Meditations on "Relationship"

God created us to live in loving relationship with Him.

Soft addictions are habits or behaviors we use to control distressing moods or thought patterns.

God invites us to a life of gentleness where we honour truth, respect the dignity of everyone – including ourselves, and delight in the joy and wonder of each new day.

At various times in our recovery journey we are asked to take personal inventory.

Shame is a powerful emotion that repeatedly tells us we are worthless, unacceptable, unforgiveable, and have no place in a loving relationship.

Jesus gave us very clear instructions about loving our enemies and doing good to those who despitefully use us.

Just for today I will be unafraid, believing that as I trust in God with all my heart and lean not on my own understanding, He will lead me along a good path.

It’s easy for us to become discouraged and feel sorry for ourselves when life doesn’t go the way we think it should.

Jesus told the story of two men who went to church to pray.

At some point in our lives we became aware that we were powerless over our dependencies and that our lives had become unmanageable.

Contentment in life does not come from trying to control someone so they will meet our needs, or by trying to please someone so they will like us and make us feel secure.

We come into recovery because we recognize we are powerless over addictive substances, people, or things that we've become dependent on to sustain life as we know it.