Partners in Hope

A noteworthy part of living with God in recovery is the restoring of our understanding of our true value which has been firmly established by the God who created us.

The winds of time will change where we are at, but the Word of God is unfailing and will remain forever.

Control is a relationship problem which is common in addiction. Control issues in a person’s life may result from traumatic or abusive life experiences. Controlling people want life to be the way they see it rather than the way it is.

We were entirely ready to have God remove all our defects of character. What does it mean to get ready for God to do this work? 

After we work hard and make a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves, as if that weren’t hard enough, then  Step Five requires that “We admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.” I mean, if we are being honest, in who of us doesn’t that set our heart quaking a bit? Where can we find courage and comfort to do this?

Step 4 rather abruptly, it seems to most of us, turns a fierce searchlight on all that has gone on in our lives.  It’s no wonder some folks flee at this point.  I mean, if we are being honest, even those who’ve not gone down the trail of active addiction, who of us are anxious to expose all the ways we’ve gone wrong?  But that’s both the challenge and the invitation of Step 4 as we make this journey from brokenness to healing.