Amy Winehouse ????????

On hearing the news of Amy's death, my heart plunged,on the inside of me.I felt so many emotions for her family and her love ones. A life that was lived without really living. I know those of us who have lived with our love ones being addicted,we know the edge that they live on from week to week, never knowing if they will hurt/kill themselves or someone else. I thought about all the Amy's out there in the dark world of addiction, who think that the don't need rehab or reforming and also the families who have given up on believing that their family,friend or co-worker can be free from addictions.

The addiction world is GRIM,LIFELESS AND DARK. The recovery process is just that you work one day at a time.

Things I know that each addict needs whether in recovery or not.

1. The family dynamics play an important role in the addict recovery, a strong family is family that work through the diffcult times, we should never measure our strength during the good times, it is the tough times that shows you really what type of family you are.
2. The addict can only change if they choose to change.
3. The family must exhibit,strong hate for the addiction,but not the addict.
4. The family must show love at all levels, remember showing love does not mean giving money to a person who is still using.
5. The addict has always used the tools of manipulation to get what they want. Their mind set has to change, I believe that only comes through Jesus Christ and rehab programs that allow the addict to see themselves.
and allow them to get healed from the real probelm that led them to addiction in the first place.
6.The addict must find ways to express tiredness,stress, loneliness-You must learn the trigger signs of your family members and the moment you see this manifesting immediately put in protective mechanism, through whatever means that are necessary.
7. It is very important that you allow the addict/recovering addict to take responsibility and accountabilty for their actions.
8. Connect with a local church that loves you,through every phase of your life.
I always read these articles to Tyrone, I never want him to feel left out of my healing process. He said"Everything you said is the truth and more and he said yes Amy could have been saved, but she really had believed a lie and she spoke it in her song I Don't want go to Rehab... There nothing that you can teach me."

The words that Jesus spoke and speaking today is life for our exsistence.
The greek word ZOE means the God kind of Life. I know that God has a plan for our lives so much greater than we can comprehend. He intended for us to live life through him. We that are born again, know the need for life,because the sinful nature, causes us to be dead. but through the redemption of the cross we can have the ZOE life.

The sad thing for me today is that there are many Amy's out their today, black,white, poor, rich, young and old, who will die in the same way of shame. I ask you today to Pray the ZOE life over those who are bound and recovering from addictions and their love ones.

John 10:10 The thief enters only to steal, kill, and destroy. I came so that they could have life—indeed, so that they could live life to the fullest.(CEB)