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Addiction is a beast that can seem hopeless to tame. This journey through an addicted mind will help lead anyone suffering to redemption in Christ and a successful recovery.

This is an addict’s personal journey from absolute darkness to the light of a loving and merciful God. Through whispers to his heart, he has documented each step of the way in the most worldly relative ways. A spiritual journey to recovery designed to guide one completely lost on a step by step path to redemption, ultimately culminating in the love of a Savior.

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Religion

Christianisme

Christian Living

Personal Growth

Philosophie et théologie

Recovery

Addiction

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Publié par	WestBow Press
Date de parution	06 octobre 2022
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781664278684
Langue	English

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ESCAPING THE FLATLINE
DEPENDENCY DEFEATED
ARCHIE MITCHELL

Copyright © 2022 Archie Mitchell.

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Scripture quotations marked (NLT) are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, a Division of Tyndale House Ministries, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2022946465

WestBow Press rev. date: 10/05/2022
CONTENTS
Prologue
Can’t Live with or Without You
“Falling Apart, Barely Breathing”
Standing on a road I Didn’t Plan
God Bless the Ravaged Road
My Anchor Holds
There Will Be No Easy Way Back, No Shortcut Here
Waking Up Fightin Mad
Can’t Buy Back Yesterday
Each Day a Chance to Give the Best of Me
God Among Us
Welcome Back My Long-Lost Friend
Anti-Venom
Send Me an Angel
You Only Ever Broke Me
Light of the World, Enemy of the Dark
Storms Will Race in, But You Will Find Shelter in His Arms
Something for Nothing
Quicksand
Go the Distance
Love Me Like My Dog
Scars Remind Us the Past is Real
Halfway There. Surviving on My Prayer
Serpent Stalking
Bankrupt
Making it Count
Take Your Medicine
Under the Lights
Monsters Inside Me
Kudzu Can Die
Ignore the Demons Fueling Your Fears
LOWELL
Give It Away
Snap back to Reality
Don’t Spend Precious Years............ WASTED
I Get Knocked Down, But I Get Up Again
Hurricane YOUUUUUUU!
‘’Yo…. Amy, I did It’’
Dueling Banjos
Burn The Plows
Blinded
Piece by Precious Piece
Resurrection Faith
Some People Live Their Dreams
WHY???????????????
Take out the Trash
It’s Your Wilderness Journey
Take Up Your Cross
PRIDE...GREED...ENVY...LUST...GLUTTONY...VENGEANCE...SLOTH
What Goes Up...Must Come Down
Light My Fire
Chasing the Wind
Know When to Hold ‘Em
Closer to the Tower
Eternal Riches
Something Missing
Look Into My Eyes
All About the Soul
Family Lunacy
Conviction vs Guilt
God, Where Are You?
Can You Spare a Dollar?
Burdened with Blame, Imprisoned in the Past for Too Long
The Final Frontier
Must Be the Money
Get Over Yourself
Guard Your Heart
If Tomorrow Never Comes
Enemy Territory
GUILTY AS CHARGED
Love Heals
Fight Back!
The Resurrection is LIFE!
I’ll Be Alright Without You
All For One
Last Call
Run for the Roses
The Winner Takes it All
PROLOGUE
John 3:16: For this is how God loved the world; he gave his one and only son so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
I am sure you have seen the banners flying at stadiums across the world trying to spread the good news about eternity with life in Christ. Folks, this verse sums up the gospel as well as any verse in the Bible. Fact is, God loves all of us and has created us with a mad, insatiable desire to connect with him and each other. I hope what God has provided me through many years of addiction battles, failed recovery attempts and an amazing journey to freedom can help you plug into the most wondrous power in the universe. I pray that those whispers to my heart can provide you a path to wholeness with your creator. The son of God died for each and every one of us, and in doing so wiped away all the sins we have committed. All iniquities are forgiven as long as you believe in Jesus, commit your heart to him, and accept the gift of salvation laid out before you. This is the starting point for the whole journey I have shared in these daily devotions.
