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Recovery In The Pines

Christian, 12-step based extended care, drug & alcohol program focusing on long-term, successful reco

Extended care drug and alcohol treatment is for people who are new to recovery or have had difficulty remaining clean and sober. At Recovery in the Pines, we offer six-month and 1-year extended-care programs who are ready to make a positive change for a healthy lifestyle. Our programs improve the lives of our clients and their families supported by a Christian foundation.

09/10/2026

Proverbs 24:33-34
A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest - hen poverty will pounce on you like a bandit; scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.

Discomfort rarely destroys a person, but avoiding it can slowly destroy the life a person might have built. Growth demands that you risk failure, tolerate uncertainty, and do difficult things before you feel ready. Comfort becomes dangerous when it stops being rest and becomes a hiding place. If you repeatedly choose what is easy today, you will sacrifice strength, purpose, and the opportunities you could have possessed tomorrow.

Today's Challenge
Choose one deliberate discomfort.

Just for today ...
1. Identify one meaningful action you have been avoiding because it feels uncomfortable.

2. Write down what comfort has already cost you and what taking action could make possible.

3. Block out 15 minutes and take one concrete step before you negotiate an easier way or talk yourself out of doing it.

4. At the end of the day, answer: "What did I discover I could tolerate, and what opportunity opened when I stopped giving in to comfort?"

Need help? Reach out to me at: [email protected]

09/08/2026

Galatians 6:4-5
Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else. For we are each responsible for our own conduct.

You were not created to become a weaker imitation of someone else. You were given a unique nature, history, and purpose. When you constantly compare yourself to others, you abandon your own path and divide yourself internally. Peace begins when you accept who you are, confront what needs improving, and develop the gifts God has entrusted to you. The moment you stop performing someone else's life, you can finally begin living your own with courage and purpose.

Today's Challenge
Perform one original act.

Just for today ...
1. Set aside 15 minutes.

2. Write down your answers to complete these statements:

a) "One person I frequently compare myself to is __________ ."

b) "One way I have been imitating that person or seeking other's approval is __________ ."

c) "Three qualities, gifts, or experiences God has uniquely given me are __________ ."

d) "One authentic action I would take today if I were not afraid of being judged is __________ ."

3. Complete that action before the day ends.

4. At the end of the day, pray: "God, free me from comparison. Help me faithfully become the person You created me to be."

Need help? Reach out to me at: [email protected]

09/07/2026

Isaiah 43:2
When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.

You cannot control every hardship that enters your life, just as you cannot command the rain to stop. But you can learn to stand, seek shelter, accept help, and take the next responsible step instead of surrendering to self-pity and despair. Pain is an unavoidable part of being human. Misery persists when we repeatedly feed our resentment, helplessness, or avoidance. Stop asking, "Why is this happening to me?" and start asking, "What can I do with what has happened?"

Today's Challenge
Step out of the flood.

Just for today ...
1. Choose one painful situation you cannot control.

2. Get a piece of paper and divide it into two columns:

a) The Rain: Write down the facts you cannot change.

b) My Next Step: Write down three actions you can control today.

3. Pray with a genuine heart, "God, help me accept the rain I cannot stop, and give me the courage to take the next step forward to higher ground."

4. Complete the smallest, helpful action before the day ends: ask for help from wise counsel, attend the meeting, seek forgiveness, pray, take a walk, or finish one neglected task.

Need help? Reach out to me at: [email protected]

09/06/2026

John 8:44
For you are the children of your father the devil, and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.

Tell the truth while you still have the opportunity, especially when lying would be easier and safer. Dishonesty gives fear, resentment, corruption, and all other forms of evil a place to grow in the dark. Honesty brings what is hidden into the light. Truth may cost you comfort in the moment, and yet it strengthens your character and protects your mind, body, and soul from becoming divided. To "shame the devil" is to refuse to let lies govern your life.

Today's Challenge
Tell the truth.

Just for today ...
1. Identify one truth you have been avoiding about your behavior, feelings, responsibilities, or relationships.

2. Write it down in one clear sentence without excuses, blame, or exaggeration.

3. Take one honest action: admit a mistake, correct a misleading statement, apologize, or keep a promise you have neglected.

4. When speaking to another person, pause first and ask: "Is what I'm about to say true, helpful, necessary, and loving?" Speak with truth, courage, and humility ... not to wound someone, but to bring darkness into the light.

Need help? Reach out to me at: [email protected]

09/05/2026

Psalm 139:23-24
Look through me, O God, and know my heart. Try me and know my thoughts. See if there is any sinful way in me and lead me in the way that lasts forever.

To grow into a loving, joyful, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful, gentle, and disciplined person, you must face the darkest parts of yourself and the painful realities of life. The "roots in hell" represent suffering, fear, weakness, and your capacity to violate yourself and others that you must honestly confront rather than deny. The deeper you search and understand, and master those forces, the more firmly you can stand and reach towards what is good, purposeful, and godly.

Today's Challenge
Face one root. The goal is not to remain in the dark or condemn yourself. It is to bring the hidden "root" into the light so it can become a source of wisdom, strength, and service to others rather than continuing to control you.

Just for today ...
1. Invest 20 uninterrupted minutes.

