"We cannot free ourselves. We can only be set free by the love of another. Jesus is totally set free only by the love of the Other! Amazingly, this faith-surrender does not destroy the self or individuality, but it actually creates it and recreates it. For the highest form of self-possession is the capacity to give oneself." (R. Rohr "Radical Grace" p. 152)
When anyone is trying to break through a self-destructive life style, it usually helps to have the love and support of another. This is also true when trying to recover from illness or injury. When we have the love and encouragement of another, we want to try harder to do the work we need to do.
I often will pray that God will continue to strengthen those who are recovering, to empower them to do the therapy etc. needed to heal. There are people who want God to fix everything, but I hear God inviting us to join in the fixing. Yes trust that God is present giving us the tools and the skills and the desire to do what needs to be done. The faith surrender is to believe that you've already been given what you need, now go and do.
It is in that self-assurance, that we can risk giving ourselves in the service of others. That service may sometimes be nothing more than a capacity to listen. But whatever we are called to do at any given moment, believe that God through the Holy Spirit has empowered you.
Blessings,
Ed
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