Sidney Smith Offers Advice on Recovery
The recovery counselor offers advice for those who are struggling with addiction and loved ones and friends who wish to offer them support and encouragement.
Recovery
Everyone suffers, whether it’s from illness, emotional distress, or addiction. Recovery is the place of healing where you can come back to a state of wholeness.
After 30 Years of Addiction, God Answered His Prayer for Sobriety
By Sidney H. Smith III7 min read
He had been a crack addict, a fugitive and an inmate, but one sincere prayer helped him turn his life around.
Keep the Faith with Ty’Ann Brown: Breaking Down the Serenity Prayer
Guideposts’ VP of Ministries explores how the Serenity Prayer can positively impact your life, whether or not you are dealing with an addiction or are in a 12-step program.
Forgiving Her Alcoholic Father Helped Her Feel Whole
By Jill Suttie9 min read
Her father was trying to make amends, but could she forgive him for his emotional abuse during her childhood?
How a Baby Bat Reassured Her During a Tough Transition
By Anne Marie Rodgers4 min read
She was fully invested in caring for the tiny injured creature, but she soon realized how much she needed the little bat, too.
Renewed Vision
Later, as Jesus left the town, He saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at his tax collector’s booth. “Follow Me and be My disciple,” Jesus said to him. So Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.—Luke 5:27–28 (NLT)
5 Key Steps to Staying Sober During a Crisis
By Jim Hinch6 min read
Covid-19 has upended every facet of life, but there are still ways to seek help and remain sober.
Would Her Husband’s New Job Cause Him to Relapse?
By Deborah Beddoe8 min read
She worried that her husband’s return to the ministry would threaten his sobriety. A prayer program helped her give up control and learn to trust.
A Pastor’s Wife on Loving Her Husband Through His Recovery
Deborah Beddoe shares how she came to understand that her fears and insecurities were not all the fault of her husband’s addiction to prescription drugs.
A Reassuring Prayer for Those Who Are Ill
By Rick Hamlin2 min read
Words from the 14th century’s Julian of Norwich offer comfort and hope.
How God Delivered Her from the Grip of Opioid Addiction
By Rhonda Rush4 min read
A difficult childhood, several stints in jail and the death of her husband left her weary. Could she regain her faith in God again?
How God Helped Her Overcome Alcohol Addiction
By Carol Howard8 min read
After attending Mass at a rehabilitation center, she realized that by having faith she can triumph over her addiction one day at a time.
