Arizona 12-Step Recovery
A young man stopped in my office the other week-he looked bad, and he didn’t smell very good, either. He had been drinking, and he was clearly at the end of his rope. “Do you think there is any hope,†he asked me? I told him I always thought there was hope. His story is the same one I hear all the time at the Crossroads. No job, no money, family and friends gone…..hopeless.
But I know something this fellow does not know. I know that if he stays here and does what we ask him slowly his life will get put back together again. He will have the opportunity to form life-long friendships, find a job, and most importantly-achieve sobriety. He will find hope.
We talk about a lot of things in this newsletter. We talk about our fund-raisers, our events, how wonderful all of our six facilities are, and how beautiful everything is….but today I want you to know that Crossroads is all about helping that young fellow who was in my office. That is our culture, our goal and our mission. It always has been and God willing always will be.
When we ask you to buy a ticket to our annual Dinner, we are asking you to give us more money than the food and the entertainment is worth. We are asking you to help us help that young man. When we ask you to become a Platinum Sponsor, we are asking you to make a commitment to make your community a better place. You might wonder how that is possible. Well, let’s go back to that young fellow who stopped by my office. Three weeks ago he checked into Crossroads. This weekend his wife and two children stopped by to visit him. He has a job now, and is able to help with the family bills. His wife is starting to see the man she married seven years ago….the man she thought was gone forever. They are talking about getting an apartment together and starting over. A father; a husband; a wage earner; a taxpayer; a person who helps others;
Over 22,000 men and women have gone through the Crossroads program. We need your help and support to continue to help the next 22,000. Thank you for making the sacrifice to help us to continue to provide low cost, effective community based centers for people in recovery. Please support our Dinner on Saturday, November 3. It is going to be a blast. I will look forward to seeing you there!
Crossroads, Inc. is a non-profit, drug and alcohol recovery, organization located in beautiful Phoenix, Arizona. Crossroads is a Level Four transitional facility licensed by the State of Arizona. The Crossroads program addresses the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of alcoholism or drug addiction, by providing food, shelter, 12 step structure and discipline. We can help you find direction to sober living. Pick up the phone and call us: 602-279-2585. Visit our website at: http://sober360.com
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THE 12 STEPS DOWN TO HELL:
I imagine 12 Step recovery programs are a slow slide into the jaws of Satan. I was involved with this evil “satanic cult†[AA] for over 30 years but was saved through the power of Jesus Christ. He directed me to a therapist who was into “real†recovery, not the mind destroying, soul destroying, cult, which is AA. I have met two Steppers recently & I imagine they are completely devoid of any emotion or insight. I feel pain because both these men are decent human beings but AA has destroyed their individuality & they have no idea how to relate apart from expounding AA propaganda. I imagine Hell to be a continuous flow of AA meetings without any light at the end of the tunnel because one never recovers'. I beg you people who are in 12 Step programs, to get out before it is too late.
How does one recover when one is handing one’s power over to AA. The 12 Steps were written out of Wilson’s head, he certainly didn’t get his guidance from the Bible. I imagine he was an agent of Satan & he & Smith’s “cult religion†has filled millions of Steppers with their anti - Christ propaganda.
Step Three of AA is "Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood him." While many in the Oxford Group placed their faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour, there was much leeway given. Shoemaker, a leader of the Oxford Group, says, "The true meaning of faith is self-surrender to God." He further explains:
Surrender to whatever you know about Him, or believe must be the truth about Him. Surrender to Him, if necessary, in total ignorance of Him. Far more important that you touch Him than that you understand Him at first. Put yourself in His hands. Whatever He is, as William James said, He is more ideal than we are. Make the leap. Give yourself to Him.
Aside from capitalizing the "H," which Christians do to refer to the God of the Bible, "Him" could refer to any god of one’s own making [bedpan]. Can you see what is happening to you? Ask Jesus to take control of your lives, read the Bible & instead of 12 Step groups, go to Church. Burn your Big Book or use it as toilet paper. Can you see the difference: With The 12 Steps, you never recover but with John 3:16 you are guaranteed Eternal Salvation. The “ball is in your courtâ€
Peace Be With You
Micky
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