The idea of a blog is for people to communicate and add their imput to mix. Within the LDS church we are good at so many things. Some areas, though, we struggle with--this is one of them.
To admit we have a problem is not a very Mormon thing to do. We are taught to become self reliant, to solve problems and to serve one another.
What happens when we run accross a habit, a behavior, an action that is bigger and stronger than we are. What do we do now?
What we do is learn the Atonement; not the one we thought we knew, but the one which heals and empowers. We come to learn the Savior that loves us, cares about us and requires our complete surrender to Him so he can provide the healing we so desparately need.
In short, we must admit what we do not want to admit. We must admit we cannot do it on our own, that our own efforts have failed. And we must, finally, recognize that the Plan of Happiness provided that we would never be able to exalt or heal ourselves. It was not in the Plan.
To heal from an addiction is to come to know better our Heavenly Father and His eternal love for us. It means we will come to know better what we can do and the long list of things we cannot do on our own. Thus, it means we will learn to trust and listen and change.
So, run down to LDS Social Services, get the ARP manual and lets go.
Are you ready to change yet?
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
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