Category Archives: ADMIT: Accept and admit that my life is out of control

Articles identify with the ADMIT step of authentic recovery

Step by Step… One Day at a Time (A 12-Step Study)

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project Jesus said, “Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day … Continue reading →

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Overcome FEAR (Failed Expectations Affecting Reality) or be Overcome by It

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom From MEdom Project You are not alone… 18.8 Million American adults will suffer from depression this year. 2.3 Million American adults will struggle with bipolar disorder this year. 9.1 Million American adults have an anxiety … Continue reading →

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I Can “Manage” Just Fine (Beware of the Illusion)

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project “I was so obsessed with me and the reasons that I might be dissatisfied that I couldn’t focus on other people… What I trace this to is a certain selfishness on my … Continue reading →

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Mourning Sickness… From Resistant to Repentant

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Steven Gledhill

“I especially liked the way you tackled the difficult topic of ambivalence and how our addictive behavior runs counter to the intellectual truth of the matter (common sense). There is a sorrow that the soul must go through in letting … Continue reading →

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Mind Games (What Gives?)

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project “I can to some extent control my acts. I have no direct control over my temperament. If what we are matters even more than what we do—if indeed if what we do … Continue reading →

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A Man After God’s Own Heart: David’s Story of Addiction, Repentance, Relapse & Restoration

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project “It’s long, but it’s worth the read to the one who will take the time. It is admirable that you took on David’s sexual addiction head-on, whereas most Bible scholars seem to … Continue reading →

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Whoosh! (A Testimony of Divine Intervention)

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project Why don’t we trust God? Is it because we struggle to entirely believe? Hebrews 11:1 says, “Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things unseen.” Faith comes … Continue reading →

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Bird Whisperer (A True Story)

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project Remember that it is not enough to simply admit that our way of handling problems does not work. There is a component in most species where at some point in the course … Continue reading →

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Scratch the Itch

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project We live in a social culture that promotes the “It’s all about me” ideal. The fact is that it has been all about me and all about you since Adam and Eve. … Continue reading →

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Addicted to Me (“I was so obsessed with me…”)

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project “I was so obsessed with me and the reasons that I might be dissatisfied that I couldn’t focus on other people… What I trace this to is a certain selfishness on my … Continue reading →

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Disease Debate: Is Addiction a Disease or a Decision?

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project “(This) is right on. You did a lot of work and your study was directed by God’s eternal truth from the Bible.” —Pastor Randal Ross, Calvary Church, Chicago (Naperville), IL Pages related … Continue reading →

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Come to Your Senses (Restorative Recovery)

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project Guilt can be a vehicle for restored health by recognizing mistakes, learning from them, and taking responsibility to initiate changes; and then implement healthy disciplines for the purpose of repentance and growth. … Continue reading →

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Open Sesame…The Way Out is The Way In

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project “Why don’t we trust God?” Hebrews 11:1 says, “Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things unseen.” Faith comes from hope being realized in substance according to … Continue reading →

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Revolutionary Transformation (Evidence for Faith)

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project What does it take to experience change and feel better—be better? Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to … Continue reading →

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Letting Go: The Isaac Principle

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project The problem of addiction to sin and its underlying selfish ambition is that our addictions are the product of idolizing and therefore worshiping self. This is the MEdom condition each of us … Continue reading →

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Fool or Free? Dead or Alive?

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project And if Christ has not been raised, then your faith is useless and you are still guilty of your sins. In that case, all who have died believing in Christ are lost! And if … Continue reading →

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My American Idol (gods of addiction)

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project My addiction to me is in fact idolatry. Being that I happen to be American, I suppose you could say then that I am an “American Idol” meaning that I am my … Continue reading →

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Thirsty? (Never Thirst Again!)

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project (Inspired by a sermon by Pastor Fran Leeman, LifeSpring Community Church, Plainfield, IL) Jesus said, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” Matthew 5:6 If an … Continue reading →

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What Do You Want… Really? (Measuring Gain & Loss, Risk & Reward?)

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project “There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, “Thy will be done,” and those to whom God says, in the end, “Thy will be done.” —C.S. … Continue reading →

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Intervention from the Heartbreak

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project It is Monday, July 5th today. Here in the US of A we just celebrated our independence (yesterday). I spent some time earlier today cleaning out my garage. Temperatures were in the upper … Continue reading →

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