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A Middle of the Road Solution
“If you are as seriously alcoholic as we were, we believe there is no middle-of-the-road solution.” –Alcoholics Anonymous: There is a Solution, page 25 At the time that A.A. came into being, there were...
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The Strictest Discipline
The principle taught here is the strictest discipline or lesson that ever hit humankind. “If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that...
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Biblical Warnings About Drinking
The Bible is cautious about the use of alcohol and includes many warnings. BIBLE READING: Genesis 9:20-29 KEY BIBLE VERSE: “When he drank some of its wine, he became drunk and lay uncovered inside his...
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Be Separate
In recovery, we often hear people say that we must forsake our old friends and hangouts in favor new friends and new play-pens. This is suggested so that we are not tempted to fall back into our old...
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Conviction or Compulsion
Admittedly, it can be tricky to discern between a conviction and a compulsion. “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” – 2 Corinthians 3:17, NASB Dick Innes writes… In my younger days, I...
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SURRENDER: Learning to Cry Uncle – Part 1 of 2
“Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth, as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10). An article in U.S. News and World report said this about our culture: “If America has any national religion at all,...
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SURRENDER: Learning to Cry Uncle – Part 2 of 2
“If man is not made for God, why is he only happy in God? If man is made for God, why is he so opposed to God?” –Blasie Pascal WHY DO WE STRUGGLE? 1) Some of us have wrestled with God for days, weeks,...
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My Higher Power
I could not recover with a Higher Power who wasn’t on my side. By STEVE G. [Originally posted at Sarr.org. Re-posted with permission] I grew up in a Christian church, but I never had a relationship...
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Accepting Yourself
Spiritual renewal cannot begin until we are willing to accept our self as God has made us. Steve Arterburn writes… Many men seem to go about life with a kind of bravado…bold confidence and...
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Personal Recovery Notes
The following are some personal notes I made early in my recovery, while attending some Christians in Recovery (CIR) meetings. January 4, 2000 “The problem of the alcoholic centers in the mind, rather...
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Recovery Signs
Taking a look at some signs that show we are in need of recovery and signs that we are in recovery. Signs of needing Recovery Behavior that sabotages successful management of our lives Feeling the...
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The Theology of Christian Recovery
The primary distinctives that differentiate Christian Recovery from other approaches to life change are in our approach to spirituality. Here are some of the major theological tenants of the Christian...
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REVIEW: God’s Chisel
EDITOR’S NOTE: The text following the video is a ‘talking points review’ I put together to use with the video skit, God’s Chisel, for the CIR (Christians In Recovery) group I help support. Feel free to...
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One Day At A Time
Reblogged from Unshakable Hope: At the beginning of this trial, so many people, mostly long-time Christians, would advise me to “Just take one day at a time.” I’m sure that every one of these wise...
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Abandoning Old Ideas: God and the 12 Steps
Do we want what God has for us bad enough for us to come out of our comfort zone? Or are we going to play “hard to get” with God? Dyce K writes… When I interact with people that are suffering and...
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Character Development
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endures for ever.” –Psalm 111:10 Probably the most significant result of...
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Burden or Blessing
For many a year (most of my life – in all truth) I had the mindset that if there was something I absolutely needed to do or had to do, then it was a burden; a chore; an unpleasant tax on my time. Why?...
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WHY ARE YOU DEPRESSED..
Reblogged from truthofgods: Isaiah 58:10-11 gives you and me a powerful prescription for depression. It says, If you extend your soul to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light...
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Truly Dedicated
According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, the word dedicate can be used as either an adjective or a transitive verb. The definition of the word seems to vary somewhat, depending on its usage....
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This Hope We Have
Hope is the key ingredient to a successful campaign against personal addiction. The opposite of hope is despair. Despair is the exact feeling Satan wants us all to experience and live with. He wants us...
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