Meditations on "Wisdom"

We all know that staying sober starts with not picking up a drink or our drug of choice, or returning to whatever our destructive habit was.

Stress comes with daily living. Problems show up without notice.

Many of us choose to rely on our own understanding of how life works and what is best for us.

If someone were to choose 3 words to describe us, would generous be one of them?

One of the faulty measures people often use for determining the success of a person is how much money they have made.

Many people believe that freedom to act as they choose gives them the opportunity to have control over their own lives.

How many of us are confident in our decision making?

God longs for us to experience love and blessing in relationship with others.

The founders of AA and the 12 Steps were aware of Biblical principles and based on these, they structured the program of Alcoholics Anonymous to include peer counselors whom we call sponsors.

No one likes trouble. We all want trouble to go away as quickly as possible.

Many of us know from personal experience and from what we have seen and heard from others that the consequences of a lifestyle of drug or alcohol misuse are painfully destructive.

Jesus is our role model for how to live well with God in recovery.