Meditations on "Temptation"

Staying away from shortcuts will bring us to our desired destination of a meaningful new life.

Jesus’ advice to us when we feel disgust rising in us is to find a way to love.

If we want to stay on track in our recovery, we need to have a mindset that reflects our intention to get well and stay well.

God wants us to “get it right.” If we will pay attention to, and obey what we learn from God’s Word, God’s Spirit will lead us on the right path every time.

Although we know that "half measures avail us nothing," it's also wonderful to have the promise that, "If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are halfway through." (Big Book, pg 83-84)

Outside of God, we can’t even maintain the desire to do what is right let alone find the strength to act on what we know we ought to do.

As we make conscious contact with God a priority, He will faithfully change our desires.

One of the best ways to overcome temptation is to stay as far away from what tempts us as we possibly can.

Sometimes we think we have got recovery because we are feeling fine. It's when we think like this that we are most vulnerable to relapse to our substance of choice, or habit, or of sliding into other unhealthy behaviours.

Negative feelings often contribute to our inability to do the daily things we need to do as we stay clean and sober, and unless we are careful, may lead us to relapse. How can God help in these circumstances?

When temptation comes, we need to call out to the Lord for help and then decisively stand firm on His Word.

As we give our will and our life over to His care, one day at a time, one moment at a time, God promises to heal us and give us a life that is truly satisfying