Recovery from sexual abuse is not the same thing as recovery from religious addiction. Recovery from alcoholism is not the same thing as recovery from bulimia. It would be a serious mistake to ignore the diversity within recovery. Diversity does not mean, however, that there aren't some very basic, common foundations for all recovery. Let me suggest six fundamentals which I think we need to return to again and again no matter what the specifics of our recovery journey may be.
Recovery takes time.
Recovery needs relationships Recovery is a spiritual journey Recovery is possible. There is a problem You have to recover from something. If there is no problem, there can be no recovery. Now, this doesn't seem like it should be a very difficult pill for Christians to swallow. Well yes, and no.