Meditations on ""

. First and last words - these are words that are said on special occasions and are deemed important to the situation at hand.

We got to where we are today by our own irrational thinking and flawed solutions.

When we give our will and life over to the care of God, we are demonstrating our trust in God to provide for our needs.

Who of us hasn't felt pressured recently – maybe even today?

While writing to a group of Christians the apostle Paul told them to be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.

Recovery begins when we come to our senses and affirm that we are powerless over alcohol or some other substance or habit and that our lives have become unmanageable.

God created us in love and desires that we love Him with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our mind, and that we love our neighbour as ourselves.

Happy New Year! There is a line in a Christian music song which says, God has "opened up my future, closed my past.

In just a few hours the new calendar year will be upon us.

Troubles come, sometimes one on top of another. Pressure builds.

As we come to the end of another year and watch the news shows that review the events of this past year, we realize how quickly some things change and yet how slowly other things seem to leave.

We are strengthened to stay free of addiction because God is guiding and supporting us each step of the way.