Life’s Healing Choices

I have been sober in AA for 27 years, but just came across Celebrate Recovery due to someone who is new to recovery. I was unfulfilled with the endless discussions in AA about whether or not God was Buddha, Christ, or a doorknob, because I am a Christian. I’m grateful to AA, and this method is not in opposition to AA, but will be helpful for anyone who wants a more positive approach to recovery. Recovery is for anyone with a hurt, habit or hangup, which is all of us. And this book brings the healing power of Christ into the equation. Very powerful! I can’t believe I didn’t know about Celebrate Recovery until now.

This is an awesome book, written by John Baker, the founder of Celebrate Recovery, a 12 Step program based on biblical principles. I ordered three copies of the book, one to keep for myself and the two others went to friends. The full title is actually Life’s Healing Choices: Freedom from Your Hurts, Hang-ups, and Habits and includes a forward by Saddleback Church’s senior pastor, the author of The Purpose Driven Life, Rick Warren.

John Baker, a former pastor at Saddleback Church, based this book on the eight steps to spiritual freedom (admitting need, getting help, letting go, coming clean, making changes, repairing relationships, maintaining momentum and recycling pain) to help Christians overcome many kinds of addictive behaviors.

This was taken from John Bakers Biography: “John Baker is the founder of Celebrate Recovery, a ministry born out of the heart of Saddleback Church. Over the last sixteen years, nearly 10,000 individuals have gone through this Christ-centered recovery program at Saddleback. The Celebrate Recovery program is now being used in 12,000 churches nationwide. Over 500,000 individuals have completed the program.

This book is very well written, easy to understand and follow and can help anyone who wants to make the choices necessary to start on their own personal journey, their own road to recovery, from life’s hurts, hang-ups and habits.

EVERYONE NEEDS HELP, EVEN IF THEY WONT ADMIT IT. THIS IS A BOOK THAT IS NOT ONLY SPIRITUALLY SOUND, IT OFFERS PRACTICAL ADVICE, THAT WHEN APPLIED, BEGINS THE PROCESS OF CHANGING OUR HABITS, HEALING OUR HURTS, AND POINTING US TO THE ONLY PHYSICIAN WHO KNOWS WHAT IS WRONG WITH US, AND TREATS THE CAUSE, NOT THE SYMPTOMS.

Allot of super advice in this book for anyone who battling with hurts, hang-ups and habits, and for those who better need to understand the struggles some people suffer. First you think the book is a therapy model, actually it is, however, it goes farther because it draws upon the transformation power of Gods Word and Holy Spirit to help and empower people to overcome what they themselves cannot. God wants to comfort, heal us and make us strong in Him.

What a difference this book & 8 principles are making in my recovery. I started attending CR in March 2018. I’ve been through a step study, lead a small group and shared my testimony in large group. This book has brought so much clarity to my recovery efforts with Christ and the focus of each principal. If you need to start a recovery program or renewed commitment to 1, don’t pass this book. God is good, all the time. All the time, God is good.

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