You must believe that you matter to God and that He has the power and willingness to heal you. BELIEF is the cornerstone upon which all additional building blocks of recovery are built. Conversely, living by false beliefs (i.e.: “my using only hurts me, I can handle just one, I’ll quit when I’m ready, this time I’ll control my dosages, I’m still in control,…”) are all clichéd preventatives to recovery. These common and unimaginative excuses only propose a delay to the change and growth that is necessary.
As soon as you stop growing, you start dying. There is no standing still in recovery; you are either moving forward or backwards. As in driving, when you are looking in the rearview mirror, you are either focusing on what is behind you or you are backing up. If you want to drive correctly, look through the front windshield to see where you are going and only occasionally glance in the rearview mirror to see what’s behind you. When driving your life, it’s all a one-way street anyhow, so pay close attention to the road you take and don’t get distracted or you may drive your life in a ditch.
Addicts are in the habit of using. They are in the habit of wanting to use. They are in the habit of doing everything necessary to continue using. Habits don’t just go away. Addicts are, in effect, programmed to mismanage their lives; their minds are hijacked.
Addicts have beliefs, habits, behaviors, and lifestyles to unlearn. This takes a precarious amount of time in which insecurities and instability will threaten to reclaim priority. Times of rough going require higher attention to the Moral Law value system rigidly embedded in one’s soul.
Since the brain controls the body, and the body performs actions, and actions have consequences (good and bad), it is essential to reprogram the brain with habits that serve healthy purposes and avoid pitfalls. If one seeks to reprogram, it is essential to use the highest and most effective information possible. For it is undeniably true: what you believe in your mind will always manifest in your actions. Once again, I ask, what do you believe?
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