Recovery Thought of the Day - June 9th

Good Morning CR Family,

Below you will find today's Recovery Thought of the Day from Perry C!

Hit Bottom More Than Once

In the world of recovery in order for change to happen we have to hit bottom.  We hit bottom when we know that our life is not working.  When we are out of control with our addictions, full of pain, toxic relationships and we have finally had it. We hit bottom when we reach the end of our rope, wave the white flag and give up.  When all our attempts to change have not worked and all we’ve done has produced the same unhealthy results. Our bottom is that point where we finally get fed up with being beat up by ourselves and mistreated by others.  Then and only then, at the point of complete surrender are we ready to enter recovery, work all 12 of the steps, be recreated and find peace of mind.

I’ve come to believe this surrender and letting go is needed not just once when we hit bottom but throughout our entire journey of recovery.  Each step takes courage, bravery and dying to the old self.  We have to daily let go and submit to working the next step before us.  This is what means to “trust the process.” Stay committed to the present challenge. Let God work in us.   

There are a few things that will help us move through the steps. First is to surround ourselves with people in recovery who have victories in a few areas and are making progress.  They give us hope and help us see how the process of recovery works. That is why CR stresses we all attend Friday nights and Monday 12 step groups.  We need to be around others further along the journey, it is critical to our healing.  Secondly, reject all old negative ways of thinking (I’m a loser, unlovable, beyond healing etc.) and renew our minds by filling it with truths found in scripture and being told to us by our sponsor, 12 step leaders and accountability partners. This is precisely where the battle rages, in our minds.  Will we reject the old thoughts and submit to accepting the new truth?  Peace and joy are ours, but we have to fight for them. It is so worth it you guys.  I want us all to live the very best life we can!  How bad do you want that?  Then do the work and we'll be right here with you.

Announcements:

1. If you are in need of prayer, please send your prayer requests to CelebrateRecoveryatCrossroads@gmail.com and we will forward those on to our celebrate recovery prayer team. The Crossroads Church Prayer team would also love to pray for you, so when you send your E-mail, please note if you are okay with us forwarding your prayer request to the church.
2. Fridays at 6:30pm, We are hosting "CR Friday Night Live."   To subscribe to our youtube channel  please click on the following link and select the subscribe button.  CR Youtube Channel Link .  There will be a song or two of worship and then a short recovery based dialog between a couple of CR members.  This will be streamed on youtube. 
3. Fridays we will be hosting on-line open share group meetings at 7:30pm.  There will be one mixed issues group for men and one mixed issues group for women. Men's Open Share Group Sign-Up Link / Women's Open Share Group Sign-Up Link.  These meetings will take place using the Zoom App.  In order to participate you will need a tablet, smart-phone or computer with camera.  In order to ensure confidentiality of these meetings everyone who participates will need to find a private room to set up, have their camera on, so others can see that there is no one else in the room and they will also need to wear a pair of headphones so that they are the only ones that can hear.  This is a free app and you can download it on google play, apple app store or through your web-browser on your computer. For help on how to join a Zoom meeting please click on the the following link, which will take you to their support web-site Zoom Set-Up Help

Blessings,
James U.