Are you in recovery?

Do you find yourself struggling, sorely tempted to go back and pick up the blunt, baggie or pipe? 

For that one person out there, that may be on the verge of returning to what the Bible calls 

“The domain of darkness,” 

let me remind you what that domain of darkness holds for you.

"House stripped and bare; her wedding ring lying there

I wish I stayed; vows betrayed

Wives beaten; drugs eaten

Tempers flare, sirens blare, prison house stare

Liquor pours, jail house doors

Charge of possession, years of depression

Years unemployed; opportunities destroyed

Mothers sighing, years of lying, children crying, hopes dying!

Basement, couch or attic; home of the roaming addict

Lies spoken; friendships broken

Music blaring, hollow eyes staring, needle sharing

Nothing to share, cupboards bare, no one to care

Sin sick soul, blunt, bag and bowl; 

no hope, no help, no goal….

Let us never forget! May our eyes not be blinded to what lays at our door! Oh! But God rescued us from the domain of darkness

And transferred us to “the kingdom of His beloved Son.”

Let me also remind you of Christ’s kingdom….

A coal, a spark, a flame, 

new hope in Jesus’ name!

I have as much value and worth as any person on earth

Breaking the chains of anguish, despair and addiction; 

Ending the life of constriction, friction and contradiction,

 A do over, a brand-new page!

Freedom from depression and inner rage.

Leaving crime, passion and strife

Learning to walk in love, light and new life!