When Jesus delivers you from addiction, He doesn’t just patch you up, He makes you brand spankin’ new. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new” (2 Corinthians 5:17, NKJV). But what happens when old friends from your past, the ones […]
Are You Identifying with Addiction Recovery or With Jesus Christ?
Most recovery programs tell you the LIE that you’re always “in recovery,” that addiction is a lifelong struggle, and that relapse is part of the process. We now know that this is a bold face lie! Disease is only a theory that cannot be and has not been proven. Know this: God’s Word tells an […]
When Recovery Ends and Your New Life Begins
From Recovery to Renewal Recovery is a holy road… a time of healing, change, restoration, and rediscovery of who you are in Christ and finally discovering your purpose. But what happens when the intense season of recovery draws to a close? For many, the end of recovery can feel like standing on the edge of […]
What About those Groups that Force you to State that You’re an Addict?
The first thing I have to say is “shame on them” for forcing you to tell that type of bold faced lie! In Christ addiction ENDS and a new life BEGINS! The practice of requiring people in recovery to repeatedly identify as “addicts,” even after achieving sobriety, conflicts with several key biblical principles about identity [