addiction recovery and spirituality

Recovery, i believe, is the most important thing in one's life. And without Jesus it is really hard to find recovery of any substance. it is so difficult for addicts to get outside themselves. when they do things really change in a hurry.

i firmly believe that it takes the first two years of recovery to begin to get life right outside of our addiction. Thoughts, spirituality, and even the body just aint right till about 2 years.

i at first thought that folks could not get anything from a Credo Recovery weekend until they had at least 2 years clean. i have since changed my mind about that. i have seen men go on a weekend with very little time at all and develop a relationship with Jesus that i often envied. the old saying that goes with 4th day retreats, which credo is one, is that God calls people on the weekend. when He calls someone we should not stand in the way. besides, so many guys and gals have been really hot to go on the weekend and then at the last minute been called somewhere else. then someone who fought it and said, "No way", end up going on the weekend and getting a solid relationship with Christ. so, now i believe that God really does call a person to a credo weekend.

i have heard many say that it takes a long time in recovery to develop spirituality. i have seen it jump started by someone going on a weekend. i think that hearing other addicts talk about how Jesus entered into their lives and recovery and changed them really makes a difference to their recovery and their overall lives. once a real spirituality begins it only grows and grows

there seems to be something very special about not being responsible for the world and its development. i am not responsible for anybody's recovery but my own. although i can aid and assist others recover. i am not the prime mover. it is still on the other person to find recovery and pursue it just like he or she did their addiction. but it sure is fun to watch recovery in the works. when people have that "Eureka!" experience and start living a new way with all the wonderment it entails it really is marvelous to watch and be a part of it. and, then, if i can help in any way with my experience what a joy that can be.