by Finding My Way | Finding My Way
Early on, I was told I only had to change one thing to overcome alcoholism—and that was everything! I admitted I was powerless, and when I did, God removed the terrible obsession for alcohol that had kept me drunk for many years. I was free! But in order to stay that...
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Perhaps the greatest enemy to my recovery from alcoholism has been the persistent idea that I’ve somehow grown enough. I’m comfortable being sober, I no longer even think of alcohol, and many years have gone by since I was even tempted. But I am convinced that...
by Finding My Way | Finding My Way
Perhaps there’s nothing more important in recovery then to make peace with our past by making things right with those we’ve harmed. That was a daunting task for me, but I’d heard from many who had done so, and they all told me it was a life-changing experience. I...
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Fresh off my amazing experience of surrendering my character defects and asking God to remove them, I was faced with another challenge. I had long cherished the sin of resentment. It had been like a pet tiger that I’d fed, pampered, and hidden away deep in my heart....
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To this day, when it comes to my recovery, there’s nothing easy about surrendering. Everything in me fights it, and whatever I let go of usually has claw marks all over it. So why did I think it would be easy to let go of the character defects I’d clung to for so...
