Partners in Hope

God wants us to have a rich and satisfying life. The evil one seeks to harm and destroy us as effectively as he can. Living free from sexual sin is a wonderful way to enter the life of dignity, respect, and blessing that God has prepared for us.

When we begin the recovery process we are often overwhelmed by the guilt and shame of the mess we have made of our lives. Being confident in our minds that we can live a positive and joyful life is half the battle.

We are instructed to work hard, to give our work the best effort we can, and to be contented with what we have.

From feeling hopeless and then moving to a place of being hopeful in Steps 1 and 2, we now come to a moment of significant change. It’s never enough to know certain information, there always has to be a moment when we act on what we know. That’s when real change begins to anchor itself in our lives.  And that’s what the core of Step 3 is all about.

We would sink into despair if, when we admitted we were powerless, if we didn’t look around for someone, or something to help us.  And that’s what Step Two marks out for us.

No matter who we are or how we think we have life managed, for all of us there comes a time when we can find ourselves in a place we would rather not be – a place of brokenness, helplessness, and it seems impossible to fix things.  It’s at those moments we have to admit that all is not well and that we need to think hard and make some choices about where our life will go from here.