Meditations on "Relationship"

In Step 11 we are seeking through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, praying for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry it out.

Unresolved grudges related to childhood offences against us usually show up in adulthood as deeply rooted bitterness.

I don't always know what God's will is for me, but I always know what it's not.

God designed humans with a natural desire to pursue pleasure.

Substance abuse is often self-medication to compensate for lack of love and safety in a relationship.

God longs for us to experience love and blessing in relationship with others.

We know that God watches over all the earth and sees the wickedness that causes His anger to burn against those who inflict pain and injustice on others.

For many of us infidelity in a relationship harmed us.

Life is not perfect and has its challenges. It is easy to let the obstacles and struggles of life get us down, but there is another way to live that is so much better.

An important part of recovery is coming to an accurate view of what went wrong in our relationships.

Living life with God in recovery is a learning process.

Asking God to remove all our defects of character is requesting that He rid us of everything within that hinders our ability to live life to the full.