GOD’S PATH TO RECOVERY

WHAT DO YOU NEED RECOVERY FROM?

THE FIRST STEP: THE “R” IN RECOVERY STANDS FOR REALIZE

•    The “R” in RECOVERY stands for realize: realize I’m not God; I admit I am powerless to control my tendency to do wrong things and my life is unmanageable.
I.THE CAUSE OF MY PROBLEM: MY SIN NATURE
•    How do we play God? By denying our humanity and by trying to control everything for selfish reasons.
•    our image
•    other people
•    our problems
•    our pain

II.WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF PLAYING GOD?

    1) Fear
    2) Frustration
    3) Fatigue
    4) Failure

III.THE CURE: admit my powerlessness

    Admitting I’m not God means I know I am:
    powerless to change my past
    powerless to control other people
    powerless to cope with my harmful habits, behaviors, actions
    James 4:6: “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”
    Grace is the power to change