2. God never wastes a hurt.
3. Trust and Fear issues are the main reasons that people have Hurts, Habits, and Hang-ups.
4. The scriptures are the daily guide to life that few in recovery have time to read.
5. People who say they don't really struggle with anything are either lying, in denial, or don't understand the Bible.
6. Nothing gives more courage and faith than someone's testimony of overcoming insurmountable circumstances.
7. People with authority issues rarely make it through to healing without excruciating pain.
8. Some of my life's most memorable moments were in a small group, watershed moment.
9. Everyone needs a Godly mentor (sponsor). Without this, we often stay stuck, unchallenged and living a nightmare of changing jobs, relationships, and demographics, looking for greener grass.
10. I now have the best friends that I have ever had.
11. People who don't trust anyone don't trust God.
12. The more I'm honest and transparent, the more friends I have - the opposite of what I thought.
13. Accepting God's forgiveness and forgiveness from others is easy compared to forgiving ourselves.
14. Selfish people stay sick longer.
15. It's never the fault of the person leaving the program when they decide to leave early.
16. People who don't do the 12th step need to go through the program again - they missed something critical.
17. I found out I was not the only "weak" one with the weird thoughts and fears.
18. The more I read I realize that the greatest men and women in the world almost always had mentors and confidants, why shouldn't I have an accountability team and a Sponsor?
19. Loneliness is a choice.
20. Dead trees seem to give the most advice on how to grow fruit.
21. People often go to dead trees to gain knowledge on how to grow fruit. Weird.
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Dude, this is some great insight! Thanks!
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