{"id":1148,"date":"2010-11-09T12:35:48","date_gmt":"2010-11-09T18:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freedomfrommedom.com\/member\/?p=1148"},"modified":"2013-07-21T11:37:12","modified_gmt":"2013-07-21T16:37:12","slug":"twrap-015-111010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.freedomfrommedom.com\/member\/applications\/twrap-015-111010","title":{"rendered":"TWRAC 015 (11\/10\/10): Stages of Change in Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Week’s Recovery Application Challenge<\/span><\/h2>\n
If you have not done so already, please complet<\/span>e<\/span> TWIRL 015<\/span><\/a> prior to beginning TWRAC 015.<\/span><\/h5>\n

Stages of Change in Recovery<\/em><\/h2>\n

We may have jumped the gun a bit talking about stages of change in recovery before examining why change needs to occur in the first place. This TWRAC exercise will examine and challenge you to identify who and what needs to change and call you into an ACTION stage of recovery with God’s help, empowered in your relationship with Christ. Jesus, in His life on earth understood that he lacked authority in his flesh as a human being and completely depended on God the Father’s authority to recover in the flesh and empower others toward healing and recovery, and even resurrection. The model Jesus used for recovery is the the following words:<\/span><\/p>\n

I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.<\/span><\/strong> John 5:30<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus A, admitted powerlessness without God; B,believed in the authority of God the Father; and C, committed to human recovery under and in the authority of God the Father. As we lay out the 5Ws of change to problem solve, understand that authentic recovery occurs under and in the authority of God through your relationship with Jesus Christ. <\/span><\/p>\n

The firs<\/span>t thing we must do in the process of recovery is to identify the problem. We cannot begin to understand the problem and know why it needs to be resolved until we identify it. That may sound elementary but so many people dealing with depression and hopelessness often end up in that place without a real sense of how they got there. They may realize that they are dissatisfied and uncomfortable, but dissatisfied and uncomfortable with what, and with whom? Why does this thing and that thing, and this person and that person, upset my life? Why am I unhappy? Why am I angry? Why am I jealous? Why don’t I get what I want? Why is it never enough? Why do I care so much? Why don’t I care enough?<\/span><\/p>\n

Alright, so let’s ask the question:<\/span><\/p>\n

-What seems to be the problem, generally speaking?<\/span><\/p>\n

-What problems seem\u00a0to be common in the lives of individuals and families, generally speaking?<\/span><\/p>\n

-What are the types of problems you want to solve?<\/span><\/p>\n