TheCelebrateRecoveryParticipant’sGuidesareessentialtoolsforthepersonalrecoveryjourney.InthesixlessonsinGuide1:SteppingOutofDenialIntoGod’sGrace,youwillexperiencethefirst3ofthe8recoveryprinciples:1RealizeI’mnotGod.IadmitthatIampowerlesstocontrolmytendencytodothewrongthingandthatmylifeisunmanageable.“Happyarethosewhoknowtheyarespirituallypoor“(Matthew5:3).2EarnestlybelievethatGodexists,thatImattertohim,andthathehasthepowertohelpmerecover.“Happyarethosewhomourn,fortheyshallbecomforted“(Matthew5:4).3ConsciouslychoosetocommitallmylifeandwilltoChrist’scareandcontrol.“Happyarethemeek“(Matthew5:5).ByworkingthroughthelessonsandexercisesfoundineachofthefourParticipant’sGuidesyouwillbegintoexperiencethetruepeaceandserenityyouhavebeenseeking,restoreanddevelopstrongerrelationshipswithothersandwithGod,andfindfreedomfromlife’shurts,hang-ups,andhabits.AllthescriptureshavebeenupdatedtothenewNIV2011version.
