New Ground Discipleship Group

10/29/2026

10/26/2026

Give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable.”
Devotional: Giving Up What Keeps You Bound
Recovery requires sacrifice. Sometimes, the very things we want to hold on to are the things keeping us from becoming who God created us to be. We may have to sacrifice old habits, unhealthy relationships, familiar environments, selfish desires, and the comfort of doing things our own way.
Let's be honest: sacrifice isn't always easy. Sometimes, it's painful to walk away from people we love. It's difficult to change habits that have been part of our lives for years. And it's uncomfortable to face the truth about ourselves instead of hiding behind excuses.
But you cannot hold on to the life that was destroying you and fully embrace the life God is building within you.
In recovery, sacrifice means choosing long-term freedom over temporary pleasure. It means getting up and going to a meeting when you don't feel like it. It means admitting when you're wrong, making amends, setting boundaries, and allowing God to change your heart. It means surrendering the old you so you can grow into the new person God is calling you to become.
Jesus demonstrated the ultimate sacrifice by giving His life for us. His sacrifice opened the way for us to experience forgiveness, redemption, and new life. We don't sacrifice to earn God's love; we respond to His love by surrendering the things that stand between us and the life He desires for us.
Hebrews 12:11 reminds us that discipline can be painful in the moment, but it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who are trained by it.
The same is true in recovery. Saying no today may protect your sobriety tomorrow. Walking away today may preserve your peace tomorrow. Doing the hard work today may lead to a freedom you never thought possible.
Fulfillment doesn't come from getting everything we want. Sometimes, it comes from finally letting go of what we don't need.

10/24/2026

Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial.

There Is Joy in a Clean Life!
One of the biggest lies addiction tells us is that we cannot have fun without getting high, getting drunk, or doing som**hing that takes us out of reality. Addiction teaches us to chase a feeling instead of learning how to enjoy the life God has given us.
But recovery teaches us som**hing beautiful: you can have a good time without losing yourself in the process.
You can laugh until your stomach hurts, enjoy time with friends, go fishing, play games, take a road trip, dance, serve your community, and make memories you will actually remember the next morning! You can have fun without waking up ashamed, wondering what you said, who you hurt, or what you did the night before.
Good, clean fun is not about living a boring life. It is about learning to live a free life.
Sometimes, in recovery, we have to relearn how to enjoy the simple things. Our brains and habits may have become accustomed to chasing the next high, and ordinary moments can feel unfamiliar at first. But as we build healthy routines and relationships, we discover that joy does not have to come with consequences.
Nehemiah 8:10 reminds us that “the joy of the LORD is your strength.”
God never called us to live without joy. He calls us to find joy in things that build us up instead of tearing us down. The right friends will laugh with you without pressuring you. The right environment will help protect your progress instead of threatening it. And the right choices will allow you to wake up with peace instead of regret.
Remember, you do not have to return to your old life to enjoy your new one.

10/22/2026

M**H PSYCHOSIS ISN'T MADNESS.. IT'S STEP-BY-STEP DEMONIC POSSESSION
Watch what happens to a person three days into a m**h run.

They're endlessly zooming into security camera footage looking for invisible threats. Refreshing location histories and device logs at 3am. Covering phone cameras with tape, disabling smart TVs, unplugging Wi-Fi routers, deleting apps, creating new accounts then becoming convinced their own partner, best friend or family member is secretly tracking them through their devices.

Modern medicine gives it a sterile label.. amphetamine-induced psychosis.
Metaphysically, you're watching the textbook stages of partial entity displacement.

When the human nervous system is forced to run at jagged, overclocked synthetic frequencies for days without sleep, the soul's grip on the physical vessel begins to fracture. The true consciousness of the person, the divine "I AM", is violently pushed out of the pilot seat, hovering traumatised on the edges of its own experience.

And in that vacant cockpit, low-frequency astral entities take the controls.
​Notice the exact nature of the delusions.
Why is it never benevolent?
Why does the voice never urge them to create som**hing beautiful, make peace with an old wound, or help another human being?
Instead, it pushes separation.

It convinces them that everyone who loves them is secretly against them, that every text message contains hidden meaning. That every passing glance is surveillance. That every ally is an enemy.
And most importantly, it drives them into isolation.
The predator's oldest law remains unchanged.. separate the prey from the herd before the kill.

That twitching, suspicious stranger pacing the room may look mentally unstable to the outside world.
From a spiritual perspective, their sacred temple has been occupied by som**hing that feeds on fear, confusion, and disconnection from the human spirit.
Reclaim the wheel.
Drive the parasite out.

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10/20/2026

Scripture: Philippians 2:3 (NLT)
“Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.”

One of the biggest traps in recovery is believing we are better than someone else because we have been clean longer, made fewer mistakes, or learned lessons they are still struggling to understand. Recovery is not a competition, and God's grace is not a trophy handed to the person who looks the strongest. We must remember where God brought us from and never become so proud of our progress that we look down on someone who is still fighting battles we once fought ourselves. The same grace that rescued you is the grace someone else needs today. When we set ourselves above others, pride begins to take the place of gratitude. But when we walk in humility, we become people God can use to encourage, love, and disciple others. Never forget: being further along in recovery does not make you more valuable than someone just beginning. We are all works in progress, and we all need Jesus every single day.
Remember: You don't have to look down on someone to recognize how far God has brought you. Let your testimony make you compassionate, not prideful.