Breaking Chains Recovery

06/02/2026

05/30/2026

Come out and join us tonight at 6pm!

05/29/2026

Addiction and Choice

One of the most common debates surrounding addiction is whether it is a choice.

The answer is both simpler and more complicated than most people want it to be.

For most people, the first use involved some degree of choice. However, no one chooses addiction itself. No one chooses the changes that occur in the brain. No one chooses the obsession, the cravings, the losses, the consequences, or the pain that follows. Addiction is not a moral failure, a character defect, or evidence of a lack of love for family and friends. It is a complex disease that affects the brain's reward, motivation, and decision-making systems.

But somewhere along the way, we must be careful not to swing so far toward compassion that we accidentally remove all responsibility.

Because while people do not choose addiction, they still retain the capacity to make choices within it.

Ask people in recovery, and most will tell you that even in the depths of their addiction they knew what they were doing was hurting themselves and others. They knew they were breaking promises. They knew they were risking relationships, jobs, health, and sometimes even their lives. This awareness is one reason shame becomes such a powerful companion to addiction. The person often knows their actions are causing harm, yet feels unable to stop.

And yet, every person in recovery has one thing in common.

At some point, they made a choice.

They chose to accept help.
They chose to walk into treatment.
They chose to attend a meeting.
They chose to answer the phone.
They chose to tell the truth.
They chose to try again after a setback.

Recovery is not a single choice made once. It is a thousand choices made over and over again, often on days when choosing recovery feels incredibly difficult.

Addiction may not have been their choice.

But recovery, ultimately, is.

05/29/2026

Come out and join us at Breaking Chains! Invite a friend!

05/26/2026

Come out and join us! Meal served at 6pm. Meeting starts at 6:45. Brandon Wilbanks will be speaking.
We sign cards!

05/23/2026

Come out and join us tonight at The ARK Family Worship Center

05/23/2026

If you don’t take a thought captive, the failure lies with you. So you must decide right now, today, to change the story of the battle for your mind. You do that by prayerfully taking every thought captive. How does that specifically work?

1. See the lie.
First, identify any deceptive thoughts in your mind. You must see that thought for what it is: a harmful lie. It’s far too easy to coddle the thoughts that enter your mind. You are far too agreeable with your thought life. I know I am. You have to examine that thought and say, “Hey, before you pitch a tent in my mind, let me take a good, hard look at you. Because when I look at you, I don’t think you’re congruent with the Word of God. And if you’re not compatible with what God says, then God didn’t send this thought my way. Get out!”

2. Not my will but yours.
Second, bind that thought in Jesus’ name. 2 Corinthians 10:5 says, “Take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” When a questionable thought enters your mind, ask yourself if that thought lines up with the righteous character of God or what’s stated plainly in Scripture. If it doesn’t, bind that thought in the name of Jesus Christ.

3. DJ of your thoughts.
Third, change the narrative of your story with Scripture. Memorize Scripture and then replay Scripture in your mind. Exchange the deceptive thoughts for thoughts of truth. Familiarize yourself with what the Bible says and then repeat God’s truth to yourself again and again so you know without a doubt what the truth is, and so you can stay on the path of truth.

4. Freedom or leeks?
Finally, the Bible indicates that you can play offense with your thought life. Instead of playing defense with the harmful thoughts that come your way, take action and deliberately place helpful thoughts into your mind. Here are categories to think about from Philippians 4:8: Whatever is... true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent, and praiseworthy.

05/21/2026

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FYI… if you see the Kratom/Kava shots (Boujee Bliss, Better Weather, Happy Hour, Mind Lift, Groovy Brew, etc…) still being sold at gas stations and to***co shops in Alabama….

Please report them to the AG:
[email protected]

The only way anything is going to get done is if we the people step up and speak up! Awareness is half the battle…. This stuff is a whole lot more than what anyone bargains for every single time. Detox is horrible and yes overdose is possible. Do your research folks and most importantly protect your family… yes, your kids. Knowledge is power.