There are many 12-step programs out there and many self-help books. We are all looking for a quick fix. We think we should be over and done with issues...yesterday. Though many of these programs and books are very helpful and effective, we need to know we will not be fully recovered!
"The time frame for growth is a lifetime. We speak of growth, not recovery, because strictly speaking recovery suggests that it is possible to fully recover from the effects of evil in our lives. But we sadly acknowledge that our disease is incurable and terminal. We will die of it. Yet in Francis Schaeffer's words, we can hope for "substantial healing" in this life, and total recovery in heaven." -Dr. Dan B Allender
