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Originally posted at: http://www.theresstillhope.org

If you don’t hear anything else today, hear this – your addiction has not moved you beyond the reach and blessing of God. There is nothing you can do to invalidate God’s capacity to use you in a profound way.

Paul was unequivocal: “God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable” (Romans 11:29).

“He [Jesus] told the man who had been demon-possessed, ‘Return home and tell how much God has done for you.’ So the man went away and told all over town how much Jesus had done for him” (Luke 8:39).

Reflecting on this passage, Tracie Miles writes, “The man’s story became a testimony when he was willing to share it with others. How many people believed in Jesus and are now spending eternity with him simply because this former demon-possessed man willingly allowed his terrible past to become a story of redemption and purpose?”

Recovery Step: Allow God to turn your setback into a set-up for something spectacular.