September 12: Come and Hear What God Has Done

September is National Recovery Month. People are telling their stories in churches, at events and online. You might wonder, should you be telling yours?

The psalmist says, Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for my soul. He’s not bragging. He’s pointing at God. He wants others to know what God did, so they can hope too.

Recovery Month is about that kind of telling. Not shame. Not a sales pitch. Just the truth. Here’s what it was like. Here’s what happened. Here’s what it’s like now. People still trapped in addiction need to hear that recovery is possible. Families need to hear it. Churches need to hear it.

You don’t need a dramatic story. You don’t need years of sobriety. A few months of honest change is worth sharing with the right person. It might be a coworker who’s struggling. A relative who’s worried about their own drinking. A friend at church who’s never heard someone talk about this honestly.

Be wise about it. Not everyone needs to know everything. Protect other people’s privacy, especially the people on your amends list. Never share someone else’s part of the story without permission. And the old tradition of anonymity matters too. You can share your story without naming others in recovery or putting their privacy at risk.

The focus stays on God. What has He done for your soul? Maybe He gave you a reason to get up in the morning. Maybe He gave you back your family. Maybe He just gave you one more sober day, and then another.

Your amends are part of this story. Every one you make shows the people around you that something has changed. That itself is a quiet kind of telling.

One thing today

Write down, in five sentences, what God has done for your soul. Then share it with one person this month who needs to hear that recovery is possible.

A prayer

Lord, You’ve done something in me I couldn’t do myself. Give me the courage to tell it simply, with humility, so someone else can find hope. Let my life point to You. Amen.

If someone you share with wants to know where to begin, send them to Start Here.

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