Scripture: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” – Philippians 4:13 (NKJV) When we are in the throes of addiction, it can feel like our own willpower and determination are the only things keeping us going. We may try to white-knuckle our way through cravings and temptations, exhausting ourselves in the process.
The Power of the Prodigal Son: A Biblical Model for Recovery
The 12 steps and secular world, settles for allowing people to reach bottom in order become disgusted enough to enter recovery. What’s wrong with that? Because the ‘world’ has permitted this, we have lost too many to overdose leading to death. For Biblical Christians, however, there always a reason to enter recovery because we kno
The Hidden Spiritual Struggle of Comparison in Recovery
Depending on your road of recovery, there are times when, if you’re not properly taught, you will begin to compare yourself and your progress with others’ progress. The 12 steps disease theorists portray recovery as never ending, meaning that you will never recover because you have a fictitious theoretical terminal disease. They ingrain
The Turning Point: What Truly Drives an Addicted Person to Seek Recovery
Recovery is rarely a single moment, but a culmination of experiences, emotions, and realizations that finally break through the walls of denial and self-destruction. For most addicted people, the decision to seek help is not a sudden epiphany, but a gradual awakening triggered by a profound convergence of internal and external factors. It’s w
Understanding the Most Difficult Parts of Recovery
Recovery is partly a destination, and partly a profound journey of transformation. The destination is to end your addiction forever. The journey is God’s transformation of who you were to who He has gifted you to be. For those battling addiction—whether substance abuse, behavioral dependencies, or deep-rooted emotional wounds—the
What Does The Bible Say About Addiction?
You are so very special to GOD! He made you in HIS image and for HIS pleasure to enjoy your fellowship. You’re HIS child! If you have children, you have an idea how important family is. What I’d like to do is tell you about some of the things GOD has to say about addiction. […]
Finding Purpose After Addiction
Now that you’re begun to recover from your former addiction, it’s the right time to seek GOD for your purpose. We all have one (or more)! Yes, you too! Pray about it and GOD will show you through the Scriptures. I know! I know! You’ve been told by doctors and the media that you are […]
Are There Advantages to Online Addiction Recovery Coaching?
Advantages of Online Recovery Coaching Studies have shown that online recovery coaching can be as effective as in-person coaching. For example, research by Marsden et al. (2020) indicated that remote coaching for addiction recovery demonstrated comparable efficacy to traditional in-person interventions. Another study highlighted that