Rx for Recovery

Written by Annette Capps   

Today we hear much about recovery. There are divorce recovery workshops, alcohol and chemical dependency support groups, co-dependency recovery classes. It seems that there is a great emphasis on restoring the soul (mind, will, & emotions) and rightfully so. There are many, many wounded people even in the church. Maybe I should say, especially in the church.

In faith circles, people are sometimes hesitant to admit they don’t “have it all together.” To admit that you are in mental, emotional, or physical distress would be considered a “faith-failure”. Instead of seeking support from the body of Christ, many have kept their pain to themselves, suffering as they keep up a good front.

Unfortunately, relationship and marital failures have exploded also. Rather than admit their difficulties, many have found it necessary to leave the church because of the judgmental attitudes of their peers and leaders.

Come to the End of Yourself

by Rick Warren

“It is not that we think we are qualified to do anything on our own. Our qualification comes from God.” (2 Corinthians 3:5 NLT)

Life is a struggle, but what most people don’t realize is that our struggle, like Jacob’s, is really with God! We want to be God, and there’s no way we’re going to win that struggle. But we try anyway.

A.W. Tozer said, "The reason why many are still troubled, still seeking, still making little forward progress is because they haven’t yet come to the end of themselves. We’re still trying to give orders, and interfering with God's work within us."

We aren’t God, and we never will be. We’re humans, and the times when we try to be God are the times we end up most like Satan, who tried to be equal with God, too.

We accept our humanity intellectually but not emotionally. We give mental assent to the idea, but when faced with our own limitations, we react with irritation, anger, and resentment. We want to be taller (or shorter), smarter, stronger, more talented, beautiful, and wealthy.

Pain Has Limits Set By God

One of our recurring fantasies is that there are some people who have it all, who have no problems, who just seem to cruise through life. You can see their faces and hear their stories on prime-time TV. Maybe you wish you could have a life like theirs.

Maybe you've also secretly wished you could be a Christian superhero like Abraham or David or St. Paul. Actually, the heroes of the Bible suffered as much as or more than you.

All Your Worth

All Your Worth
The Ultimate Lifetime Money Plan

By Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Warren Tyagi
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Free Press, January 2006
Trade Paperback, 304 pages
ISBN-10: 0743269888
ISBN-13: 9780743269889
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Contents

Getting Started:

The Truth About Money

Part One: 6 Steps to a Lifetime of Riches

1. Step One:

Count All Your Worth

2. Step Two:

Escape from the Thinking Traps

3. Step Three:

Count the Dollars, Not the Pennies

4. Step Four:

If You Can't Afford Fun, You Can't Afford Your Life

5. Step Five:

To Build Your Future, Pay Off Your Past

6. Step Six:

Build Your Dreams a Little at a Time

Part Two: Powerful Tools

7. Love and Money:

Having It All

8. The Big Buy:

Purchasing the Home That Is Right for You

9. Financial CPR:

Protect Yourself When Things Get Tough

The Last Word:

It's Not About Money

Acknowledgments

Index