Recovery Meditations

We need to find the courage to change – the courage to see life, even our life, as God sees it.

Our life with God in recovery should be one of continual learning and growing.   When our actions or attitudes conflict with God’s principles we need to realign our ways with what God’s Word says, and we need to do it sooner rather than later. 

God has given gifts to everyone; no one has been left out.  The first step in developing confidence in using our gifts is to acknowledge that God is our creator and each one of us is individually gifted with the qualities God desires us to use.

Wise people are willling to listen to sound advice and learn. We can learn from their experience, strength, and hope because they have gained wisdom by listening to others and by following the principles for a successful life as recorded in the Bible.

In certain situations, when our behaviour is challenged, we are quick to try to justify ourselves because we are unwilling to see the exact nature of our wrongs. Self-justification is rooted in the thinking that we are better human beings than we truly are. It’s time to admit that wrong is wrong, and that we are guilty of wrong thinking and wrong doing.

My life is of great beauty and infinite value. Do I really believe this? What does God have to say about it all on my good days and bad days?

How can a person become complete in God, lacking nothing?

When we were powerless over our addiction how many times did people try to help us see the truth about our problem?

God won’t stop us from making bad choices. His desire is for us to choose and experience life and love but, that is our choice to make.

Sadness is one of the most common human emotions and can be difficult to deal with.

To become willing to follow God's ways is an everyday challenge for those of us who are used to running our own lives.

Healing is a process of restoring to health something that has been injured.