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God Gets Blamed for a LOT!
I am alcoholic that is trying to stop drinking. I am not doing very well. I go to meetings and I keep hearing this guy say by the grace of god I didn’t have a drink today. Does this mean by the grace of god I did get wasted and miss my son’s basketball game?
Read answer →Making Amends Critical for Addictions
Over the past year I have probably stolen almost ten thousand dollars from my dad’s company. I have a gambling problem that I am trying to get under control. I feel so terrible because the company isn’t doing that well and they just had to let one of the cleaners go to cut corners. The guy was a new immigrant with 2 kids and I know he is going to have a hard time finding work elsewhere in this economy. Maybe if I hadn’t taken that money he’d still have a job. I swear I am never going to steal again and I am working hard to pay back what I took. No one will ever have to know. Do I have to admit to my dad what I did? I know that I am supposed to make amends for the wrongs I have done but I know that it would hurt him a lot to know that I have been betraying him like this. What is the right thing to do?
Read answer →Christian vs. Secular Recovery
I work in the field of recovery and it appears to me that results from Christian treatment surpass the recovery merry go round rates of secular recovery. Are there studies which support Christian versus Secular treatment?
Read answer →Who's Responsible for Your Use & Abuse of Drugs?
Went to my first court ordered drug treatment meeting this week. I was in a room with a bunch of other guys who were way harder drug users than I am and all of them were there because they were sentenced to be there. A few of them seemed serious about staying clean but I swear half the guys were making plans to get high or to score while we were outside on smoke breaks. I actually want to use this opportunity to quit using meth since it is now clear to me that is the cause of many of the problems I have experienced recently in my life. But how can I get clean when the place I am supposed to go to get help is like drug dealer central and all those guys sharing drug war stories just makes me want to go out and get cranked? I feel like I am trying to do good by volunteering my time at Church and staying away from the people I used to use with but the court is actually making me go back three times a week to hang out with a bunch of guys that do nothing but remind me of meth.
Read answer →Addiction, Recovery and Faith
Ive been asked to share about how Christianity and recovery comes together in my life. I only have 20 minutes and need to reach the addict who still suffers (and possibly non/believer). What keynotes should I be sure to include?
Read answer →"Finding" Jesus Isn't The Problem . . . .
What does it mean to find Jesus? Is it like a sudden revelation or a sudden understanding? What does it feel like? Is it a process or an all of a sudden thing? Do you have to find some sign that convinces you? Is there anything a person is supposed to do to make this happen? I am looking but I haven’t yet found faith.
Read answer →The Little Black Book
Can you recommend an inspirational and helpful book on beating alcoholism for a person struggling with alcoholism that is going to a lot of 12 steps meetings? I am not looking for just inspirational sayings or meditations. I want a book that offers guidance and advice on how to stay sober every day. But I also don’t want a science textbook. I want something faith based. Bless You!
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