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Battling a Loved One's Addiction
Finding Hope Family Support Groups
Written By
Finding Hope Team
Battling a Love One's Addiction
Loving an addict isn’t easy. We want to get in the middle of their battle and fight for them. We will sacrifice everything, including ourselves, and fight as hard as we can for them to find recovery and a life of sobriety. everything, including ourselves, and fight as hard as we can for them to find recovery and a life of sobriety. But the reality is: It isn’t our battle.
When we step in and fight for our loved ones, we give them nothing to fight for. Why would they need to fight if someone is doing it for them?
When we step in and fight for our loved ones, we don’t allow God to help them fight their battle. Who would you want fighting with them, man or God?
When we step in and fight for our loved ones, we keep them from finding true recovery. Are they in recovery for us or themselves?
When we make it about us, we hinder them. But when we step away from their battle and stop fighting for them, it gives them the opportunity to fight for themselves. It gives them the opportunity to want recovery for themselves. And it allows God to do His mighty work without any roadblocks.
All the energy you are using to fight their battle, give it back to yourself.
Fight for yourself.
Invest back into yourself.
Do something you love.
Love yourself.
Join a Finding Hope support group.
You are not alone. It's not your fault. There is hope.
“But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor. For each will have to bear his own load.” Galatians 6:4–5
