🌿 Celebrate Recovery: Step 1 The First Choice — Realize I’m Not God “I admit that I am powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and that my life is unmanageable.” “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” — Matthew 5:3 (NIV) 💡 Introduction: Facing the Truth Part of our human nature is to resist change until our pain exceeds our fear of change. We deny, minimize, or ignore our pain until it becomes unbearable—and only then do we fin

Scripture: Genesis 7:1–24 Genesis 7 describes one of the most dramatic acts of divine judgment and salvation — the great flood. Yet beneath the surface of destruction lies a story of obedience, faith, and God’s faithful preservation of life. Forty Days and Nights of Rain — A Symbol of Trial and Refinement The number forty often represents testing and refinement in Scripture. Israel wandered forty years in the wilderness (Numbers 14:33), Moses spent forty years in Midian (Acts