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When I Am Weak Then I Am Strong: A Recovered Addict's View of Christianity & A Christian's View of Recovery From Addiction

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This book really hits home and keeps coming! From C. J. Camp's family history all the way through, it all sounds so painfully familiar. I was especially touched by his descriptions of always feeling "different" from other people; not being able to connect heart-to-heart very easily, if ever.

I was also deeply affected by the idea of a "mental picture" of God and the suggestion that the picture many people have is probably inaccurate. God's been given a bum rap!

Wonderful touches of humor throughout, yet always informative and to the point. Good for the family members of addicts also!

This book really touched a chord in my heart. C. J. Camp lays it out; the good, the bad, and the ugly. He tells his own hair-raising story (child abuse, neglect, etc.) and how he turned to sex, drugs, and alcohol. He talks plainly and unsparingly about his descent into the depths of misery and his near-death. He recounts the powerful "spiritual experience" that saved his life; an encounter with the Holy Spirit (John 6:44-45).
He then explains the 12-Step method of recovery from a Christian perspective in simple terms that everyone can understand. He really made me rethink a lot of my old ideas about cleaning up my past and getting right with God and others.
I also learned more about the true nature of God (as opposed to the unfortunate "mental picture" of God that I was given as a child). That has made a tremendous difference in my life and in my recovery. The first Christian recovery book that's real and true, not stuffy or too theological. A sense of honesty pervades the book.