I want to give a special shout out with a double helping of thank you to seven people who have helped me to climb the mountain and be in position to complete this work. Thank you, Mom and Dad who had to listen to me read each and every one of these over the phone from 700 miles away. Your unwavering love and support are not only inspirational but an example for all of us to follow. To my 3 babies, you have given me the experience of somewhat understanding God’s love for his children by being able to reflect on how much I love each of you. It was the easiest way for me to understand real love knowing there is nothing you could do that would make me stop loving you. To my Kinga and my Zoya, this would never have gotten finished without the entrance of you in my life. Though you may not know it, you “colorfied” my life and you opened up a part of me nobody else could have done. In doing so, you ignited the fire in my heart that had been dead for a long time. Your inner beauty provided the fuel to change my ways, start with the man in the mirror, and serve God’s purpose for me in this life. I realize God sent me two angels, and as long as Swedish fish stick to the ceiling, I will never waiver from this path. I love you all to the moon and back.
CAN’T LIVE WITH OR WITHOUT YOU
T his is for those of you who may find themselves smack-dab in the middle of the most horrifying and challenging seventy-two hours of your physical existence. Detox is as brutal as it gets and there is simply no better way to put it. It is the deepest level of combined emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual suffering imaginable. The best thing I can tell you right now is that you are experiencing 72 hours of misery in its purest form, but it is an incredibly small price to pay. The sacrifices you are putting yourself through at this moment come with an unfathomable reward if you persist and stay the course. The clarity and wonder of life is unimaginable for you at this stage of recovery, but fasten your seat belt for a beautiful ride. If you look hard enough in the right direction, you will be able to see a light shimmering through where the darkness of your tunnel ends. Don’t you dare look in your rear-view mirror now, because the light you may think you have discovered is the same type of bulb that lures the unsuspecting bug to an electrifying death via the zapper. It shines with a pretty purple illumination but exists for the sole purpose of jolting you over and over until suffering and death win the day. Stay focused on the tiny light shining off in the horizon, and then take a moment to ask God to walk alongside you as you make your entrance into the ring for what just may be the fight of your life. Addiction is a beast and a persistent evil that is not willing to go away quietly, but there is a much greater power available to you if you only surrender control. As the storm rages on, just know that the lifeline you have called upon has already won the war over dependency in all of its ugly forms with thousands, maybe millions like yourself. On a much grander and significant scale, this divine power has forever defeated the powers of Hell that rule this fallen world we walk through in the flesh. This one I will keep short and to the point because I have trodden the path you find yourself on and know that you need all your strength to stay on your feet. Know this, only God has the power to break the chains that bind you, to empower you to slay the monster keeping guard over your prison cell. I remember in such hours of suffering while craving the drugs that this is a no-win situation, “I can’t live with or without you”. I promise you…. I promise you…. if you call on the name of God right now, learning to live without them becomes a pleasant reality.
“FALLING APART, BARELY BREATHING”
I have decided to write this daily outpouring of emotion mainly for my own outlet, but if these devotions somehow help just one other lost soul break free from the death grip of addiction, then I honestly say Amen. I am writing to release and be freed from the overwhelming power of the one million thoughts and feelings that at this moment are being held captive inside the recesses of my mind and deepest part of my soul. Like the great philosopher, Anna Nallick, said, “If I get it all down on paper it’s no longer inside of me threatening the life it belongs to.’’ There Is an emptiness inside me left by the absence of the drugs, a hollowness that they never actually sealed; but their numbing effects would place a lid on the dark hole to keep its vast space from revealing its presence to everyone, including me. Unfortunately, it is there, and I’ve got news for you, it is there in every human being on this God created planet from the very second they take their first breath. It exists and Is fed due to the broken relationship of mankind with its wonderful creator. What we as human beings long for is love, peace, hope,