We are a Christ centered program that heals with the truth;

Here at G.A.R.T.H. we seek to support all that are interested in freedom, restoration, and full recovery from the bondage of addiction. We desire to participate in helping those that are hurting and in need of accountability and counsel. Our hearts reach out to those that struggle with the loss of control in their lives due to dependency. We are a brother, a sister, and a friend in the time of need. At G.A.R.T.H. we seek to lend an open ear and the wisdom of God to enable the captive to overcome. Our 12-step program requires the individual to examine him or herself in truth and through honesty accept the tools needed to begin the process of healing. So with this short mission statement we welcome you and look forward to assisting you in full recovery and restoration.

This is Step Three: Each Step that we will cover will go deeper into the examination of what causes us to be addicted and what can help us overcome. Please join us in this step one study of Addiction Recovery Through Honesty.

Amazing Grace 

Amazing grace how sweet the sound

That saved a wretch like me!

I once was lost but now am found

Was blind but now I see

Twas grace that taught my heart to fear

And grace my fears relieved

How precious did that grace appear

The hour I first believed

Thru many dangers, toils, and snares

I have already come

Tis grace that brought me safe thus far

And grace will lead me home.

When we've been there ten thousand years

Bright shining as the sun

We've no less days to sing God's praise

Then when we first begun.

Welcome to week three of Addiction Recovery. We are grateful that you have made a decision in your life to live a new way. This will require honesty, willingness, and a total surrender of yourself to a greater power that is able to make a difference in your life. We pray that you are blessed as you participate and that these coming weeks changes your life!

Week/Step Three: We Make a decision to let God be in Charge of Our lives

Whe we make this decision we decide to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God through Jesus Christ. In exchange we invite His will and His way into our life.

Based upon Romans chapter 12:1 "Therefore, I urge you brothers in the view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your reasonable service." it seems that God is asking that we stop having fun, that we have no more rights, or that our life is finished! This is so far from the truth. True it will take a sacrifice on our part, we will have to give up our old ways, but in turn we receive a new life, a new way of living when we in truth surrender it all unto God. We must let Him be in charge from here on out!

This week we will study how we can let go and let God be in charge.

TO DETERMINE, TO SETTLE. OR TO MAKE A RESOLVE ABOUT
AN ACTION IS TO DECIDE. IN STEP 3 WE MUST DECIDE! IN OUR
LIVES WE MUST DECIDE:

WILL WE TURN OUR LIVES OVER TO
GOD?  STEP 3 READS:

3. MADE A DECISION TO TURN OUR WILL AND OUR LIVES OVER TO THE CARE OF JESUS.

Read John 8:12-36 What questions do you have after reading this?

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Answer the following questions:

Who is Jesus?

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What happens when we trust Jesus and continue in His words?

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How much does truth have to do with making decisions?

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What has the power to set us free from addiction?

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Read John 15:1-10 What questions do you have after reading this?

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Answer the following questions:

What makes us clean and takes away all of our unrighteousness?

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What happens when we stay close to or abide in Jesus?

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If we stay close to Jesus can we ask for things and expect them to be given?

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How is God glorified through your life?

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What is different now than all the times in the past that we have tried to change our life? TRUTH!

One simple word: TRUTH!

The truth shall set us free. Jesus is that truth.

Read John 16:5-16 What questions do you have after reading this?

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Answer the following questions:

What did Jesus tell the disciples when he was ready to go to the Father?

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Does Jesus tell the truth?_______________________________________________________________________________

Because Jesus went on to be with the Father does that mean that the truth left with Him?

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Why is it important to accept the truth and not a lie?

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Read John 10:1-14 What questions do you have after reading this?

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Answer the following questions:

Someone that tries to get into heaven without going through Jesus is what?

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Who should we follow through this life if we expect a good result?

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What did Jesus come to give us?

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Notice that none of this lesson tells us that we have to change our ways before we can accept Jesus, in fact it is just the opposite, we accept Jesus and let Him be in charge by listening to what He tells us and then our ways will change. If we want a different result we must decide to do things differently by letting Jesus have control.

As we have discussed and read here in these few chapters, truth must play a big part in making our decisions. We have made decisions in the past that has hurt us and our loved ones and now we are here to make a change. It was Benjamin Franklin who stated the definition of insanity was "Doing the same things over and over again expecting a different result." According to this we must do things different so that our result will be different than it has in the past. One thing different is to make a decision to let Jesus have control, to make a decision that acknowledges that we are unable to do this alone and that we need God to help us. So new we are ready to let go of our old ways and to grab hold of God's ways and through faith we surrender it all to Him.

We must make a decision to let go and allow God to take charge! 

NOW COMES THE TIME OF DECISION: YOU MUST COMPLETELY TRUST JESUS CHRIST TO SAVE YOU. "LET THE WICKED FORSAKE HIS WAYS AND THE UNRIGHTEOUS MAN HIS THOUGHTS: AND LET HIM RETURN UNTO THE LORD, AND HE WILL HAVE MERCY ON THEM. WILL YOU ACCEPT JESUS? WILL YOU REPENT OF YOUR SINS? THEN IF YOU WILL CONFESS WITH YOUR MOUTH THE LORD JESUS AND WILL BELIEVE IN YOUR HEART THAT GOD RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD, YOU WILL BE SAVED! ROMANS 10:9

ARE YOU WILLING TO BELIEVE GOD FOR WHO HE IS AND THE POWER THAT HE CAN BRING TO YOUR LIFE?

ARE YOU WILLING TO LET GOD BE IN CHARGE?  YOU MUST DECIDE!