The Hidden Key to Success
We all know recovery isn’t a quick fix, right? So you’re
probably thinking there isn’t a secret to a successful recovery too,
right? Wrong! There is a secret and it’s a pretty easy one
too, ready?...... Get Involved! I
started my first step study in 2007, but I didn’t go on Friday nights. I didn’t think it was for me. After I graduated I “moved on.” Then in 2009 I had a friend who wanted to go
on a Friday night so I went. I signed up
for another Step Study. I started helping
with Common Grounds. Then I helped clean
up. I helped with our annual Anna’s
House fundraiser.
I kept getting more and more involved. The more I got involved the more reasons I
had to be there each Friday night. I had
signed up for this or that so I had to be there. The more I was there the more I heard
inspirational testimonies or lessons.
The more I showed up and pitched in the more I began to truly care about
the people I was working with. The more
I cared about the people the more I wanted to be there on a Friday night!
With participating more and developing real relationships I
was working my recovery in a way I wouldn’t have been able to without doing
that. When I hit a speed bump in my
recovery I am able to use the things I’ve learned Friday nights and the
relationships I built serving to help me get over them.
Get involved. There
are so many opportunities: Dinner Team, Common Grounds, cleaning up, leading a
small group, leading a step study, serenity prayer, hugger, and principle reader. There are also a ton of other things you
could do – things we don’t even do now, do you see a need? Come up with a way to meet that need and
volunteer to start it! Are you currently
a leader who has been doing the same service for years? Branch out, try something new!
Also- if you see someone who has leadership potential then
help them get involved! Often it just
takes being asked for someone to step up.
If you know a man who would make a great small group leader or a woman
who has a great testimony, encourage them to use their gifts!
-Grateful Believer
Andrew
