Meditations on ""

When our hearts are surrendered to God, we will desire to choose God’s way rather that our own flawed way.

Where we have done wrong, we promptly admit it and allow God to show mercy to us and grant us His forgiveness.

Jesus taught that we are to ask God to forgive our wrongs as we forgive those who have wronged us.

We are not shaped so much by our environment as we are by our perception of our environment. The way we think has a powerful impact on how we face life each day. If we are not thinking right, it will be reflected in our emotional state and in our actions.

God’s plan has always been that we share our lives with one another.

For most of us, when difficulties surface, and we can easily become discouraged and intimidated by not finding quick solutions to our problems. Then, overwhelming feelings of wanting to run set in. The biggest obstacle to staying on course is, looking for solutions to our problems without seeing God’s help in the resolution of them.

God's Word gives us clear instructions, so we can determine how our way of living lines up with His directions

This new life we have been given begins each new day. Yesterday’s mistakes, blunders, worries and the resulting pain are all behind us. We are unable to change what has been said or done. We need to admit that, repent, turn away from the evil things we have done, and let go of the pain of those harmful things done to us. We need to turn to God who promises us a season of refreshing.

Character defects will be removed as we become willing to follow God’s principles instead of choosing our own way.

The Big Book of AA describes the significance of our problem with self-centeredness in this way: “Many of us had moral and philosophical convictions galore, but we could not live up to them even though we would have liked to. Neither could we reduce our self-centeredness much by wishing or trying on our own power. We had to have God's help."

Keeping a record of wrongs often leads to the winding path of relapse and active addiction.

We are created to serve God and bring joy and blessing to others. God promises to help us. Are you and I willing to step forward confident in who God says we are? Are we willing to follow His ways and the plan He has for each of us?