Meditations on "Lies"

The long days of summer are beginning to wind down.

The Bible makes it clear that God detests lying. In our addiction, most of the time, we did not speak the truth.

In the past, one of the lies we bought into was that the party life was where the greatest enjoyment of life was to be found.

The purpose of Step 6 of the 12-Step program is to help us address those personal defects of character that result from our discontentment with life.

A sincere person is one who is honest, who doesn’t create false impressions, and who doesn’t operate with selfish motives.

It's a wonderful practice each day to take time to be grateful for all that we have, and all that God is promising us.

Audio for God created man and woman in His own image and together they lived in loving relationship with Him and with each other.

Whether it is a group of bullies on a school playground or an abusive partner behind closed doors, it's never right for one person to push their agenda or desires on another.

We will come to experience a secure and happy life in recovery as we learn to be grateful and appreciate the smallest blessing of each day.

Have you tried putting together a toy or a piece of furniture which came with detailed instructions which you ignored, and then near the end, found an important piece that actually needed to go in place at the start for the whole thing to fit together?

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.

When making an inventory of our lives before God, some basic questions to ask are: "God what does my life look like to you?