The Faith that Leads to Deliverance

Addiction, Recovery

I, Nephi, will show unto you that the tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he hath chosen, because of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance. (1 Nephi 1:20; emphasis added) Abstinence is not a result of anything I do.  It is...
Practicing Abstinence

Practicing Abstinence

abstinence, Change of Heart, Led by Spirit, Recovery

And thus mercy . . . encircles them in the arms of safety. (Alma 34:16) Learning how to be abstinent is like learning how to walk on a balance beam. At first, you are very, very clumsy.  You gain your balance for a moment, take a couple of shuffling steps, and then...
Practicing Abstinence

The Dichotomy of Worthiness

Christ, Recovery

How can the truth be both blunt and sharp at the same time? How can it be the hardest thing to hear and yet the only thing that is going to save your life? And how do you get the courage to admit that kind of two-edged truth to yourself and to others? Only from God,...