Meditations on "Surrender"

Just for today I will seek to serve others with kindness, doing what is right, and walking humbly with God.

When we look at people who appear to have it all together, we envy them, especially when our life is not harmonious or as settled as we would like it to be.

We usually say an individual is “white knuckling” when they are just using willpower to stay sober.

Relationship difficulties may have impacted our lives from the time we were very young children.

In the Big Book of AA, we are advised to use discretion in knowing how much time and attention to give to any one person or situation.

When we repent of our sin and surrender our will and life over to the care of God, amazing things happen.

One of our natural responses to the pressure and challenges of daily life is to indulge in self-pity.

A saying we often hear in unpredictable circumstances and in recovery circles is "live one day at a time.

When we turned our will and life over to God many of us had hope for a quick turnaround in our lives.

What is the spiritual awakening we come to experience as we walk with God in recovery?

Every week, or every second week, people put out trash cans and recycling bins so they are ready for the scheduled collections in their community.

"Live and let live" is one of those slogans that encourage us to consider if our desire for control is becoming an issue we need to deal with.