June 13 - Living It Out

Saying sorry isn't the same as making amends. Real recovery is proven over time, not in a single conversation — and for many of us, "living amends" was just a way to avoid the harder work. In this episode, Pastor Mike and Corey get honest about Step 9 — the difference between a genuine living amends and using that phrase as an escape hatch from direct, face-to-face accountability. Corey breaks down his index card system for working through the amends list, why going to any length (Big Book p. 79) means exactly that, and how sponsoring others through the steps keeps revealing new cards to add to the pile. Mike brings in Matthew 5:21-24 — Jesus stopping a worship service cold to say: go fix the broken relationship first, then come back. And Big Book page 84 lands the close: we vigorously commence this way of living as we cleaned up the past. Trust is rebuilt through consistency. Not words. Not intentions. Actions, repeated, over time. Real amends are lived, not just spoken. Christian recovery | 12-step faith | sobriety devotional | making amends | Step 9 | daily reflection | addiction recovery | AA and faith | sober living Daily entries at dailyripples.com — [email protected] Daily Ripples connects recovery principles with the life of faith. New episodes every day.