2. Identify one painful truth, fear, resentment, weakness, or destructive habit you've been avoiding.

3. Write: "The darkness I need to face is __________ ."

4. Describe honestly how it has shaped your thoughts, choices, and relationships.

5. Answer: "What responsibility can I take today, even if I did not cause the original wound that took root in my life?"

6. Take one concrete action to bring light to that darkness: seek forgiveness, forgive someone, remove a temptation, tell someone the truth, or seek help from wise counsel.

Need help? Reach out to me at: [email protected]

09/04/2026

Galatians 5:16
So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves.

Peace doesn't mean temptation disappears; it means temptation no longer controls your actions. Each time you say "no" to what weakens you, you strengthen your capability of choosing what is right. Those small refusals become discipline, and discipline gradually becomes character. Real peace is the freedom that comes when your values ... not your impulses ...govern your life.

Today's Challenge
Refuse one tempting impulse. The goal is not to feel no temptation. It is to prove through one deliberate refusal that your values can govern your actions more powerfully than your impulses.

Just for today ...
1. Identify one impulse that regularly pulls you away from living out your highest values.

2. When it appears today, pause for 10 seconds.

3. Be honest with yourself, "I feel the temptation, but I do not have to obey it."

4. Physically walk away or choose a healthier alternative.

5. At the end of the day, write: "Today I refused __________ because I value __________ more."

Need help? Reach out to me at: [email protected]

09/03/2026

Philippians 4:8-9
And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you.

Your standards reveal what you truly believe because they determine what you accept from yourself. If you aim high at honesty, discipline, and responsibility, those standards will gradually pull you upward, especially when life becomes difficult. If you aim low by tolerating dishonesty, disorder, and excuses, they will slowly drag your life downward. Choose your standards carefully because repeated actions eventually become your character and shape your destiny.

Today's Challenge
Raise one standard. The goal isn't perfection. It is to stop negotiating with yourself and to prove that your values result in actions.

Just for today ...
1. Choose one area where you have recently accepted less than your best.

2. Write down the low standard you have been tolerating: "I keep allowing myself to __________ ."

3. Replace it with one clear standard: "From now on, I am someone who __________ ."

4. Take one action today that proves you are committed to this high standard.

5. Tonight, ask, "Did my behavior demonstrate the philosophy I claim to believe?"

Need help? Reach out to me at: [email protected]

09/02/2026

Philippians 2:14
Do everything without complaining and arguing,

You have only so much mental energy, and complaining about what cannot be changed wastes that energy without improving your situation. Reality may be unfair, painful, or inconvenient, but refusing to accept what is keeps you trapped in resentment rather than moving towards a solution. Acceptance does not mean approval. It means seeing the situation clearly to adapt to it wisely. Save your energy for the choices that are in your control.

Today's Challenge
Accept. Adapt. Act.

Just for today ...
1. When you notice yourself complaining, pause.

2. Write down the following:

a) Reality: "What fact can I not change today?"

b) Acceptance: "I do not have to like this, but I accept that it is real."

c) Adaptation: identify one part of response that remains under your control.

d) Action: Invest 5 minutes taking one constructive step.

3. At the end of the day, ask, "How much energy did I recover by accepting reality and acting responsibly?"

Need help? Reach out to me at: [email protected]

09/01/2026

Proverbs 25:28
A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls.

Each morning, you must decide whether you will direct your thoughts or allow fear, distribution, and impulse control you. Chaos never stops pushing on the gates of your mind. Inner order requires daily discipline rather than a single victory. Routines, focus, purpose, and choices strengthen those gates ... or weakens them ... depending on how healthy they are. Choose wisely.

Today's Challenge
Guard your gates.

Just for today ...
1. First thing this morning, invest 5+ minutes of quiet time.

2. Write down the following:

a) One thought you will refuse to entertain: a resentment, self-pity, fear, or an excuse.

b) One thought you will deliberately focus on: Scripture such as 2 Corinthians 10:5, Philippians 4:8, or one character asset you want to practice today, such as courage or honesty.

c) One important action you will complete ... regardless of how motivated you feel.

3. When chaos enters your mind, pause, slow your breathing, and say, "This thought does not rule me. I choose what I will focus on and what guides me."

4. At the end of the day, take an inventory of when you successfully guarded your gates, when you surrendered them, and how you will do better tomorrow, without judging or condemning yourself.

Need help? Reach out to me at: [email protected]

08/31/2026

Proverbs 26:2
Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse will not land on its intended victim.

Loud threats, fearful thoughts, and signs of trouble do not always lead to disaster. Human beings often mistake noise for danger and suffer from imagining the worst before anything has actually happened. Learn to distinguish real danger from mere noise, or fear will govern your choices.

Today's Challenge
Separate the thunder from the lightening.

Just for today ...
1. When something alarms you today, pause before reacting.

2. Write down your answers to the following:

a) The thunder: "What signal did I hear or notice that frightened me?"

b) The feared lightening: "What am I predicting will happen?"

c) The evidence: "What facts show that outcome is actually likely?"

d) The controlled, courageous response: "What calm, constructive action can I take now?"

3. Pray, "God, help me to respond to what is real, not surrender to what I merely fear."

4. Wait at least 10 minutes before sending a message, making a decision, or defending yourself. Then follow through.

Need help? Reach out to me at: [email protected]

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919 12th Place, Ste 13
Prescott, AZ
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