An 8-step recovery program offering lasting resources for young people facing pain and addiction
The 8 stages of Wounded by Life, Healed by God
Step 1. Ask for help. I admit that alone, I am helpless and that I need help.
Blessed are those who recognize their spiritual poverty. Matthew 5.3
Step 2. Open your heart. I know that God exists, that I have value in his eyes, and that he is the only one who has the power to heal my suffering.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted! Matthew 5.4
Step 3. Depend on Christ. I realize that I need to turn my life over to Christ. I must depend on Him in every area of my life, for everything I say, what I think, and what I do.
Blessed are the meek. Matthew 5.5
Step 4. Hear and speak. I agree to take stock of my life and I confess my faults, for myself, before God and before someone I trust.
Blessed are the pure in heart. Matthew 5.8
Step 5. Choose God's way. I choose to stop doing things my way and I decide to place my life on the path that leads to God's will.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. Matthew 5.6
Step 6. Live forgiveness. I choose to forgive those who have wronged me, and to ask forgiveness for any harm I may have caused.
Blessed are those who show kindness. Matthew 5.7
Blessed are those who bring peace. Matthew 5.9
Step 7. Live for God. I will take time for God every day to examine my life, read my Bible and pray, and thus receive the strength to live according to His will.
Blessed are those who recognize their spiritual poverty. Matthew 5.3
Step 8. Support others. I will tell those who need it that God can heal them. I will convey this message through my words and through my actions.
Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven! Matthew 5.1
ISBN: 9782940413249