Recovery Meditations

One of the most remarkable aspects of the 12-Step movement founded by Alcoholics Anonymous is the emphasis on ordinary people – even broken and pretty much washed-up folks.

Life with God in recovery includes recognizing where shame is active in us and inviting God to heal the wounds that have caused us embarrassment and humiliation.

An important part of living with God in recovery is coming to an accurate view of what went wrong in our relationships and doing our part to make things right.

Negative feelings are usually attached to a lie. To get beyond negative feelings we must reject the attached lie and choose for the truth while our feelings are still vulnerable.

Wealth is often seen as the source of contentment and happiness.

At one time or another all of us have surrendered to peer pressure.

God has made many promises, some of which are conditional on our obedience to do what He says.

It is so much easier to name ways that others irritate us than to accept there are ways we irritate others.

We all need time to relax and unwind from the responsibilities of a busy day.

The way we think has the most powerful impact on how we face each day.

God's purpose in creating humans in His likeness was that they would live in loving relationship with Him and with each other.

God invites us to a relationship with Him, so we can know His principles for living right, and then set healthy boundaries in our relationships with others.