CRA Christians in Recovery (anonymous)

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That's the Idea. Jesus said "Come to me all who are weary and heavy laden. I will give you rest." Not go fix yourself first.

"My name is 'Bingo' Bob...I am a grateful recovering alcoholic. My journey began over six
decades ago...four decades living life on my terms...only by the grace of God, and step three...
the past two decades, striving to live life.. on God's terms , by applying God's 'inspiration' of the
'principles' of life, here in the now...one day at a time...and it works so long as I work at it...
having had a spiritual 'enlightenment'...and applying principles laid out by AA...my life has
been renewed with new meaning and purpose. So this day as each day...I am grateful...
for I now know...by the grace of God...once I was lost...now I am found...this too...I know to be true...
I came...I came to...I came to believe....I'M Alive...I'M Alive...I'M Alive....by the grace of God."
'Praise God'

"OMG!....Poof...And...this too was known from the beginning....
Maybe a recovery style 'cafeteria'...and, come as you are....all are welcome.....always open selections
on menu....lol..........little humor!...
'Praise God'..............United we stand....Divided we fall." View attachment 196571

It's good to be alive brother.

I just loved reading every word of this thread.

Being part of this community is a big encouragement for me. And I thank God for bringing me here.

I am 1 of about 40 delivery drivers.
3 of us are Christians (so far!)
So most of my time is spent with people who still haven't realized God is missing from their life.

This site is like an oasis in the desert for me, because, even though I disagree with most people on here, I am encouraged because we have all embraced Jesus as Lord. So even though I read threads where people (including me) disagree, I know we all agree on the one big important thing that really matters.

So, as much as I am able, I will try hard to be more of an encouragement than a discouragement in any contribution I make here.

“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields—along with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life. " ( Mark 29&30 )

Howdy, sober member of A.A. here, and new to the forums. I knew I'd find some likeminded folk here!

Thanks Bingo! So true, its not an discriminating disease.

As Christians we know the Higher Powers name is Jesus Christ. We believe in building upon the Rock here. The rest goes like this;

Just for today,

1. We admitted we were powerless over our dual illness of chemical dependency and emotional or psychiatric illness - that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that a Higher Power of our understanding could restore us to sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of our Higher Power, to help us to rebuild our lives in a positive and caring way.
4. Made a searching and fearless personal inventory of ourselves.
5. Admitted to our Higher Power, to ourselves, and to another human being, the exact nature of our liabilities and our assets.
6. Were entirely ready to have our Higher Power remove all our liabilities.
7. Humbly asked our Higher Power to remove these liabilities and to help us to strengthen our assets for recovery.
8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all.
9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
10. Continued to take personal inventory and when wrong promptly admitted it, while continuing to recognize our progress in dual recovery.
11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with our Higher Power, praying only for knowledge of our Higher Power's will for us and the power to carry that out.
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as a result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to others who experience dual disorders and to practice these principles in all our affairs.

I like that recovery style cafeteria concept and that merits considerable thought.

That's the Idea. Jesus said "Come to me all who are weary and heavy laden. I will give you rest." Not go fix yourself first.

Im just grateful when I finally made into AA the steps were uncomplicated and fewest words ..... .
also went to a few NA meetings with people I knew even though alcohol was my chosen substance.....
.......only went to a few because their textbook had gone through three revisions and it was mass confusion and people weren't reading from the same books.
..........made me think I don't know how these folk will ever stay clean.......
.........so only AA for me after that.....100 meetings in 100 days to start off......
I worked it and it worked.
Honestly though I was a bit of a tough nut to crack....
........took me 9 months on my knees to get my moral inventory done.......
.......But the good Lord was faithful to keep me sober one day at a time like I asked and thanked him for.
..... I wasn't church raised but had a childrens bible and the fundamental. Truth exposure
and didn't suffer from higher power confusion.....The God of my understanding was Our Father who art in heaven and our savior Jesus Christ.....
..........When I finally completed my moral inventory and prayed over it.....his Holy Spirit came and washed it all away.
Healed me baptized me and removed the obsession to think insanely...........
.........I knew real gratitude and Peace serenity and love for the first time......1987........
........I understood that if God loved me and my worthless life that much......to come and heal me......as long as I continued to trust in him it didn't matter what happened the rest of my life......
..........Because he had saved my life......and it belonged to him.😀
......it takes whatever it takes for each of us to turn our will and life over to him.......we choose where are bottom is and when we are finally sick and tired of being sick and tired.......for me it took 7 dui blackouts dt's hallucinations failed relations shame etc.
..........I think if God could love a drunken fornicator like me then he can and does love everyone......
Keep coming back it works if you work it!!!
.......Fake it till you make it if you need to!!!
K.I.S.S.........keep it simple stupid!!!
When that stinking thinking starts.....tell it get thee behind me satan.. . ...and if that's not God......get out!!!
You can overcome by the loving mercy and true amazing grace of God one breath one step at a time.
..........line upon line precept on precept step after step......
By his Grace and for his Glory!
All praise be his!!!😀

I’m an adrenaline addicted person. That has made me make many choices that haven’t been good for my loved ones nor me.