We are the “The James Recovery Journey” Led by Wade H. (Wade H. Recovery Net – Tidbits of Practical Wisdom From 12 Step Recovery (wordpress.com)); this site was created by LandDIM Co. to address the faith walk of any person in recovery directly.
James: The Best Book of the Bible for Recovery?
We believe the Book of James from the Bible is one of the best resources for starting a faith-based recovery journey, if not the best. It is clear and also not terribly long for you to drudge through. It is a straightforward, five-chapter book that describes the journey of a person of faith and the lifestyle of a person of faith regarding actions to take and not to accept and simple mindsets to have.
The journey to recovery is long, and there may be many aspects to each person’s recovery journey. We are not advocating for these five chapters as a magic silver bullet to cure all things. There are varying degrees of mental health, social, physical, and even deeper spiritual issues in all of us that struggle with various addictions and recovery.
There are usually several components to each person’s recovery that often require interventions from medical professionals, mental health professionals, and clergy/spiritual advisors. The tool of this book of the Bible and this website are to be powerful spiritual tools in your recovery toolbox.
There are miraculous recoveries once in a great while where someone stops by faith or a profound desire to stop. The miracles are lovely, and I wish there were a way to say this could be everyone.
The truth is that God simply does not work that way for most in alcoholism and addiction.
Willpower, as recovery, is tricky because if you are looking at recovery, you have probably, on some level, demonstrated a severe inability (at least at times) to control your willpower for it to get this far, and it is a seriously shaky foundation for recovery.
Faith starts with belief, but true faith is a journey not an event!
Faith is crucial to recovery, but faith is a journey, not an event! Faith as a journey starts with belief, but that belief has to lead to actions, which must become a lifestyle. The first book written in the New Testament, The Book of James, is an excellent guide to this journey.
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The Bible and Recovery: Divine Guidance Through Bible Verses for Finding Sobriety and Healing… (part 14: Step 10)
What do I have to do after making a list of what is wrong with me, struggling with God at the wheel to repair the damage created by…
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The Bible and Recovery: Divine Guidance Through Bible Verses for Finding Sobriety and Healing… (part 13: Step 9)
I will not mislead any of us about this part of the journey. This is usually a challenging and emotion-filled phase of the journey. This is also a…
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The Bible and Recovery: Divine Guidance Through Bible Verses for Finding Sobriety and Healing… (part 12: Step 8)
Why would someone volunteer to make amends to everyone on their inventory? If you are looking at a fresh inventory right now, you can pinpoint the most obvious…
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The Bible and Recovery: Divine Guidance Through Bible Verses for Finding Sobriety and Healing… (part 11: Step 7)
When this step was titled, the word “humbly” was made very prominent. Because the group that started all of this spent much time studying the Book of James,…
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The Bible and Recovery: Divine Guidance Through Bible Verses for Finding Sobriety and Healing… (part 10: Step 6)
When you look at Step 6, two words make it worthy of being an entire step of its own. The words are “entirely ready!” The challenge with this…
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The Bible and Recovery: Divine Guidance Through Bible Verses for Finding Sobriety and Healing… (part 9: Step 5)
Now that you have an honest, searching inventory and have mourned and wept, what now? If that part of the process is done right, you wrote down and…
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