Meditations on "Recovery"

Audio for OVERCOMING OVERWHELMING DISCOURAGEMENT We seek recovery when our lives are unmanageable, and we are powerless to change.

Keeping a record of wrongs often leads to the winding path of relapse and active addiction.

When we determined that we could no longer live in the insanity that was our daily routine, we knew we needed to be free from the bondage of our dependency.

God has given gifts to everyone; no one has been left out.

We all go through times in our lives when we feel the sky is falling and we are unable to do anything about it.

We are all looking for a peaceful life and God's word has a lot to say about how living well under authority with proper respect for leaders brings that to us.

The contrast of destructive self-centeredness in active addiction with the healthy lifestyle of supporting one another in recovery is clearly expressed in Promise 7 of AA: We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows.

Who is more resourceful than an addict in need? Desperation really fuels the ability to find quick and clever ways to overcome difficulties.

God is kind and compassionate. Knowing and believing that God tenderly watches over us with compassion in whatever circumstances we are in will allow our hearts to be filled with peace as we navigate vulnerable days in recovery.

When we realized our powerlessness over our dependency and came into recovery, our daily routine started to change.

When we sober up and come into recovery, most of us quickly recognize that we have an anger problem.

When we think of God, how do we imagine Him to be? Do we see Him as a judge ready to pass sentence on us when we do wrong, or do we see Him as the ever-loving God who has compassion on us and desires to care for us?