Quotes about Recovery

At the heart of all great movements is a recovery of a simple Christology (essential conceptions of who Jesus is and what he does), yet one that accurately reflects the Jesus of New Testament faith—they are in a very literal sense Jesus movements.

My very addictive personality and all sorts of strongholds are a thing of the past for me. Yet at the root of every single one of those issues was insecurity, something I had battled since childhood.

There have been many times in my life when I felt like I'd never pick up the pieces, but God has always given me the power to do it.

Alcoholism is a disease. People will debate whether it is a disease of the mind, of genetics, or of circumstances. I don't have the answer to that debate, and frankly I don't care because when you try to pinpoint 'why,' it can often lead to blaming another person, an incident in your past, or circumstances.

Working on my first novel, 'Groundswell' - about a woman recovering from a bad breakup who falls in love with surfing - I spent a month south of the border. And when I wasn't writing or surfing, I was eating. A lot.

If people take any notice of what we say, we say we've been through the drug scene, man, and there's nothing like being straight.

My doctors told me this morning my blood pressure is down so low that I can start reading the newspapers.

Nobody can be set free from a problem until they're willing to admit they have one.

Pure air, good water, sunshine, the beautiful surroundings of nature...these are God's means for restoring the sick to health.

The all-seeing eye of God beheld our deplorable state infinite pity touched the heart of the Father of mercies and infinite wisdom laid the plan of our recovery.

Within each of us exists the image of God, however disfigured and corrupted by sin it may presently be. God is able to recover this image through grace as we are conformed to Christ.

God finds us in the holes we dig for ourselves. We see failures; He sees foundations.