Recovery Meets God is a daily devotional where I write honestly, from my lived experience in recovery, about what happens when recovery principles and trusting God meet in everyday life.
Jumping to Conclusions
When Assumption Become Facts I did not know what happened. I just decided I did. The first one to plead his cause seems right, until his neighbor comes and examines him. Proverbs 18:17 I have this little cloth that I put over my laptop keyboard before I close it. It keeps the oils and dirt…
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He is God. I am Not
Seeing His Leading Sometimes God’s direction looks like disappointment before I recognize that He is leading me. A man’s mind plans his way [as he journeys through life], But the Lord directs his steps and establishes them. Proverbs 16:9 Before recovery, I wanted to seek God, but I wanted to do it on my terms.…
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6-7
Not Whatever I stopped asking God to do what He asked me to do, and I stopped trying to do what only He can do. For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him. Philippians 2:13 The other day I heard someone say 6-7 to me.…
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Only Joking
Hidden Motives Just because someone else says they’re fine doesn’t mean there is nothing in me to examine. A man’s conscience is the Lord’s searchlight exposing his hidden motives. Proverbs 20:27 A friend of mine plays in the adult softball league I umpire. We are not especially close, but I would like to become better…
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Barometer of Truth
Denial as Default Just because something doesn’t make sense to me doesn’t mean it isn’t true. Not at all! Depend on it: God keeps his word even when the whole world is lying through its teeth. Romans 3:4 For most of my life, before I joined recovery and started to actively work through the steps,…
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Huge Little Thing
Sometimes it’s the little things show me just how much I have changed. We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us.Alcoholics Anonymous, The Promises The other night I showed up to umpire a game unprepared. I did not have the right uniform with me. I umpire for several different organizations,…
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First Instinct
A New Heart Being thankful even when circumstances are out of my control is how I know recovery is working in my life. And I will give you a new heart, I will give you new and right desires, and put a new spirit within you. I will take out your stony hearts of sin…
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Why So Much?
Taking a Closer Look I’m realizing that I really do find what I’m looking for. Let us look closely at our ways and examine them and then return to the LORD. Lamentations 3:40 The other day I was wondering why I always seem to have so much material to write about recovery. Almost every day…
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Unattended Consequences
Little things rarely stay little if unattended. Paying Attention Catch all the little foxes before they ruin the vineyard of love, for the grapevines are blossoming! Song of Solomon 2:15 I spent part of the weekend catching up on some long overdue yardwork. This spring has been unusually wet. Between the alternating rain and sunshine,…
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On The Spot
A Decision Followed by Action I can’t change what happened in the past, but I can change what happens next. I can do all things through Christ, because He gives me strength. Philippians 4:13 The other day I was umpiring an adult slow-pitch softball game after work. I was tired. It had been a long…
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