Crushing Addiction. Spiritual Warfare In Alcoholics Anonymous

By John Barleykorn

We currently live in a culture that does not honor true spiritual principles. Addiction is thriving because so many have forgotten that there is a supernatural dimension to life.

Recovery is spiritual warfare. It pays to be well-armed. This short guide will show you how to win the battle.

• Language: English
• Publisher: John Barleykorn
• Release date: Dec 19, 2020
• ISBN: 9781005862107

John Barleykorn

John Barelykorn has worked as a probation/parole officer since 2003 and has been sober since 2001. Working with addicted offenders offers a lot of insight into the power of addiction.Prior to learning to navigate a 12-Step program, he relapsed for more than a decade. There is a way to get sober and stay sober. It's a battle. Learn how to fight it.

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CRUSHING ADDICTION

Spiritual Warfare in Alcoholics Anonymous

A TWELVE STEP SURVIVAL GUIDE

John Barleykorn

Copyright © 2020 by Gilroy Publishing

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This is a publication of Gilroy Publishing and is not affiliated or associated or has not been endorsed by Alcoholics Anonymous World Service, Inc. or the General Service Office of Alcoholics Anonymous.

ISBN: 9798565080711

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To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.

-Saint Thomas Aquinas

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1. In Defense of God

CHAPTER 2. The Supernatural

CHAPTER 3. Higher Power vs. lower power

Preface

After my first rehab, I relapsed repeatedly for more than ten years. Then I learned I had an enemy, and that I was in a battle. Ever since, I have been able to defeat my addiction.

You need to know your enemy’s tactics and arm yourself. Sobriety means supernatural warfare. How can you defeat an enemy you don’t even realize exists?

I have lived through the horror of addiction. You can’t understand unless you’ve been there. Late-stage addiction means a complete absence of God. I remember waking up shaking with unbearable depression. Everything was black. It was like being in Hell, a massive void that I kept trying to fill with alcohol and drugs.

Recovery is spiritual warfare. Prepare to enter combat. You are not alone.

Chapter 1. In Defense of God

Many seem to be seeking a spiritual connection in rather abnormal ways. Some of the most popular self-help books on Amazon are the following: The Art of Not Giving a Fuck, Fuck Feelings, Unfuck Yourself, Calm the Fuck Down, Everything is Fucked, Zen As Fuck, Sober as F***, Fuck This Shit - A Gratitude Journal, and perhaps my favorite title of all, Fuck It, The Ultimate Spiritual Way. Ultimate spiritual way? Really? And I’m not seeing much gratitude in that journal. Yet, no one seems offended by these books. They are considered good books, spiritual even. Interestingly, many are top sellers.

I think it says something about a spiritual void in our modern culture when so many people are drawn to books like these, but maybe that’s just me. If you want to get your self-help advice from some profane, self-absorbed millennial bro that’s your business. As for me, I favor timeless spiritual principles. Live and let live.

It wouldn’t surprise me if many still feel restless and discontented after reading one of these profane books. There may be some practical advice weaved in between the narcissistic rants and vulgarity, and it might even entertain you, but in the end, it will leave you dissatisfied. God does not dwell in these books.

I would never author a book that has fuck in its title, no matter how many copies I might sell. And I’d never write a book laced with gratuitous profanity. Profanity is the language of addiction, noisily