Daily Recovery Blog
Saturday Dec 27, 2025
"If the word GOD chases you away, the drugs will bring you
back."- Father Ernie
G.O.D. a.k.a. GOOD ORDERLY DIRECTIONThe God word may cause some addicts to believe this is a
religious program. I was so lost from using drugs; the word God
didn't upset me at all. I was told, if it did, I could use "good
orderly direction" or "group of druggies" to substitute for it. I
had decided I wanted to be clean before I ever read the 3rd step.
My sponsor shared a simple prayer with me that I loved. "Let me,
Let You, Help me." It was the truly godsend. First of all, I
could remember it. It also made me feel better. It was oddly
comforting to me. I like having a practical plan of action, so I
started my day with it. I felt sincere with this prayer, whereas
other prayers seemed awkward or silly; this prayer fit me. In the
morning this prayer was helping me to condition my spirit. I was
an addict. I needed help. I asked for help. I called my sponsor.
I went to a meeting. I did my best to be honest. I was finally
following direction - Good orderly direction.
"All you have to do is know where you’re going. The answers will
come to you on their own accord." - Earl Nightingale
Friday Dec 26, 2025
"Faith can't be taught... it can only be caught." - Wendy V.
FAITH IS OUR GREATEST GIFTI do not consider myself to be a person anyone would come to talk
to about faith. I have a life full of experiences that probably
should have led me closer to God. As an addict, I have overdosed,
and I've had serious car crashes that could have been fatal.
These near death experiences did open my eyes. I felt grateful to
be alive, but it's amazing how soon after these incidents, that I
was right back to using drugs again. After I got clean, I always
wondered why I had so many wake-up calls. In my years of active
addiction, many people were hurt by my actions. One family
member, in particular, was my grandmother. I was clean for a
couple of years, and she was getting up there in her years. I was
fortunate to be able to spend some time with her before she
passed on. Most of the time we spent together was me just
listening to her talk. She had an interesting life. One day I
asked her a question about how she could still love me after all
the problems I'd caused her. Her answer touched my heart. She
said she loved all of her grandchildren. Most of them were able
to accept her love. I could not. She said she was going to
continue loving me until I could learn to accept her love. My
faith may have been weakened many times in my life, but God's
love for me has never diminished. He spoke to me that day
thorough my grandmother.
"Faith is to believe what you do not see: the reward of this
faith is to see what you believe."- St Augustine
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