April 27 - Joyful Discoveries

Growth isn't a destination — it's a lifelong unfolding. In this episode, Pastor Mike and Corey dig into what it really means to stay teachable, and why "just not drinking today" is a starting point, not a finish line. Growth is a lifelong discovery. The more we walk faithfully each day, the more wisdom, clarity, and purpose unfold. Mike opens up about coming into recovery as someone who was convinced he was too smart to need God — book smarts, no common sense, and a quiet disdain for anyone who might have something to teach him. What the school of hard knocks gave him, his education never could: genuine humility. Corey follows with a sharp observation about the difference between human experience and spiritual experience — how chasing the human stuff never moves the needle spiritually, but the spiritual, somehow, takes care of the human.  Along the way: the "laurels" question (what even is a laurel?), Matthew 7:8 and the Big Book's own echo of it on page 46, and Mike's reflection on how Jesus taught us how to pray before he promised our prayers would be answered — and what that changes about how we come before God. As Corey puts it: everybody can hear where your mouth goes. But where do your feet go afterward? Learn more and find every daily entry at dailyripples.com. Reach out anytime at [email protected]. Daily Ripples is a daily devotional reflection connecting recovery principles with the life of faith. New episodes every day at dailyripples.com.