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Helping Without Enabling

Helping Without EnablingIf you have a family member who struggles with addiction, you may be tempted to take responsibility for them . . . don’t!

Truth is, you are only responsible for your choices—your loved one is responsible for theirs. One day we will all give an account to the Lord. Romans 14:12 says, “Yes, each of us will give a personal account to God.”

Just as you have the freedom to make your own choices, others have the freedom to make their choices. You give people freedom by not enabling them. It helps to understand the difference between enabling and helping.

What is enabling?
It’s doing for someone what they CAN do for themselves. [Read more…]

Breaking Out of the Prisons We Create

Breaking Out of the Prisons We CreateSome of us are in prison. Not a prison made of four walls, but the worst kind of prison–a self-made prison.

Our prisons are built decision by decision, habit by habit. They could be prisons of . . .

  1. Anger, shame, or other painful emotions
  2. Addictions or unhealthy habits
  3. Abusive and toxic relationships

In our prisons, we get too comfortable and stay there. Why?

Because (1) working through our past trauma of anger, shame, or other painful emotions is hard, so we avoid facing the pain. [Read more…]

Depression and Addiction: What’s the Connection?

Depression and Addiction: What’s the ConnectionDo you struggle with depression? Have you tried to ignore it, hoping it will go away? According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, having depression makes you twice as likely to have a drug or alcohol addiction compared to someone who does not have depression. When depressed, you may turn to drugs or alcohol to self-medicate. Once it wears off and the feelings of despair return, you may increase your drug or alcohol use—this is where addiction takes root.

It is possible to get out of the pit of depression, despair, and addiction. Recognize what depression looks like. Identify the common signs of drug and alcohol addiction. Then, seek a treatment plan that works.

[Read more…]

Humility Is Your Power

Humility Is Your PowerWhen you think of power, what comes to mind? Greed? Control? Manipulation? There’s a power that is Christ-like and has the ability and the opportunity to change your life. That power is humility.

Humility allows us to have a life-giving impact or influence on other’s lives. Humility is a radical commitment to discovering the truth. Someone who is humble recognizes the truth about themselves. If we aren’t humble, we can become prideful and react out of fear. Pride says:

  • “I don’t have a problem.”
  • “I can do it all on my own.”
  • “All I need is willpower.“
  • “Nobody can help me.” [Read more…]

12 Steps of Recovery From Eating Disorders

12 Steps of Recovery From Eating DisordersIt has been estimated that 30 million Americans will struggle with an eating disorder sometime within their lifetime according to U.S. News and World Report. Whether we struggle with binge eating, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or another eating disorder, there’s hope! These Twelve Steps will enable us to work through our issues and heal from eating disorders.

    1. Open our hearts to God’s power to free us from the grip of food addiction.
      There is great power in realizing that we are powerless.
      “We ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves” (2 Cor. 4:7). [Read more…]
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