Meditations on "Relapse"

There is no such thing as satisfaction in a self-directed life.

“Continued to take a personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it” – these are wise words from the founders of AA that are meant to lead us daily to a place of peace.

How many of us have taken what we thought was a shortcut to a destination and instead ended up lost?

Do we have hope that we will break free from the use of an addictive substance or some harmful habit?

As we experience life with God in recovery we need to consider the people we spend time with and the emotional impact they have on us.

There is a form of life in the shadows that is negative and promotes “shady living”.

I pray with all my heart; answer me, Lord! I will obey your decrees.

God's trustworthy plan for us is to become whole in body, mind and spirit, regardless of how much pain and loneliness, anger and frustration, dissatisfaction and discouragement we have buried in our hearts.

To continue to live in God's power and prevent relapse in vulnerable times, we need to allow our lives to be continuously shaped by God's principles and plan for us.

For it was I, the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt.

My soul faints with longing for your salvation, but I have put my hope in your word.

God’s guidance for living life to the full is clearly laid out in rules and principles found in the Bible.