God is My Strength

By Carl Kimbro, Fellowship Bible Church Celebrate Recovery Devotional Team, 2/3/21


Six years ago I sat in Celebrate Recovery watching all the “happy people” celebrating as they picked up their chips. I thought there was no way I could ever be that happy. In my own tortured mind I was sure there was no hope for me. That I would be forever identified with my struggles and sin. 

The psalmist wrote in Psalm 73:26; “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” 

Over time, I became very active in all parts of Celebrate Recovery. When I joined a Step Study Group, that was when the healing really began. With the help of Celebrate Recovery, I learned that failure doesn’t have to be forever. I learned to trust God as my source of strength. When I put my trust in God, I took my eyes off of myself and looked to Him for my redemption.  God showed me that I needed to stop trying to fix my problems on my own and let Him deliver me from my sins and addiction. Failure became less likely, and a strong relationship with God became more likely. God used CR to help me put my past behind me.

I am so very thankful for the lessons I have learned at Celebrate Recovery. Through CR God showed me that failure in not the end of my story or my relationship with Him. The next time I feel like a failure because of sin, I will remember the lessons from CR: no one is a failure who has put their trust in Christ Jesus. We are a forgiven child of God.

Have a great week, friends!

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