Meditations on "Recovery"

When we first come into a recovery meeting and someone is asked to share their experience, strength, and hope with the group, we are often skeptical in our thoughts about what the person is saying.

Since God has always loved us and consistently called us to Himself, it makes sense that in recovery, we can expect God’s grace and love to take us forward.

When Jesus was here on earth, He often went off on His own to pray.

SALT – we use it every day. Lots of cities and counties are already sprinkling salt or pouring those little streams of briny solution on roads to keep driving as safe as possible in the snowy season.

The Bible tells us that love is patient. How many of us would profess to be patient?

For most of us who have come from an unmanageable lifestyle and have chosen a recovery program with community gatherings, the change in our environment is most intimidating.

What do “people, places, and things” have to do with living well with God in recovery today?

Gates serve several purposes. One purpose is to keep those inside safe and another is to keep out those who seek to harm.

At some point in our lives we became aware that we were powerless over our dependencies and that our lives had become unmanageable.

Scientific evidence suggests that being cheerful seems to have positive benefits on our over-all health.

When we give our will and life over to the care of God, we are demonstrating our trust in God to provide for our needs.

Recovery begins when we come to our senses and affirm that we are powerless over alcohol or some other substance or habit and that our lives have become unmanageable.