Lost in Addiction, Found in CHRIST
Lost in Addiction, Found in Christ
Addiction has a way of pulling us away from everything good; our families, our peace, our identity, our purpose. I wasn't even sure who I was anymore. I had become someone I never planned to be, doing things I never thought I'd do, just to survive the next high. I remember staring in the mirror and not recognizing the person looking back and at the same time i did not care what others had thought but that changed overtime. I was broken, ashamed, and empty. I thought I could fix it I told myself I could get clean, that I was strong enough. But every attempt left me worse off. I was lost not just in addiction, but in my own pride and pain.
My way wasn’t working. It was destroying me. But when I finally let go when I cried out to Jesus from the depths of my pain He met me there. Not with judgment, but with love.
Jesus didn’t just offer me sobriety. He offered me life. He gave me a new identity no longer “addict,” but child of God.
Recovery for me wasn’t complete until Jesus was at the center of it. He became the solid ground I stand on the anchor that keeps me steady. And now, I walk in freedom not because of what I’ve done, but because of what He’s done. If you’re feeling lost right now if addiction has taken more from you than you thought possible I want you to know that you’re not alone and not beyond Jesus and His reach. Jesus is the way home. He’s the way to healing. He’s the way to freedom. Don’t do this alone. Lost once, but now found.
Anchored in Recovery
Addiction has a way of pulling us away from everything good; our families, our peace, our identity, our purpose. I wasn't even sure who I was anymore. I had become someone I never planned to be, doing things I never thought I'd do, just to survive the next high. I remember staring in the mirror and not recognizing the person looking back and at the same time i did not care what others had thought but that changed overtime. I was broken, ashamed, and empty. I thought I could fix it I told myself I could get clean, that I was strong enough. But every attempt left me worse off. I was lost not just in addiction, but in my own pride and pain.
“There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.”
Proverbs 14:12 (NIV)
My way wasn’t working. It was destroying me. But when I finally let go when I cried out to Jesus from the depths of my pain He met me there. Not with judgment, but with love.
Jesus didn’t just offer me sobriety. He offered me life. He gave me a new identity no longer “addict,” but child of God.
“Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’”
John 14:6 (NIV)
Recovery for me wasn’t complete until Jesus was at the center of it. He became the solid ground I stand on the anchor that keeps me steady. And now, I walk in freedom not because of what I’ve done, but because of what He’s done. If you’re feeling lost right now if addiction has taken more from you than you thought possible I want you to know that you’re not alone and not beyond Jesus and His reach. Jesus is the way home. He’s the way to healing. He’s the way to freedom. Don’t do this alone. Lost once, but now found.
Anchored in Recovery
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