Ending Appeal. Recovery without Relapse

Ending Appeal

Recovery without Relapse

The Truth Makes Free:

To walk in freedom, your personal belief system MUST be based on THE TRUTH!

John 8:32 (KJV) ³² And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

               In RU, you will learn to live the Spirit filled life.

·        Filled with His Power.

·        Sensitive to internal and external triggers that stimulate our addiction.

               In RU, you will learn to allow God to heal the underlying conditions that have created  and maintained your dependency on substances or destructive behavior.

·        Addiction and destructive behaviors are a search for relief and answers.

·        The answer is: JESUS IN YOU AND YOU IN JESUS!

Testimony of Victory:

Read the appendix in the book.  In it is a great story of victory about a man who once lived a defeated live, bound with a crippling addiction.  He found freedom using the tools of Reformers Unanimous utilizing these important truths:

               1.  Meet with God consistently every morning and throughout the day.  As you do, your                Spiritual armor that you put on will become increasingly thicker and stronger day by day  as                you consistently cast down lustful thoughts Satan will throw at you.

               2.  Surrender triggers to God.  Stop holding on to them.

               3.  Continue, daily, Christ-empowered love to encourage fellow believers to be generous and        kind and reach out to others with compassion and Godly love.

Hebrews 3:13 (KJV) ¹³ But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

               4.  Willingly seek to endure whatever adversity or trials necessary to be taken to a place                where you can be transformed the most.  Cling to the Lord during these times.

Enter not into Temptation:

1.  Wound:  There is a pattern of a vicious cycle that starts with a wound.  The word wound means damage, a grievance, a harm, an injury.  These are difficulties, injustices, and hurts.  It is saying, I’ve been wronged, I’ve been hurt or I’ve been abused.

2.  Offense:  The word offend means to push toward a transgression; to make to stumble.  This is what happens in our lives.  We have wounds and problems that we have not dealt with properly and appropriately.  We are walking along, and, all of a sudden, we get wounded; we get hurt.

3.  Permission in our Mind:  After the wound and offense, we give ourselves permission to do wrong.  We use the wound and offense as an excuse, as a reason. 

4.  Fleshly Appetite:  Now the flesh has taken over.  It is in control. It is hard to stop.

5.  Opportunity:  We create our own or use one presented to us.  We satisfy the flesh and make the wrong choice.  We sin.

6.  Justify our Wrong:  We excuse ourselves from the wrong.  We rationalize and justify what we did.  We blame it on others.

7.  Cover it Up:  We try to cover it up.  We tell no one, at least no one who can help.   We try to act as if there is nothing wrong.

8.  Conscience Rebukes; the Holy Spirit Convicts:  Shame or guilt.  Our conscience makes us ashamed.  We feel bad about ourselves.  The Holy Spirit convicts us.  He reveals our sin.

9.  Start Over:  We begin again.  We may detox.  We may start attending meetings again. We promise and pledge to never do it again.

Breaking this Cycle:

1.  One Step:  Jesus Christ!

There is really only one step, and that step is Jesus Christ.  He alone has the power to redeem and the power to cleanse and the power to heal and the power to free.

2.  Forgive!

When wounded and offended you must learn to forgive.  You must learn to let it go.  Forgiveness says , I’m going to release you, I’m not going to bring it up to you, I’m not going to bring it up to others, I’m not going to meditate on it, I’m releasing you.

               a.  Remember we have been forgiven.

 John 1:8-9 (KJV) ⁸ If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. ⁹ If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

               b.  Remember we need to forgive others.

Ephesians 4:32 (KJV) ³² And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

Matthew 18:21-35 (KJV) ²¹ Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? ²² Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. ²³ Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants. ²⁴ And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. ²⁵ But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. ²⁶ The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. ²⁷ Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt. ²⁸ But the same servant went out, and found one of his fellowservants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. ²⁹ And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. ³⁰ And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. ³¹ So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done. ³² Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: ³³ Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee? ³⁴ And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. ³⁵ So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses.

3.  Walk with God.

See the summary of the man who found victory.  It is Jesus Christ who heals your hurts and frees you from bondage.

Isaiah 53:5 (KJV) ⁵ But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.