Take My Hand

Counseling Ministries

Missouri City, Texas  832-865-0455

Celebrate Recovery A safe place to recover from our hurts, habits and hang-ups. The Road to Recovery Eight Principles Based on the Beatitudes

R ealize 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.

Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor. (Matthew 5:3)

E arnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to Him, and that He has the power to help me recover.

Happy are those who mourn. God will comfort them.  (Matthew 5:4)

C onsciously choose to commit all my life and will to Christ’s care and control.

Happy are the humble. (Matthew 5:5)

O penly examine and confess my faults to myself, to God, and to someone I trust.

Happy are the pure in heart.  (Matthew 5:8)

V oluntarily submit to every change God wants to make in my life and humbly ask Him to remove my character defects.

Happy are those whose greatest desire is to do what God requires. (Matthew 5:6)

E valuate all my relationships. Offer forgiveness to those who have hurt me and make amends for harm I’ve done to others, except when to do so would harm them or others.

Happy are the merciful. Happy are the peacemakers.

        (Matthew 5:7)                        (Matthew 5:9)

R eserve a daily time with God for self-examination, Bible reading, and prayer in order to know God and His will for my life and to gain the power to follow His will.

Y ield myself to God to be used to bring this Good News to others, both by my example and by my words.

Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires. (Matthew 5:10)