February 25 CHAP 97 v 11 TWELVE STEPPING WITH STRENGTH FROM THE PSALMS

Light shines on the Godly ,and joy on those whose hearts are right .(GODS BIG BOOK)

STEP 4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.

It maybe only two sentences above but they are the key too living a joy filled life. Addiction is a sin called idolatry ! When we become addicted to a substance we become enslaved by it. It is our master and we will do what ever it commands us to do .Our lives are no longer ours and our hearts become filled with darkness (fear shame guilt regret anger depression ) . Society labels us diseased (junkie addict insane mentally ill) which is the furthest from the truth . God has all the answers but because we cant see it we choose not to believe so we stay enslaved and full of darkness. The key to freedom and joy is fix your heart and your head will follow . To fix and remove the darkness of your heart you must pray like you never prayed before believe with all your heart that you are being heard by your creator and loving Father in heaven and start using the Steps .God and The Steps are the only way to get out of the darkness. The steps are essential they remove Pride and the removal of pride brings humility and humility brings surrender and surrender brings confession and confession leads to Jesus and Jesus brings  peace joy forgiveness and light. Society says your diseased ,God says you gotta broken heart ! Society says lock em up and medicate them ! God says I love with an unending love  cast your addictions cares fears and worries on me and I will give you peace.

John 14 : 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. (GODS BIG BOOK) 

By Joseph Dickerson