Addiction is a compulsion and a craving the controls my life to the point that consequences do not matter to me, and I fall victim to this addiction, and it victimizes others around me, I want, and I need your help!
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For recovery to be possible (the freedom from being controlled by addiction) there are certain steps that you have to take.
#1 YOU Need to be Interested and Proactive in what you’re going to do about your problem. You have to admit that you are powerless over your addiction and your life is unmanageable at this time. Jeremiah 10:23-24
#2 YOU Need to be willing to accept personal responsibility for your addiction. Understand that there is a higher power that can restore you to sanity.
#3 YOU Need to try to apply these Godly principles, so that you are making YOUR recovery possible…. “Give your life over to the true God” “The Higher Power.”
#4 Soul search, make a fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
#5 Admit to God and to ourselves and to any other human being the exact nature of our sin, wrongdoing, and addiction.
#6 Be ready to have God remove all the defects of your character, have you listed them?
#7 Humbly ask to have God remove your shortcomings. Psalms 25:1-22
#8 Make a list of persons we have hurt and harmed and be willing to make amends with them.
#9 Make direct amends to help those you have wronged or hurt.
#10 YOU Need to read your Bible Daily a see yourself in these stories, meditating on them. Romans 10:16-17
#11 YOU Need to pray more than just 3 times a day, it needs to be heart felt. Asking for forgiveness in removing the defects of our character. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
#12 After experiencing the power of God working in our life try to help others live a Godly life. Psalms 34:1-22
Our pledge and promise to help you are outlined in the following responses as Godly Wisdom.
A. We will pray for you and share Godly wisdom with you. James 5:14-16
B. We will listen to you tell your story.
C. We will try to be a real friend to you and help where we can.
Are You Ready?
- It is time to change your life
- Be completely honest to yourself and others.
- Ask for help.
- Practice self-care.
- Do not bend the rules.
Principal #1… We admitted that we are powerless over our addiction, that our lives have become unmanageable.
Godly Wisdom… Jeremiah 10:23-24
Meditation… Why do we need correction by God?
Your Answer….
Principal #2… We have come to believe that a power greater then ourselves could restore us to sanity.
Godly Wisdom… 2 Samuel 16:12, Psalms 51:1-17
Meditation… Why did King David feel that he could be restored from his afflicted condition? Of all things King David mentioned in Psalms which one has the greatest impact for You?
Your Answer….
Principal #3… Give your life over to God every day.
Godly Wisdom… James 4:6-10
Meditation… Why do we need to be humble and subject ourselves to God?
Your Answer….
Principal #4… Soul search, fearlessly search and make a moral inventory of ourselves.
Godly Wisdom… Psalms 23:1-6, Psalms 91:1-16
Meditation… What are we afraid of? How were we hurt in the past?
Your Answer….
Principal #5… Admit to God, ourselves, and others the exact nature of our wrongdoing and addiction.
Godly Wisdom… Acts 19:18, James 5:13-16
Meditation… Why is it important to confess our sins openly?
Your Answer….
Principal #6… Be ready and resolute to have God remove the defects of your character.
Godly Wisdom… Leviticus 22:20-22
Meditation… Why do we need to be resolute in our request before God?
Your Answer….
Principal #7… Humbly ask God to remove your defects from your character.
Godly Wisdom… Psalms 25:1-22
Meditation… Can you trust God? Will you allow God to teach you?
Your Answer….
Principal #8… Make a list of people you have wronged.
Godly Wisdom… Exodus 22:1-15
Meditation… What is compensation and how does God feel about paying back?
Your Answer….
Principal #9… Make amends to help those you wronged or hurt.
Godly Wisdom… Numbers 35:19-27
Meditation… What does the avenger of blood have to do with paying back to those you’ve heard or wronged?
Your Answer….
Principal #10… Read your Bible daily, meditate and see yourself in the stories.
Godly Wisdom… Romans 10:17, Matthew 5:3-7
Meditation… Why should you read your Bible?
Your Answer….
Principal #11… Pray daily
Godly Wisdom… Psalms 107:1-31
Meditation… Why do we need to thank God?
Your Answer….
Principal #12… After experiencing the power of God in our life, try to help others live a godly life.
Godly Wisdom… Psalms 34:1-22, Galatians 6:6-10
Meditation… What do we need to share?
Your Answer….
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