Meditations on "Relationship"

In Proverbs chapter 5 we read words of warning to young men about avoiding people and places where they might be led into sexual sin.

In sobriety, we begin to be aware of how much spiritual poison we have allowed to build up in our hearts and minds.

We tend to base our security on the experience of our personal relationship with others.

Just for today I will try to live in conscious contact with God praying only for knowledge of His will and the power to carry it out.

Unkind words said about us or unresolved hurtful events cause us to store anger which, if not dealt with, will turn into frustration, anxiety, hatred, despair, rage, and hopelessness.

Envy is included on many lists of character defects.

One of the most remarkable aspects of the 12-Step movement founded by Alcoholics Anonymous is the emphasis on ordinary people – even broken and pretty much washed-up folks.

An important part of living with God in recovery is coming to an accurate view of what went wrong in our relationships and doing our part to make things right.

We all need time to relax and unwind from the responsibilities of a busy day.

God's purpose in creating humans in His likeness was that they would live in loving relationship with Him and with each other.

God invites us to a relationship with Him, so we can know His principles for living right, and then set healthy boundaries in our relationships with others.

The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous makes this statement: “Putting out of our minds the wrongs others had done, we resolutely looked for our own mistakes.