New Ground Discipleship Group

10/21/2026

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.

10/20/2026

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10/19/2026

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10/19/2026

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10/19/2026

Scripture: Galatians 6:9 (NLT)
“ So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.”
Devotional: Your Service Is Not in Vain
Recovery is not just about changing what we do; it is about changing who we are. One of the greatest ways we show that change is through service. When we stop living only for ourselves and begin helping others, we start walking in the purpose God has for our lives.
In addiction, our world can become centered around our own pain, our own desires, and our own survival. But recovery teaches us to look beyond ourselves. We begin encouraging someone who is struggling, sharing our testimony, helping a newcomer, showing up when we said we would, and serving even when nobody notices.
True service is not about being recognized; it is about being willing.

10/16/2026

NLT)
“Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.”
Devotional:
Recovery begins when we believe that our story does not have to end where our brokenness began. There will be days when the road feels long, the past feels heavy, and the future seems uncertain. But faith reminds us that what we see today is not all God has planned for tomorrow. Addiction may have stolen our peace, damaged our relationships, and left us feeling hopeless, but it does not have the final word over our lives. When we put our faith in Jesus Christ, hope begins to rise in places where despair once lived.
Faith does not mean we will never struggle. It means that when we struggle, we know where to turn. It means taking the next right step even when we cannot see the whole journey. It means trusting God enough to surrender our old ways, accept accountability, build healthy connections, and believe that change is possible. Hope is not pretending that life is easy; hope is believing that God is still working, even when life is hard.
In recovery, we cannot live on yesterday's victories or tomorrow's promises alone. We must trust God today. One prayer, one honest conversation, one meeting, one healthy decision, and one surrendered day at a time, we begin to build a life that addiction once convinced us was impossible. Your past may explain some of your struggles, but through Christ, it does not have to determine your future.

10/15/2026

So, you finished rehab/prison/prerelease. You’re clean now. Living in a sober house. Waking up early to catch the bus to a job that barely pays the bills. You’re splitting a fridge with three other addicts, listening to them fight over food or relapse excuses, or even watching them relapse. trying to stay focused on your own lane — your own recovery.

You’re hitting your meetings. Three a week. You’re sitting in folding chairs under fluorescent lights, listening to other people’s pain, trying to believe that maybe, just maybe, one day, yours will turn into purpose too.

And I know there are nights when it doesn’t feel worth it. When you’re sitting on the edge of your bed staring at the same four walls, thinking, "Is this really what I got clean for?" When the silence gets so loud it starts screaming your name. When giving up feels easier than fighting through another day.

But let me tell you something — it takes a rare kind of strength to do what you’re doing.

Because anybody can self-destruct. Anybody can run. Anybody can hide behind a bottle, a pill, a needle, or a pipe. But it takes a fighter to start from scratch and rebuild their life one day at a time.

You’re not weak because it’s hard. You’re not broken because it hurts. You’re becoming. You’re laying the bricks for a life that’s going to mean something.

That bus you’re riding to that minimum wage job? That’s not humiliation — that’s humility. That’s faith in motion. Every mile is proof that you’re not who you used to be.

That sober house that smells like burnt ramen and resentment? That’s your launching pad. That’s where your comeback story is being written.
And those meetings you drag yourself to? Those are your classrooms — where pain turns into wisdom, and strangers turn into family.

You might not see it yet, but you’re a walking miracle in progress. A warrior in transition. A Rockstar in recovery.

So don’t quit now. Not when you’ve already made it this far. The world hasn’t even seen what you’re capable of yet.

I see you.
I've been you.
I’m proud of you.
I miss you. The real you. The one only people your close to have seen.
And I promise you — if you just keep going, it gets better. ❤️

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