Celebrate Recovery - WFR

10/16/2026

DID YOU KNOW TAKING EVERYTHING PERSONALLY CAN BECOME A HANG-UP?

Someone gets quiet… and we wonder what we did.

Someone doesn’t respond… and we assume they’re upset with us.

Someone’s mood changes… and suddenly we feel responsible for fixing it.

Taking everything personally can keep us constantly questioning ourselves, reading into situations, and carrying things that were never ours to carry.

Recovery teaches us to slow down and ask:

“Is this actually about me… or am I making it about me?”

We don’t have to assume.
We don’t have to overthink.
And we don’t have to take responsibility for someone else’s feelings or behavior.

Sometimes freedom looks like learning to let other people own what belongs to them… while we take responsibility for what belongs to us.

What would change if you stopped assuming everything was about you?

10/15/2026

DID YOU KNOW YOU DON’T HAVE TO SEE THE WHOLE ROAD TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD?

Sometimes recovery feels like you should be farther along by now.

You thought the struggle would be easier.
You thought the hurt wouldn’t still sting.
You thought you’d have more answers.

But healing doesn’t always happen as quickly as we want it to.

Sometimes progress looks like getting back up.
Sometimes it looks like asking for help.
Sometimes it looks like choosing a healthy response when the old you would have reacted differently.

Don’t let a hard season convince you that God isn’t working.

You may not be where you want to be yet…

but that doesn’t mean you’re where you used to be.

“The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me.” Psalm 138:8

Keep showing up.
Keep surrendering.
Keep taking the next right step. ❤️‍🔥

10/14/2026

DID YOU KNOW THE COMPANY YOU KEEP CAN AFFECT YOUR RECOVERY?

The people around us have influence.

They can encourage our growth… or pull us back toward old patterns.

They can challenge us to be honest… or make it easier to compromise.

They can point us toward Jesus… or slowly distract us from Him.

Recovery sometimes means taking an honest look at our relationships and asking:

Are the people closest to me helping me become who God is calling me to be?

“Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.”
Proverbs 13:20

10/13/2026

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THIS THURSDAY! CR LEADERSHIP QUARTERLY CONNECTION — YOU'RE INVITED!

We're excited to kick off our FIRST Celebrate Recovery Leadership Quarterly Connection, and the best part? It's completely FREE to attend!

Join us for an important conversation on:

THE DANGER OF LEGALISM IN LEADERSHIP

As leaders, how do we protect our hearts from legalism while continuing to lead with grace, humility, and the love of Jesus Christ?

We're bringing together some familiar faces from our Celebrate Recovery Forever Family for an honest and meaningful conversation!

Featuring:

- Mac Owen
- Pastor Johnny Baker
- Jeni Baker
- Rodney Holmstrom
- Marnie Buehler
- Sabrena Stolze

THIS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2026
10:00 AM Pacific Time
FREE Online Livestream

Join us on Celebrate Recovery Official through Mighty Networks!

No registration or pre-sign-up is required. Just show up, connect, and grow with us! You can RSVP through Mighty Networks if you'd like.

HAVE QUESTIONS? WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

This is your opportunity to submit questions ahead of time for our leadership discussion.

Submit your questions here:
https://bit.ly/CRLeadershipConnections

Whether you're a seasoned CR leader, just beginning your leadership journey, or looking to grow in your personal recovery, we hope you'll join us!

Tag a CR leader, share this with your TEAM, and help us spread the word!

Let's continue building Healthy and Thriving Celebrate Recovery ministries together!

10/13/2026

📍 WHERE DOES YOUR CELEBRATE RECOVERY MEET?

We know people from all over follow this page… so let’s help each other find a place to experience hope, healing, and community!

If you attend or lead a Celebrate Recovery, drop your meeting information in the comments:

📍 City & State
⛪ Church / CR Name
📅 Day of the Week
⏰ Time
📌 Location / Address

You never know who may be reading the comments looking for a place to walk through the doors for the very first time.

Your comment could help connect someone to the recovery community they’ve been praying for. ❤️

👇 Drop your Celebrate Recovery details below… and feel free to tag your CR page!

