Recovery Starts Where Defeat Ends

That’s right.

Recovery starts where defeat ends.

Think of all the things in your life that have dragged you down. I mean it doesn’t matter how small or seemingly insignificant it might be, what has dragged and pulled and knocked you down? Is it the painful memories of past abuse? Is it the disgusting images littering your computer’s hard drive? Is it the bottle you can’t seem to put down? Is it the anger only your family sees? Is it the unforgiveness that blocks out any and all trust?

What is it?

What is it that’s holding you back?

Recovery starts where defeat ends.

You’ve allowed these things to beat you up for too long. All you’ve known is pain, heartache, worry, believing you’d never get over it, never move on, never see the light of day. You don’t have to stay there. You don’t have to settle for less. You don’t have to remain in the dark.

Recovery starts where defeat ends.

Then He who sat on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” And He said to me, “Write, for these words are true and faithful.”
Revelation 21:5 NKJV

He makes all things NEW. Say that. He makes all things NEW. HE makes all things new! He makes ALL things new! It doesn’t matter which word you emphasize…it’s AWESOME! It’s HOPE! It’s that slight shimmer of possibility. God wants something FOR you, not something FROM you. He wants to see you, me, the whole world to know what it means to be loved and experience a joy that’s everlasting. We were made for something more than this. He and he alone has the power to set you free, the power to make things new, the power to give you a fresh start.

Recovery starts where defeat ends.

Maybe it’s today. Maybe today you woke up and feel like there’s no hope. Something happen. Someone said something. Who knows. But you’re defeated. Maybe it’s been this past week. Maybe this month. Maybe this year. Maybe your ENTIRE life! You don’t have to be defeated ANYMORE!

Recovery is the hope of a FRESH START…a NEW BEGINNING…a NEW STORY…a BETTER STORY! In Christ we have hope. In Christ we have freedom. In Christ we have victory.

Recovery starts where defeat ends. Are you ready for a new beginning?