Vulnerability in early recovery is not a weakness—it’s a reality. When someone begins the journey out of addiction, dysfunction, or deep sin, they are stripped of the familiar coping mechanisms that once numbed pain or controlled emotion. The masks come off. The heart is exposed. The person often feels raw, disoriented, and emotionally
The Straight and Narrow Road: Why It Matters and How to Endure the Storms
Jesus didn’t sugarcoat the way of salvation. In Matthew 7:14, He says, “Narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.” That one verse demolishes every notion that following Christ is about comfort or popularity. The straight and narrow road is not just a […]
What It’s Like to NEVER Have to Worry About Relapse
Imagine a life where the fear of relapse never even enters your thoughts. Each day begins with the peace of God filling your heart, and the chains of addiction are not just broken but gone forever. This is the freedom Jesus offers, a healing so complete that relapse becomes a thing of the past. Through […]
Learning to Trust When It Goes Beyond My Understanding
Sometimes life takes a turn so sharp, so confusing, so unbelievable, that we feel completely disoriented. Plans fall apart. People let us down. We pray, and still the agony continues. In these moments, our faith is not challenged by logic. It’s challenged by what we can’t make any sense of. And that’s where trust and […]
Where Is God When I’m Hurting So Desperately?
There are moments in life when the pain feels unbearable! There are moments when grief, loss, disappointment, frustration, sadness, or the crushing weight of betrayal seems too much to carry. In these moments, even believers can find themselves asking: Where is God now? Why doesn’t He stop this pain? Why do I feel so alone? […]
We Will Know Them by Their Fruits
What Tools Does the Bible Give Us to Measure Ourselves and Those We keep Fellowship With as to Being Authentic in Following Jesus? In the journey of faith and recovery, we often ask, “How do I know if someone is truly walking with God?” Jesus answered this very question in Matthew 7:16 when He said, […]
The Often Debilitating Emotional Trauma of Betrayal
Overcoming betrayal is a challenging but always possible with God. Jesus knew betrayal above all, especially the way He was betrayed by Judas! It’s only when we turn to the Bible for guidance and strength that we can begin to heal and understand how the ‘supernatural’ plays a huge role in healing. The major theme […]
How Friends Can Influence You In Staying or Choosing to Return to Your Addiction
Stay Strong in Your Faith When ‘Friends’ Use Addictive Substances Birds of a feather tend to flock together. This is true of people in addiction as well. You tend to depend on each other for getting high or drunk and protect each other. Well, kind of! It’s when one of you overdose, then the others […]
Why Does Faith Based Recovery Work when All Others Usually Fail?
Most people have been brainwashed by the multi-billion dollar industry of addiction. Since the beginning of the 12 Step programs in 1934, there has been an explosive growth in ‘businesses’ (hospitals, addiction specialists, therapists, detox centers, in-patient rehabs, out-patient rehabs, and others) that thrive on the 12 Step participa