In Christian rehab, you get the best of secular rehab therapies and medical care, but you also gain the strength of the Lord on the road to recovery.
A Christian rehab never abandons what has proven therapeutically effective in the treatment of addiction, and neither does it ignore the real medical need some addicts have for medications and observation during detox. A Christian rehab is not unsafe, and Christians understand that the Lord gave us doctors and an understanding of how to treat the ailments of the body, and we would be foolish to question His will by not using what he gave us.
You will get medical care, you will benefit from the latest scientific theories of addiction treatment and you will develop a relapse prevention plan, just as you would in almost any type of drug or alcohol rehab.
Addiction is a spiritual problem
Yet while most secular rehabs treat addiction and drug or alcohol abuse as problems of the body and mind, Christian rehab sees the root of the problem as spiritual in nature. Although the maladies of the body and mind should never be ignored, only by bettering the spiritual through the strength and love of God can recovering addicts have any real chance of long term sobriety and peace; and a better life in service to family, to Church, and to Jesus Christ.
The spiritual elements of a Christian rehab involve scripture study, solitary and group prayer, and meditation and religious counseling.
Prayer
For a lot of Christians, it just feels more natural praying to Jesus Christ as versus a "higher power" as in AA, and using the Christian 12 steps to sobriety allows recovering addicts and alcoholics to truly seek God's guidance, ask His forgiveness, and seek His strength and love in the quest to a better life of service and sobriety.
The Bible
Scripture study grounds addiction in a book of timeless wisdom, and through studying relevant passages of the Bible, addicts gain a better understanding of God's message about addiction, and gain a valuable an affirming resource book against future temptation and abuse.
Christian therapy
Working together with a spiritual advisor, often also trained in addiction therapy and recovery, Christian addicts can seek out answers on how to live a life for God, and how to use God's love and strength as a power away from temptation.
Christian rehab never abandons what has proven effective in secular rehabs, but through using the power, the strength and the compassion of Jesus Christ, Christians in recovery gain the tools they'll need to better understand God's plan, and better understand how they can use Jesus Christ as friend against temptation.
Christian rehabs are available throughout the country and even the world and your local pastor or minister can direct you to local and available programs. Christian rehabs just make more sense for a lot of believers struggling with addiction, and although science and therapies are valuable, nothing can match the power of prayer and of a Faith in a better life through Jesus Christ.
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