Meditations on "Inventory"

Many people who come into recovery seeking victory over drugs and alcohol often find themselves relapsing when they refuse to obey God’s teaching on sexual purity.

Steadily moving forward in recovery is not easy. As we awaken out of the haze of years in addiction our minds are often filled with memories of things done to us and things we have done to others.

Feelings cannot always be trusted. They often point us to an incorrect perception of who we are, who God is, and what is happening in our circumstances.

When we begin a searching and fearless moral inventory, we often list the obvious things we know that are not in keeping with God's will.

Those who make steady progress in recovery are those who remain focused and give careful attention each day to what works.

At many points in our recovery journey the character defect of evasiveness may begin to surface.

Becoming willing to live each day in a new way is a challenge for those of us who are used to running our own lives and doing our own thing.

All of us rely on ourselves to some degree to do those things that are important for life and happiness.

Jesus told the story of two men who went to church to pray.

When we first come into recovery, we may not be aware of the importance of making a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves as Step 4 of the 12-Step program requires.

Some time may have passed since we completed Step Ten and we may feel we have learned a lot and are well on our way in recovery.

A character defect that most of us have is self-centeredness.