Sometimes life doesn’t go according to my plans.
Sometimes it’s something small, like a flat tire.
Sometimes it’s something big, like losing a job or a loved one.
In any case, it’s not what happens that matters as much as how I respond to it.
Everything happens for a reason. Every adversity comes bearing a gift.
If God has allowed me to survive a hardship, God will show me a solution.
I’m living proof of that.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
This life doesn’t last forever, so I had better enjoy what’s left of it.
The value of my life can’t be measured in material things because I can’t take any of it with me.
The value of my life must be measured in what I leave behind. The only treasure I can leave behind is the positive effect I have had upon others.
Every day I get the opportunity to share that treasure. My hope is that the treasure gets passed on.
My hope is that’s what God wants from me.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
No one else can get me sober.
I must suffer the pain to get here.
I must be willing to change.
I must do the work.
I must get selfish about my recovery.
I must take the leap of faith to trust God to restore me to sanity.
I must help others in order to keep my sobriety.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
When I started down this road to recovery, I thought it was only to figure out how to not drink. That, in itself, was a steep mountain to climb.
The people guiding me assured me that there is so much more to recovery than abstinence.
They promised me a beautiful life.
I’m happy to report that they were right.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
“I got this”.
That phrase is one of the most arrogant things I can think or say. It implies that somehow I have everything figured-out and I can handle this life on my own.
I need other people. It’s like we are all trying to get into the same lifeboat and stay in it.
God keeps it afloat, not any one of us individually.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
My self-centered tendencies are intended to make me happy. In the back of my mind I think I’ll be happy if I get what I want.
However, I have found more joy in being selfless.
What stands in between myself and my happiness is my attitude.
Being selfless is what God wants from me. Doing what God wants from me brings me happiness.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
Life gets simpler when I allow it.
Trust God.
Clean house.
Help others.
Everything else is just noise.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
Every relationship comes with responsibilities, expectations, and rewards.
The same things go with my relationship with God. It’s personal – just me and God.
When I seek God daily, ask for His Help, try to do what He wants, and thank Him always, the rewards to me become obvious.
The rewards are priceless.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
Over the course of my life I have encountered difficulties that seemed impossible to bear. Sometimes they appear to happen all at once.
There were times when I doubted my ability to persevere and wondered what my life would look like as time went on.
My doubts only make things worse.
I realize now that life has ups and downs beyond my control. I always come out on the other side better than before.
God has a plan for me. The road isn’t always easy but His Hand is always there to guide me.
God never gives me more than I can handle – with His Help.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
If I spend my time trying to please the rest of the world, it is time wasted.
The best days of my life thus far may have passed, but I will try to make the most of the days that remain.
Today is the most precious day of my life. I shouldn’t waste it on things that don’t matter.
I will find out as the day unfolds.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.