Meditations on "Temptation"

Some time may have passed since we completed Step Ten and we may feel we have learned a lot and are well on our way in recovery.

Many of us have heard the saying, “Good things come to those who wait.

Whether in Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous, Tradition three highlights that the only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking or using.

How many of us are confident in our decision making?

When we confess the exact nature of our wrongs, the terrible isolation we've lived with for most of our lives will be exposed.

When we were living a rebellious lifestyle we gave little thought to our spiritual enemies who were working to keep us from doing what is right and good.

How many of us are confident in our decision making?

Trying to be self-reliant and seeking to sort out life on our own took many of us into lifestyles of isolation, addiction, denial, and destructive behaviour.

One of the great comforts and challenges, all at the same time, is the reality that we are powerless to manage our lives on our own.

Growing up is challenging. Someone took care of us when we were babies so we could survive.

Everyone wants a happy life. In the past some of us tried to achieve a good life by taking what seemed to be shortcuts.

Audio for As we continue our life with God in recovery it is wise to acknowledge our accountability first to God, and then to another person.