Road to Recovery: Admitting We Need Help

Study Questions for “Road to Recovery”, week 2
Believe and Receive

1) Have you ever used “Google Earth” to find your own house? (If not, try it…it’s really cool…and a little disturbing!)
2) When you consider the fact that God in heaven doesn’t just have “street view”, but has watched you from before you were born, and knows your heart and mind, what does this make you feel?

3) Dave said that we (Americans) are ready to depend on almost anything…except God. One way to test what you might be ‘dependent’ upon is to think of what you do when you’re stressed, depressed, anxious, angry.

a. What are some things you do to ‘cope’ with these times? (Eat, drink, shop, exercise, pray…)
b. Has this ‘strategy’ kept you from being dependent and confident in God?
c. THESE may be some of the things you need to ‘recover’ from.
Principle #2 in the Road to Recovery is: “Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to Him, and that He has the power to help me recover.”
Rick Warren says that, in order to do this, we must do the following:
Acknowledge that God exists…read Psalm 19:1-4; Romans 1:20.
Understand His character…read Colossians 1:15-20. Paul says that, when we’ve seen Jesus, we’ve seen the Father. What, then, are some characteristics of God the Father?
One characteristic of God the Father is POWER. Read Ephesians 1:19-20: What power is at work in us?
Accept God’s Offer of Help…a conscious choice must be made. We are either going to try to do it ourselves, or depend on God. Given all we’ve learned about God and His power, is there any ‘issue’ that we might have which He could not overcome? Read Philippians 1:6;4:13. Do YOU have confidence in God’s commitment to bring you healing and victory?




The next Principle in the Road to Recovery is #3: “Consciously Choose to commit all my life and will to Christ’s Care and Control.”
It is one thing to believe that God is able, it’s another thing to actually CHOOSE to commit my life to Him.
Giving up control—in any situation—takes a few characteristics. What are they? (For one, see Matthew 5:5)
Read Matthew 11:28-30.
Jesus said He had a “Yoke” for us to take up. A “Yoke” is farm implement which tethers 2 animals together to insure that they go in the same direction.
What is Jesus saying about the ‘direction’ we are to go?
He says that His yoke is ‘easy’ and His burden is ‘light’. Yet following Him can be hard sometimes. What could he mean by this?
Why is it difficult to give up control of our lives to Jesus? (List ‘bullet point’ reasons).
Which of this list do YOU, personally, struggle the most with?

Taking the step of Consciously Choosing to commit my life to His care and control is absolutely crucial—not only for ‘recovery’, but for all of life!
How do we do it?
How, then, do I take this step?
1) I accept God’s Son as my Savior. (Acts 16:31)
2) I accept God’s Word as my Standard. (2 Timothy 3:16)
3) I accept God’s Will as my Strategy. (Romans 12:1-3)
4) I accept God’s Strength as my Strength. (Philippians 4:13)

Are there any of these areas that you are currently struggling with?