Recovery thoughts From the Book "When Man listens" by Cecil Rose, and excerpted by Christians-in-Recovery.org and posted on thier Website which I highly recommend
for Christians in recovery
Recovery Thought: 11/20/08
the most frequent reason for our isolation is fear.
It is fear which makes us hide.
We are afraid of many things. We fear the loss
of reputation. We think that if other people saw
what we are really like, they would laugh at our
mistakes and despise us for our failures. So we
cover up our mistakes and failures with silence or
self excuse. We pose as confident, when we are
nothing of the kind. The face we present to the
world is really a mask. -- When Man Listens
Recovery Thought: 1/30/09
if we are to go on being honest with others we
must go on being honest with ourselves. Life
moves ahead and fresh discoveries about
ourselves have to be made, fresh difficulties
faced, or sins confessed. That is why we must
seek frequent fellowship of the kind in which we
can talk over these discoveries without reserve.
-- When a Man Listens
Recovery Thought: 2/2/09
Sharing has to be learnt. We cannot really
make ourselves known to others until we
have been introduced to ourselves......... -- When a Man Listens
Recovery Thought: 9/17/09
To face a completely honest talk with
someone I can trust makes me see myself
as I could never do in any other way. It may
bring to light much that I have missed. It will
certainly make it harder for me to go back or
postpone carrying out my resolutions. This is one
of the purposes for which God has given us fellow-
ship. It is dangerous to neglect it. -- When a Man Listens
Taken from a previously out of Print classic Titled "When Man Listens" permission given by
The most frequent reason for our isolation is fear.
It is fear which makes us hide.
We are afraid of many things. We fear the loss
of reputation. We think that if other people saw
what
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