Learning in Recovery

Pray for guidance: Before you do anything in recovery take time to pray and to wait on God to show you the way in which He is guiding you. John 16:13 But when the Friend comes, the Spirit of the Truth, he will take you by the hand and guide you into all the truth there is. He won't draw attention to himself, but will make sense out of what is about to happen and, indeed, out of all that I have done and said.

Be open minded: What God wants is not always what we want and we need to be open minded and trust that God has things under control. 1Corinthians 4:2 Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful

Don't set your recovery up on one text: When we are in recovery we often look for a quick fix. In order to know God we need to understand His word - to understand His word we need to study a number of Scriptures on what He says on how wants us to live before making them our road to recovery. 2Peter 3:17 Therefore, dear friends, since you already know this, be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of lawless men and fall from your secure position.

Check the sources of knowledge on which you base your recovery: Other than the Bible their a lot of books on recovery, good and bad. It is important we check there validity prior to basing recovery on them - check how they measure up to how the Bible says we should live - If you are unsure take it to God in prayer or seek out someone to verify them against. Going it alone in recovery is a remedy for failure - Proverbs 19:27 If you quit listening, dear child, and strike off on your own, you'll soon be out of your depth.

UNDERSTAND GOD'S WORD IS A MATTER NOT JUST OF THE HEAD BUT ALSO OF THE HEART

John 7:17 Anyone who wants to do his will can test this teaching and know whether it's from God or whether I'm making it up.