SolidGroundRecoveryGroup - GRACE RECOVERY MINISTRY

Grace Recovery Group

Solid Ground Church, Alta Loma Ca.

The Grace Recovery Ministry / Solid Ground Community Outreach Project

For information: GRM / Solid Ground Community Outreach Project

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THIS WEEKS RECOVERY VERSE

Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid of them! The LORD your God will go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor forsake you.
THOUGHTS:
No matter were I am in my life good , bad or different. I can have courage always knowing God is there for me and all of us. LORI

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FROM JERRY

Nov. 24, 2005

Dear Grace Recovery Family,

Just wanted to take a minute and let everyone know where we are and what's going on in our group.

At this time we are using the Life Recovery Bible as our study tool. Working through the 12 Steps and sharing our life experiances together as a group.

We as a group have been quite busy with our outreach projects and in reaching out to our church youth group. Our group has formed a special relationship with the youth group and we look forward to doing all we can to be there for them as a support group and as friends.

I am truly blessed to have each of you as my friend and to be traveling the road of recovery with you.

God Bless you all,

Jerry

Step 9

We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

Recovery Devotional

Step 9

Bible Reading: Matthew 5:23-25

We made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.

We all suffer brokenness in our life, in our relationship with God, and in our relationships with others. Brokenness tends to weigh us down and can easily lead us back into our addiction. Recovery isn’t complete until all areas of brokenness are mended.

Jesus taught: “So if you are standing before the alter in the temple, offering a sacrifice to God, and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you, leave your sacrifice there beside the alter. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God” (Matthew 5:23-24)

The apostle Paul wrote; “if someone says, ‘ I love God,’ but hates a Christian brother or sister, that person is a liar; for if we don’t love people we can see, how can we love God, whom we have not seen?” (1John 4:20)

Much of recovery involves repairing the brokenness in our life. This requires that we make peace with God, with ourself, and with others whom we have alienated. Unresolved issues in relationships can keep us from being at peace with God and ourself. Once we go through the process of making amends, we must keep our minds and our hearts open to anyone we may have overlooked. God will often remind us of relationships that need attention. We should not delay going to those we have offended and seek to repair the damage we have caused.

The Twelve Steps........

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