DAY ONE

My Story of Powerlessness

Theme

When did I first realize I was losing control?

Journal Questions

Write your addiction story.

• When did it begin?
• What was happening in your life?
• What did it give you that you thought you needed?
• When did you first realize it was controlling you?
• What was your first attempt to quit?
• What happened?

Writing Assignment

Write your life story as honestly as possible.

No pretending.

No blaming.

Simply tell your story.

DAY TWO

The Lies I Believed

Theme

What did addiction convince me was true?

Journal Questions

Complete these sentences.

I believed...

Because I believed that...

I...

The biggest lie addiction told me was...

What truth am I beginning to believe now?

Writing Assignment

Write two pages titled:

"The Lies That Kept Me Sick."

DAY THREE

The Cost of My Addiction

Theme

What has addiction cost me?

Journal Questions

How has addiction affected:

• My relationship with God?
• My family?
• My marriage?
• My children?
• My health?
• My finances?
• My friendships?
• My peace?
• My dreams?

Writing Assignment

Make two lists.

What addiction gave me.

What addiction took from me.

Which list is longer?

Why?

DAY FOUR

Who Have I Become?

Theme

Looking honestly at myself.

Journal Questions

Am I the person I wanted to become?

How has addiction changed me?

What parts of myself do I miss?

What qualities has God preserved in me?

What qualities need healing?

Writing Assignment

Write a letter to yourself.

Title it:

"This Is Who I Am Today."

DAY FIVE

What Am I Afraid Of?

Theme

Facing the fears underneath addiction.

Journal Questions

What scares me most about recovery?

Failure?

Success?

Being alone?

Trusting people?

Trusting God?

Losing friends?

Who am I without my addiction?

Writing Assignment

Finish this sentence twenty times.

"I am afraid..."

DAY SIX

My Honest Prayer

Theme

Talking honestly with God.

Journal Questions

What have I never told God?

What have I been hiding?

What do I wish He knew?

What am I ashamed of?

What do I need Him to do?

Writing Assignment

Write God a three-page letter.

Don't quote Scripture.

Don't sound religious.

Simply talk.

Cry.

Ask.

Confess.

Listen.

DAY SEVEN

WEEKLY REVIEW

Theme

The First Honest Inventory

Journal Review

Read everything you wrote this week.

Then answer these questions.

What surprised me the most?

What lie did I discover?

What truth did I discover?

What area needs healing?

What am I still afraid to admit?

How has God begun changing my thinking?

What one sentence describes this week?

Personal Declaration

Finish this sentence.

Today I admit...

Today I believe...

Today I hope...

Closing Prayer

Write your own prayer.

Not someone else's.

Your own.

No rules.

Just honesty.

Weekly Project

Using everything you've written this week...

Write your testimony.

Not your entire life story.

Just answer one question.

"How did I finally realize I needed God?"

One page.

One story.

One beginning.