Regarding Addiction Recovery


Daniel
(In Recovery, Mount Pleasant Baptist Church)

I've struggled with addiction for 20 years, to addiction to cannabis. I found a 12-week Bible study very positive, teaching me about the reality of sin entering the world and how we're all subject to it, but also how Jesus has risen from the dead and how by believing in Him we can overcome as He overcame the world.

I've been sober for just over six months, and the positive influence and strength of my life from faith is believing that Jesus helps me and that the Word of God can renew my mind. When I'm tempted, I can just remind myself of the grace that God gives too and how Jesus has beaten the devil, and I don't have to go back to my old life of addiction.

And I find also when I'm tempted, I get reminded of passages from the Bible that help me to meditate on and renew my mind so that I don't get overwhelmed by temptation and decide to go back to smoking cannabis. And also the great joy and peace that I get from Jesus gives me all the help that I need.

Regarding addiction recovery

Mary
(in recovery, Swansea Evangelical Reformed Church)

I am 73 years old and have struggled with alcohol addiction for most of my life. I began drinking at the age of 16 and have now been sober for 5 months.

What helped me most in my recovery was studying the Bible. The Bible studies were very educational, and I learned many things I had never understood before. I also valued the readings and the supportive company of others.

My faith has been central to my recovery. The Bible, the church, and the people in it have been my rock. Knowing that I can pray to God and trust Him to help me through whatever I face has made a real difference in my life.

Recovery is not easy, but being willing to change and receiving the right support truly helps. I am grateful for the encouragement I have received and hope my story may be of help to others who are struggling.

Regarding Addiction Recovery

Peter Park avatar

In my twenties in Korea, I struggled with alcohol addiction and wandered for ten years. Despite countless attempts to change, I continued to relapse, and eventually I fell into despair and gave up on myself.

Through Bible study, I came to understand that my inability to break free from addiction was not simply a matter of willpower, but a deeper, fundamental problem of human sin. In that realization, I was set free from the heavy burden of guilt that had been weighing me down. At that point, I found myself released from alcohol with remarkable ease. Since then, I have remained sober for the past eighteen years.

It was the love of God contained in His grace. Now, through the gospel, I desire to share that love with those in the United Kingdom who are suffering under addiction.

Peter Park

(Minister, DoveSprout Recovery Ministry)

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