The Hope Recovery Podcast

The Christmas holiday season can be a challenging and difficult time for many people, but it is especially challenging for those in early recovery. If you are in recovery from alcohol or drug addiction I encourage you to listen to these practical steps to help you surround yourself with people that share your desire to be clean and sober and share your love for God. These practical steps can help...

Brief "pop-up interviews" of individuals that share what they are especially grateful for and also share what they would say to someone who is struggling in their recovery as we approach Thanksgiving Day. Often the holidays are a difficult time for many and this podcast gives evidence that there is indeed hope that you can indeed be successful in recovery with God and that your life can be dramati...

The books of Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous both talk about a "higher power" and a "power greater than yourself" that is necessary to be successful in recovery. This episode today talks about the "True Higher Power" that is the loving, caring, and compassionate God of the Bible. Consider for yourself today that the "True Higher Power" is the God of the Bible and he is indeed able to...

Ivan shares a powerful story of how, after 33 years in addiction to drugs and alcohol, that "God changed everything" and rescued him from his addiction. It was through the higher power of the loving, caring, and compassionate God of the Bible that dramatically changed Ivan's life. But, it all started with a warm welcome and hug from a grandmother-like woman named Gloria. 

God can use dramatic events of your life and even tragic events of your life to change the direction of your life to be right where he wants you to be. If you are still alive today God is not done with you, alcohol and drug addiction did not kill you. Be open and obedient to God's purpose and plan for your life to be successful in recovery and ultimately to help love and care for others.  

Allison T. shares how she found success in recovery through AA and faith in God which led her to a full and abundant life. Allison shares many insights to help you be successful in recovery, from alcohol or drug addiction, and the main message of hope is that "You Don't Have to Live Like That" because there is a solution. 

This episode addresses the question of "Why doesn't God heal me?" Or stated another way, "Why doesn't God heal me of my addiction?" This brief devotional message looks at the passage of 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 about the apostle Paul pleading with God to heal him of his "thorn in the flesh". This passage reveals how God does indeed answer his prayer in a mighty way and how God can answer your prayer...

Nineteen people were interviewed in these "pop-up interviews", taken at Recovery Day Lancaster 2022, and they each share what they feel are the top 2 or 3 things that are necessary to be successful in recovery. While there were many principles shared by all of these individuals it did seem that there were definitely some common principles that were mentioned by many as necessary to be successful i...

The  podcast for today is about a woman who struggled with a disease for 12 years and how she did not give up, but looked to God for help and God responded to her faith. Wherever you are at in recovery look to God for help and "put your faith into action". Recovery from alcohol or drug addiction or even any struggle of life is absolutely possible. 

Dr. Tim Lease shares his story of recovery and how God worked a miracle in his life. Tim describes his struggle with alcohol and how God ultimately brought him back to the "family business" as a Bible professor and being involved in ministry as well. 

The devotional message today is called "Your Greatest Need" and it is taken from the Gospel of Mark 2:1-12. In this passage Jesus meets the spiritual and physical needs of a paralyzed man and does it in a very dramatic manner. Jesus met the needs of this paralyzed man and he can meet your needs for recovery from alcohol or drug addiction or even any struggle of life. 

Russ has an amazing story of recovery and he shares much of that in this interview. Russ is especially grateful that God helped him even in the depths of his struggles with alcohol. Through faith in Christ Russ has found what he so desperately wanted and that was "a new way to live". 

This is the very first episode of The Hope Recovery Podcast with a brief introduction to the podcast and a devotional message of why there is always hope with God. Recovery from alcohol or drug addiction is absolutely possible when you look to the loving, caring, and compassionate God of the Bible.