12/18/2025
Good Morning ATO family! ☀️
Anger can be a difficult thing to understand and manage when we’re walking the path of a new life in recovery. The Bible clearly calls us away from anger and resentment and toward love and kindness:
“Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”
— Ephesians 4:31–32
Just because it’s written in Scripture doesn’t mean it’s easy to live out. In fact, many times it feels like the exact opposite. A life of recovery is a life committed to knowing God more deeply through prayer, meditation, and time in His Word.
As we honestly examine our lives, we begin to see how demanding God’s standards for righteous living really are. But it is God’s grace—not perfection—that helps us conform to His will. We don’t have to despair or fear falling short. As we do our best to obey Him and make sacrifices, He teaches us how to live free from bitterness, anger, and harsh words.
God is in the business of healing. When we choose to do things His way, we begin reconciling our past and laying solid foundations for lasting recovery.
Stay focused on His will today—study and internalize His Word, stay connected to our recovery community, and love one another well.
Wishing you all a blessed day. As always, it’s Hope to the Hopeless. ☀️📖🔥❤️🙌✝️