10/12/2026

DID YOU KNOW STEP 10 HELPS US CATCH THINGS BEFORE THEY BECOME BIGGER PROBLEMS?

“Continue to take personal inventory and when we were wrong, promptly admitted it.”

Recovery isn’t about never getting it wrong again.

We’re still going to have moments when we react instead of respond.
We’re going to say things we shouldn’t.
Old habits and attitudes may try to creep back in.
Pride, resentment, fear, anger, or control can show up before we even realize it.

That’s why Step 10 matters.

Instead of letting something sit for days, weeks, or months… we deal with it.

We ask ourselves:
Where was I wrong?
What do I need to own?
Is there an apology I need to make?
Is there something I need to bring to God instead of carrying it?

Step 10 teaches us that admitting we were wrong isn’t weakness.

It’s growth.

We don’t have to be perfect to keep moving forward… we just have to stay honest and willing to make things right.

“Therefore, let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the LORD.”
Lamentations 3:40

10/11/2026

DID YOU KNOW NEEDING TO BE IN CONTROL CAN BECOME A HANG-UP?

Sometimes control doesn’t look like controlling other people.

Sometimes it looks like needing to know what’s going to happen next.

Replaying every possible outcome.

Trying to prevent anything from going wrong.

Feeling anxious when plans change.

Or believing everything will fall apart if we aren’t the one holding it all together.

But recovery teaches us something different…

We can be responsible without trying to be in control.

There are things we can change… and there are things we have to surrender.

Sometimes the next step in our recovery is opening our hands and saying…

“God, I trust You with what I cannot control.”

“Be still, and know that I am God.”
Psalm 46:10

10/10/2026

DID YOU KNOW WE CAN PLACE OUR IDENTITY IN THINGS THAT WERE NEVER MEANT TO DEFINE US?

Success.
Our job.
Our marriage.
Our children.
Our appearance.
Our reputation.
Our possessions.
Being needed.
Even being the person who always has it all together.

The problem is… what happens when one of those things changes?

When the job is gone.
When the relationship ends.
When we fail.
When people are disappointed in us.
When we’re no longer needed like we once were.

If our identity is built on something that can change, we can lose ourselves when it does.

Recovery teaches us to ask a deeper question…

Who am I when you take all of those things away?

Our identity was never meant to rest in what we accomplish, what we own, what people think of us, or what role we fill.

Our identity is found in Christ.

Everything else may change…

but who God says we are does not.

“For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.” Colossians 3:3

10/09/2026

🎤 TONIGHT IS TESTIMONY NIGHT!

Tonight, Miranda Quick will be sharing her testimony at Celebrate Recovery - WFR.

There’s something powerful about hearing someone tell the truth about where they’ve been, what they’ve walked through, and what God has done in their life.

Testimonies remind us that no story is too messy, no past is too broken, and no one is beyond the reach of Jesus.

Maybe you need hope tonight.

Maybe you need to be reminded that change really is possible.

Or maybe you just need a safe place to walk through the doors and realize…

You’re not alone.

Come hear Miranda’s story tonight. You never know how God might use someone else’s testimony to speak directly into yours.

🙏 Prayer … 6:00 PM
🙌 Large Group … 7:00 PM
💬 Open Share Groups … around 8:15 PM

📍 Celebrate Recovery - WFR
3201 N. 7th. St.
West Monroe, LA

Come as you are. We’ll save you a seat. ❤️

10/09/2026

DID YOU KNOW YOUR TESTIMONY CAN HELP SOMEONE ELSE FIND HOPE?

There is power in telling the truth about what God has brought you through.

Your story doesn’t have to be perfect.
It doesn’t have to be dramatic.
And you don’t have to have everything figured out.

You simply have to be willing to say…

“This is where I was. This is what happened. And this is what God is doing in my life.”

When we share our testimony, someone listening may realize they aren’t alone.

Someone may hear their own struggle in your story.

Someone who thought change was impossible may begin to believe recovery is possible for them, too.

Revelation 12:11 reminds us that we overcome “by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony.”

Your story has a purpose.

Don’t be ashamed of the chapters God has redeemed.

What He has brought you through may become the very thing He uses to help bring someone else through.