who will be
dedicated to
befriending this
person. This
volunteer will
meet with this
the individual
as many times as
they both desire
to. This will
help the
individual to
have a friend to
open up to about
their journey of
discovery and
also to ask them
questions about
learning who God
is. This bond
and relationship
will continue on
for support
after recovery.
Building
the new man-
This section is
designed to help
the individual
identify the
people, areas
and things in
their life that
either trigger
using or are
unstable. This
will help them
to think long
term about
changing their
very life, not
just not abusing
drugs. If they
have deep
friendships with
substance users,
they will be
advised, not
forced ever, to
postpone these
relationships
until they are
able to handle
them or if at
that point they
even desire to
continue them.
Maybe the area
in which they
live is a hot
zone for drug
dealers, or even
their own family
members are
abusers. These
are things that
need to
identified
before going
back to life as
usual. Life as
usual is what
brought them to
this point. So
if they need to
be relocated, or
face their
friends and
family about not
being able to
see them for a
while, they
should handle
these things
while at the
facility so that
any emotional
back lash can be
handled by
counselors and
friends.
Ongoing support-
The conventional
support system
for a recovering
addict today is
to go to a group
like AA
(Alcoholics
Anonymous).
However, because
these groups
tell you that
you are an
addict and that
you will always
be an addict,
they are not
always the best
support for
recovery. This
is simply a
lie. The Lord
says that he who
the Son has set
free is free
indeed! God’s
word is what
they need to be
surrounded by.
Once their wound
is healed and
they have
hopefully
established a
relationship
with the Lord,
they need not
revisit the
memories of
addiction
regularly.
Finding a church
body would be a
far more
suitable support
system for
them. Because
as the Bible
says, we need to
walk in newness
of life. The
wounded drug
abuser is their
old man, and
they need not
look back on
that unless it
is in the light
of worshiping
the Lord who
delivered them
from it! The
Christian
volunteer who
has established
a bond of
friendship can
offer their
continued
friendship and
support, as well
as connect the
individual with
a church body.
