Post by teetop on Jul 3, 2016 7:18:54 GMT -7
This was an intro I sent to a Christian yahoo SA group I joined in my search and it's welcome.
1Welcome to new members
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Ben Hart
Mar 26, 2012
Welcome to the SA Christian group. I don't have any restrictions on what can or can not be said. AS long as it keeps with the SA traditions and is about recovery. WE need a place where we can share about our faith and our recovery without others saying anything about it.
I am hoping that you will find it a strength not a weakness in your faith. There are many members that are in SA that can't feel safe about sharing their faith in a Face to Face meeting or online meeting without someone objecting.
Even if you want to share a passage from the Bible or Non-SA literature as long as you share it from a recovery point of view. I know many have had experiences from other Christian workshops, conferences, or from other recovery organizations. Your experience strength and hope can help others to recover.
Many may need an accountability partner or sponsor.
I realize that issues of doctrine may come up. And that's OK, as long as their is a recovery principal involved.
Again welcome
Interesting welcome to a group, and one I must say, a breath of fresh-air.
I normally don't join a group when membership is hidden, which tends to lead to abuse of opinions with-out honest defense.
I was looking for an active sex-addiction, Christian support group.
When it comes to an addiction, I'd have to question what the true addiction is?
I'm a self-declared alcoholic, sober since 15th of August, 2004.
My true addiction is not alcohol, even though alcohol has been the main reason I've spent a lot of time in and out of jails, etc.
Maybe I should back-track a little and maybe start at an earlier time.
And I'm not making an excuse for my actions, but starting at the beginning.
When I was six, I was introduced to sex by a young lady (about 18 years).
That opened many desires and started me on the road of desires and lust.
And it did not matter who or what was my victims.
Along came alcohol and the fake courage and strengthened feelings. Alcohol helped keep me blinded to the truth of my actions and miss placed feelings.
The first time I joined AA, I found my desires and lust didn't seem to change much. Even though I stayed sober for 10 years. This happened 2 more times working on sobriety through AA (7 years & 5 years). Then during my fourth time into sobriety I started to realize something. Alcohol was not the addiction anymore than sexual desires or lust. The true addiction I was finding out was my self-centered spirit. It was the wolf I was feeding by my actions.
Enough time spent on my Bio this time around.
Virgil
ok4me2you@yahoo.com
1Welcome to new members
Expand Messages
Ben Hart
Mar 26, 2012
Welcome to the SA Christian group. I don't have any restrictions on what can or can not be said. AS long as it keeps with the SA traditions and is about recovery. WE need a place where we can share about our faith and our recovery without others saying anything about it.
I am hoping that you will find it a strength not a weakness in your faith. There are many members that are in SA that can't feel safe about sharing their faith in a Face to Face meeting or online meeting without someone objecting.
Even if you want to share a passage from the Bible or Non-SA literature as long as you share it from a recovery point of view. I know many have had experiences from other Christian workshops, conferences, or from other recovery organizations. Your experience strength and hope can help others to recover.
Many may need an accountability partner or sponsor.
I realize that issues of doctrine may come up. And that's OK, as long as their is a recovery principal involved.
Again welcome
Interesting welcome to a group, and one I must say, a breath of fresh-air.
I normally don't join a group when membership is hidden, which tends to lead to abuse of opinions with-out honest defense.
I was looking for an active sex-addiction, Christian support group.
When it comes to an addiction, I'd have to question what the true addiction is?
I'm a self-declared alcoholic, sober since 15th of August, 2004.
My true addiction is not alcohol, even though alcohol has been the main reason I've spent a lot of time in and out of jails, etc.
Maybe I should back-track a little and maybe start at an earlier time.
And I'm not making an excuse for my actions, but starting at the beginning.
When I was six, I was introduced to sex by a young lady (about 18 years).
That opened many desires and started me on the road of desires and lust.
And it did not matter who or what was my victims.
Along came alcohol and the fake courage and strengthened feelings. Alcohol helped keep me blinded to the truth of my actions and miss placed feelings.
The first time I joined AA, I found my desires and lust didn't seem to change much. Even though I stayed sober for 10 years. This happened 2 more times working on sobriety through AA (7 years & 5 years). Then during my fourth time into sobriety I started to realize something. Alcohol was not the addiction anymore than sexual desires or lust. The true addiction I was finding out was my self-centered spirit. It was the wolf I was feeding by my actions.
Enough time spent on my Bio this time around.
Virgil
ok4me2you@yahoo.com
