Meditations on ""

Often when we begin our new life with God in recovery, we get discouraged because we feel we are unable to control the urges of our old nature.

Those of us who are recovering from the mess of our lives know there is a hunger and thirst within us for something more than what life has offered us so far.

There are seasons in each of our lives which are fruitful and others which are not.

In our life in addiction we became self-centered and uncaring in our attitude towards life and everyone around us.

Sometimes we choose not to bless someone because we judge them as unworthy.

The contrast of destructive self-centeredness in active addiction with the healthy lifestyle of supporting one another in recovery is clearly expressed in Promise 7 of AA: We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows.

When we have been consciously walking in the ways of God for a time and a disaster strikes, we often think that we must have done something wrong to deserve what has occurred.

Making a list of persons we have harmed is intimidating but becoming willing to make amends to all of them seems like too much to ask of us.

God has a plan for our life each day that is meaningful, purposeful, and joyful.

When we gave our will and life over to the care of God, what was our motivation?

All of us want to be successful and to be able to do things well.

When we first came to admit that our lives were unmanageable and made a decision to turn our will and life over to the care of God, how much did we know about God?