Meditations on "Truth"

Control issues are widespread in addiction and are a problem for both the addict and for those who care about them.

Feelings cannot always be trusted. They often point us to an incorrect perception of who we are, who God is, and what is happening in our circumstances.

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

We may not see what goes on inside us, but the Bible tells us there is a battle going on for control of our minds.

Even though we usually associate individuals living in addiction as “party people” the truth is that using substances generally takes away one’s ability to relate to other people, to form friendships, and to do meaningful things with them.

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

How far is the east from the west? It is a distance we cannot travel and a destination we can never reach.

In the Bible, we read of a story Jesus told about a father and two sons.

When we come into a recovery program, one of our priorities has to be sorting life according to what is true.

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

In early recovery our positive expectations for a life free from crippling dependencies is huge.

Co-dependency is a relationship addiction. People who are co-dependent often form relationships that are one-sided, emotionally destructive, and often abusive.