom in the Bible. Several chapters of the book give instruction about sexual immorality and being lured into trouble when we allow ourselves to be drawn into sexual activity outside of the lifetime commitment of marriage.

When we are faced with a recurring problem, we often just want it to be over and done with.