Psalm 29 (KJV):The Lord will give strength unto his people

From Psalms

Psalm 29
(A Psalm of David.)

¹Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty,
      give unto the LORD glory and strength.
²Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name;
      worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.

³The voice of the LORD is upon the waters:
      the God of glory thundereth:
      the LORD is upon many waters.
⁴The voice of the LORD is powerful;
      the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.
⁵The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars;
      yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
⁶He maketh them also to skip like a calf;
      Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.

⁷The voice of the LORD divideth the flames of fire.
⁸The voice of the LORD shaketh the wilderness;
      the LORD shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh.

⁹The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve,
      and discovereth the forests:
and in his temple doth
      every one speak of his glory.

¹⁰The LORD sitteth upon the flood;
      yea, the LORD sitteth King for ever.
¹¹The LORD will give strength unto his people;
      the LORD will bless his people with peace.

The Lord is mighty, even his voice alone is strong enough to split apart the mighty and strong cedars of Lebanon.  It is exactly this voice that will give strength unto his people, and will bless his people with peace.  He gives the blessing of life, and the destruction of floods and tsunamis.  It is in that strength, His strength, that we addicts can heal and recover from our addictions.

Recovery and healing is a very personal journey.  In Wild at Heart by John Eldredge he points out Jesus even healed blind people 5 different ways in 5 different instances.  He goes on to say, "There are no formulas with God.  For some, [healing] comes in a moment of divine touch.  For others, it takes place over time with the help of another, maybe several others."  He links this later on, that there is something in common with true healing.  "For only in God will we find the healing of our wound."

That is why the 12 steps have shown themselves to be so effective.  They are flexible in that recovering addicts can move through them at their own pace, and for each person incorporate different activities - but for all rely on growing closer to a God of their understanding.  For we are only able to heal if God's awesome strength and mercy is part of our recovery.

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