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.
When things are going well for me, it’s easy to forget how I got this far.
It wasn’t easy to get this far. My path was lit by others who were trying to live the right way.
When I try to live my life without God’s Help, I tend to wander into trouble and I get lost.
When I lean on God in good times and rough times, my burden is lighter and my path is easier.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.
The pain I experienced was convincing enough for me.
After going through the Hell of putting down the substances, I remain desperate to never go through that again.
Some of us need more convincing.
My disease wants me to try it again. My disease wants me to suffer.
God, please help me to be ok today. Thank You. Amen.