Reconciliation, redemption and recovery... Pt. 1

It has been a considerable time since posting ... a 'flu-like' sickness set me back a few months ago and made an impact physically, spiritually and emotionally. I made it through ... but fell behind in a few things. God has been working in a slow and methodical way, but the past few weeks have been a struggle in many ways. Close friendships and accountability have been essential as my emotions have been quite flat. My friend, Mike Bynum, lets me know that 'this is the normal walk'. As it has been said in many recovery meetings, I must not stop "short of the miracle"...

I have been thinking and studying about my Christianity, theology and the process of recovery. For those not in 'formal' recovery, this term might only seem to apply in situations of drug and alcohol addiction...however, I now view the process of recovery interwoven in scripture. In fact, reconciliation, redemption and recovery are linked together as we all have 'gone our own way'. As I told an individual several years ago, it took the darkness of addiction to bring the desperation of my need for a Savior ... I NEEDED to be redeemed and reconciled to the Living God. Even though I had been a Christian for over 2 decades, the 'raw' understanding of my depravity became overwhelming. Thankfully, God the Father 'reconciled me (us) to himself through Christ' (2 Corinthians 5:18).

Lane