For the longest time I have been trying to become worthy of the life that I have been given.
I have lived a life of inner destruction with no hope of a better way.
I have experienced Divine Intervention where my life was spared.
I have experienced a way to change for the better and tried to live in a way that I think God wants of me.
I hope my efforts are acceptable to God.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
I am not immune from screwing up.
When things don’t go right for me, I am very quick to beat myself up. I don’t need anyone else to do that for me.
I need to remember that I do a whole lot more good than bad.
I am not defined by my shortcomings but rather how I never give up. I never give up on myself or anyone else.
It’s all part of this journey – the good and the bad.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
Every day I try to look at myself so that maybe I can better understand why I am the way I am.
I need to look inward at the thoughts and feelings that drive my behavior.
My hope is that by understanding myself I might help people like me to better understand themselves.
It’s not effective if I do this only every once in a while. I need to do it each day.
I need to seek God’s Guidance so that I can get better each day.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
There have been many good times in my life, with many good people.
There have been many rough times in my life, also with many good people.
Those good times were good mostly because of the good people who were there.
I survived those rough times also because of good people.
God was always there.
The feeling I get from belonging to good people keeps me believing that my life will continue to get better – one day at a time.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
Some days it seems impossible to turn down the noise in my mind.
My attention bounces everywhere and concentration is a challenge, but I can usually recognize it because it feels so familiar.
Those days I really need God’s Help more than others. Those days I need to look at my feet and remember where I am.
God, please calm my soul and clear my mind.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
Some of us will not accept help from others no matter how badly we are hurting.
Some of us need to suffer in silence rather than admit that we are in pain. For me it mostly was due to pride and shame.
It was not until my pain was so great that I couldn’t take it anymore that I asked God for help.
God sent other people to help me. God knows. God sees it all. God knows our pain. God wants us to seek Him.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
Usually my prayers get answered in subtle ways. Sometimes I don’t recognize that they were answered until long afterwards.
The answers to my prayers are not packaged in the way I expected.
The answers to my prayers don’t always come when I want them
The answers to my prayers don’t come all at once.
The answers to my prayers are usually paired with challenges so that I appreciate them when I finally notice them.
God is always listening to my prayers and providing His Blessings as He sees fit.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
While I was drinking and using drugs, the progression of my character defects got worse along with my substance abuse.
When the substances stopped working, no amount of alcohol could bring me relief but I kept trying to find it.
Once I stopped drinking, I found that I had lost my soul. But stopping drinking only exposed to me how corrupt my soul had become. That was terrifying.
I have been trying to restore my soul ever since. Only God has the Power to restore my soul.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
The busier things seem to get for me, the greater the need for me to slow down.
When I allow outside influences to direct my thinking, I tend to operate at an uncomfortable pace.
I need to start my day by making a connection with God to calm my soul. I need to pause during a busy day to allow my soul to catch up with me.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
Showing criticism and judgement towards others doesn’t help anyone.
We are all human. We all hurt sometimes. Some hurt more than others.
When someone is suffering inside, the best thing I can do is to show understanding and compassion.
I must remember the compassion shown towards me in my most difficult times.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.