Relapse Prevention
NOW THAT I AM IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGE, I WILL CHECK MYSELF DAILY TO MAKE SURE I AM NOT SLIPPING BACK INTO MY OLD WAYS AND IF I AM, I WILL TAKE STEPS TO RECTIFY IT RELAPSE Remember how you got to where you are now“Think […]
Peace Achieved
Matthew 5:9 Blessed are those who make peace. They will be called sons of God. Step Nine says “ Having identified the people, I have harmed, I will now go and make restitution to them. Unless to do is going to cause them or other pain or suffering.” […]
Don’t Forget Where You Came From
It wasn’t so long ago that you were mired in that old stagnant life of sin. You let the world, which doesn’t know the first thing about living, tell you how to live. You filled your lungs with polluted unbelief and then exhaled disobedience. We all did it, […]
Thought For Today
Romans 13:8 Pay everything you owe. But you can never pay back all the love you owe each other. Those who love others have done everything the law requires. Some relationships can never be repaired. People may have passed away. They may have moved away and you have […]
Even Though We All Need It – Not Everyone Is In Recovery.
“In prayer, there is a connection between what God does and what you do. You can’t get forgiveness from God, for instance, without also forgiving others. If you refuse to do your part, you cut yourself off from God’s part.” Matthew 6:14-15 One of the problems with the process […]
Do Not Be Afraid
1 John 5:14 There is one thing we can be sure of when we come to God in prayer. If we ask anything in keeping with what he wants, he hears us. We all have hopes and dreams. Some of them attainable some of them not. Isaiah 48:17 […]
Cloudiness
Luke 9:34-35 While he was speaking, a cloud appeared and covered them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. A voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him.”John 1:14 says ‘The Word became flesh and made his dwelling […]
What do you see in your future with God?
Psalms 41:4 I said, “Lord, show me your favor. Heal me. I have sinned against you.” Pouring our heart out to God opens up the way to forgiveness. Forgiveness opens up the way to change. Personal experience of God’s pardon in my life helped me to seriously consider […]
Thought For Today
You are not born with godly character; it is developed through getting to know God and his Word and through experience and testing. Romans 5:6 When we were utterly helpless, with no way of escape, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners who […]
God Keeps Us Safe
Psalm 4:8 In peace I will lie down and sleep. Lord, you alone keep me safe. In recovery, we need to feel safe and secure in order to be vulnerable enough to change what we need to change without fear. The root of most of what is wrong […]
