Addict Rehab Ministry
The cause of addiction is internal, inside the individual
Why would you try to manage anger or addiction when a cure is available?
High Plains Bible Mission reaches men and women bound by addiction with a simple but radical message: lasting freedom comes when the bitterness of the heart is healed. For decades the mission has walked alongside people in recovery, prison, and the streets, offering the practical, Scripture-rooted teaching found in Forgive Instantly and Live Free. Rather than focusing only on managing behavior or white-knuckling sobriety, the ministry helps addicts face the deeper wound that so often fuels the addiction—the resentment, unforgiveness, and anger that keep the heart locked in pain.
For someone trapped in addiction, the experience of the ministry is both gentle and direct. Participants learn that there are two parts to forgiving: releasing the offender and, more importantly, setting the victim free. Many discover that the person they most need to forgive is themselves, or that old wounds from childhood, betrayal, or loss still sit like a stone in the chest, driving them back to the substance or behavior that numbs the ache. Through clear teaching, personal stories, and patient encouragement, the mission shows how dealing with anger at its root—rather than merely coping with it—opens the door to real peace. As bitterness is confronted and released, the compulsive pull of addiction begins to loosen because the cause itself is being erased.
The rehabilitation side of the ministry is hands-on and relational. Whether in a recovery group, a prison setting, or one-on-one conversation, people are invited to walk the same path the books describe: identify the bitterness, choose to forgive, and step into the freedom that follows. There is no promise of an overnight miracle, yet countless men and women have testified that once the root of unforgiveness was pulled up, the addiction that had dominated their lives lost its power. The mission supports this work by providing the books, short teaching videos, and practical guidance that can be used in churches, recovery programs, jails, and individual study. It is a ministry of hope that treats addiction not merely as a habit to be controlled but as a symptom of a heart that can be healed.
In the end, High Plains Bible Mission offers addicts something rarer than another program or technique. It offers a way to be set free from the inside out—so that the anger, stress, and hang-ups that once fueled the addiction no longer have a place to live. The result is not only sobriety but a restored heart and a new direction, rooted in the forgiveness that Jesus makes possible.
Your path to recovery starts with a copy of “Forgive Instantly & Live Free”. Follow this link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VU2AFM0
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