Addiction

Losing a loved one to addiction brings a range of emotions, from shame to regret to agonizing sorrow. This plan will help you process your grief and move forward on the journey of healing and restoration. (Plan written and developed by Kris Darrah and Amy LaRue of Hope After Loss, a ministry of Hope is Alive.)

Hope After Loss - Leaning on God After Losing a Loved One to Addiction

This devotional is for believers who desire to have their minds cleansed and refocused on Christ. If you struggle with impure thoughts, pornography, or lust, this devotional will help you replace those mental images with Christ-centered ones and develop new habits in your thinking. Let Jesus free you as you cultivate purity one thought at a time. 
Part 2 of the Purify Your Mind Series by Joe Kirby. 

Purify Your Mind Series (Part 2) by Joe Kirby

What happens when you feel like you’ve done everything right, but things go completely wrong? Kris Darrah and her husband Mike did all they could to raise their four kids in a loving Christian home. But when the grip of mental illness and addiction overtook their oldest daughter, Lexi, Kris soon realized that life doesn’t always go the way we hope and plan. Her story is a testament to the fact that hope can be restored when we lean on our loving and sovereign Savior.

Losing Lexi: One Mother's Story of Grace in the Midst of Addiction and Loss

In this honest and hope-filled 3-day plan by popular devotional writer Heather Hair, you’ll walk through Breaking Soul Ties, Breaking Generational Curses, and Freedom from Shame. It's not about spooky rituals or pretending the past didn’t happen—it’s about letting Jesus untangle what’s been weighing you down. 

With Scripture, grace, and a little grit, you’ll cut ties with what’s held you back and step into the kind of freedom that actually sticks. Because the cycle stops here—and your story doesn’t end in bondage.

The Chains Stop Here

When we’re held in the grip of addiction, it can be difficult to see a way out. But with God’s help and strength, we can break out of the chains and find new freedom with Him. Read this 30-day reading plan from UCB to face the 'giant' of addiction with the help of God's Word.

Facing the Giant of Addiction

Living faithfully starts with a transformed mind and daily decisions. It’s a partnership with God, living a life worthy of Jesus’ calling. His work was finished on the cross; our role is to stay faithful and finish the race. As Paul said in Philippians 3:14 (NLT), “I press on to reach the end and receive the heavenly prize.” This 6-day study offers practical steps for living with integrity and leaving a legacy of faithfulness. Provided by Legacy Book Publishing, co-written by Greg and Suzanne Grimaud. Find more resources on our website: www.SpeakLifeCoaches.com 

Faithful: Leaving a Legacy of Integrity

The Shift: Part 4 - Deliverance from Spiritual Ties
Spiritual ties—whether from sin, unhealthy relationships, or generational patterns—can hold us back from living in the freedom Christ offers. This plan will help you identify and break these ties through the power of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God. The Shift: From Bondage to Breakthrough is a 5-part devotional series created for believers ready to disconnect from the world’s noise and fully embrace the life God designed for them.


The Shift: Part 4

Dear Mama,
You think you’re alone. You look at your kids and wonder how they can even look you in the eyes after everything you’ve done. Shame clings like your shadow, and you can’t help but ask: Could God really still use someone like me?

You’re the mama who’s been through it—addiction, recovery, relapse, regret.

Begin each day with a letter straight to your heart: Dear Mama.
Through seven raw and real stories of women who met Jesus in their darkest places, you’ll discover this unshakable truth: God’s not done with your story. Not even close.

Dear Mama: God’s Not Done With Your Story

Susan Binkley is the founder of Blue Monarch, a long-term residential recovery program for women and their children. As a child, she avoided eye contact with God so he wouldn’t send her to Africa as a missionary. However, he found her anyway and her incredible journey of Blue Monarch began, strengthening her faith, and teaching her aspects and nuances of God’s personality she never knew.