Meditations on "Powerless"

Some of us wonder where life will take us if we give our will and life over to the care of God.

This life we have been given, this new season that is before us, begins with each new day.

How do we respond to the blessings God gives when we come to accept what Jesus has done for us,and turn our will and life over to His care?

Audio for OVERCOMING OVERWHELMING DISCOURAGEMENT We seek recovery when our lives are unmanageable, and we are powerless to change.

When we determined that we could no longer live in the insanity that was our daily routine, we knew we needed to be free from the bondage of our dependency.

We all go through times in our lives when we feel the sky is falling and we are unable to do anything about it.

When we realized our powerlessness over our dependency and came into recovery, our daily routine started to change.

Canada is a nation founded on principles that honour the God who created us.

As we come before the Lord either alone or together with others, is our mind focused on praising God for all He has done in our lives?

We are reminded over and over again in the AA Traditions, Twelve Steps, and the experience of so many that it is the simplicity and focus of sticking with one primary purpose that helps us help one another.

One of the promises given to us as we grow in our recovery is: No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others.

We say it over and over again because it is true every day of our life: We are powerless on our own.