Day 548 Clean & Sober

Good morning!  My name is Lauren, and I'm a grateful, recovering alcoholic/addict.  1 Timothy 4:12 says, "...be an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity."  I am commanded to be an example.  I need to be kind to those that are unkind.  There are some people that drive me crazy, but I still need to be nice to them and love them.  God tells me to.  Forgive those who don't deserve it.  God has forgiven me, and I am to forgive them as well.  What I say and what I do reflects who I am.  Is what I am reflecting, someone I am proud of?  That is a question I need to ask myself on a daily basis.  Maybe even more often than that.  Only in my sobriety have I been able to actually be proud of the example I am.  Today I am proud of who I am.  Be who you want to be, but be genuine, be kind and loving.  That's all I have for today!  Have a great one!