Success is Almost in My Grasp

Thomas Edison was once interviewed and asked if he felt like a failure after 9,000 attempts in creating the light bulb. He promptly responded, "Young man, why would I feel like a failure? And why would I ever give up? I now know definitively over 9,000 ways that an electric light bulb will not work. Success is almost in my grasp."

Edison seems to have a good point. Why would I ever give up, when success is almost within grasp? The same goes for alcohol and drug addiction recovery. Many of us have flirted with relapse and others have fallen again into the trap of addiction…But why is this?

The question we need to ask ourselves is, “have I overlooked something in my life that I don’t want to deal with—or have I chosen to ignore something that could be relevant to my recovery?” In most cases we are unaware that certain things that have crossed our path have any bearing on how we have processed or handled our lives. The mystery in situations and experiences is where a developed and structured Christian drug abuse program can be beneficial.

The structure of a Christian Drug Abuse program through the Bible, 12 Steps and other spiritual guidance provides an inventory that shows–(a) What I’ve got (b)What I haven’t got and (c)What has to go. With the help of a professional Christian therapist, who knows how to help navigate through these issues, you are able to set realistic goals to overcome them.

To rebuild on anything the foundations always need to be inspected. Is it going to be hard? – Yes! But the rewards are so positive, good and certainly healthy. So, can you do it?—Absolutely.

“Mak[e] a fearless, ethical, moral and scriptural inventory of my entire life in order to uncover all sins, mistakes and character defects and to make a written list of every item uncovered.” It is huge but so courageous. Invite God to “Search me, O God and know my heart, test me, and know my anxious thoughts – Point out anything in me that offends you and lead me along the path of righteousness.” Psalm 139: 23-24

Successful addiction recovery “is almost in my grasp,” even if it takes that ten thousandth attempt to achieve ‘light.’