Taking every thought captive unto Christ Meetup Group

# What to Expect

If you're a Christian and you're stuck in the shame of being stuck in an addiction, I hear you. That was me too. And that's why I made this group. I'm now walking in His freedom from alcohol for over 4 years. Not through sheer willpower and not by going to daily meetings. But learning steps I could apply right away on myself to begin to noticce my subconscious beliefs.... Subconscious is something I've never heard spoken about in a church or a school-outside of physcology class. Then we go about our life..... We don't develop a practice of taking our thoughts to Christ if we don't know how to. We will chat about that here! :-)
We'll begin each gathering with prayer, inviting Holy Spirit to be our Ultimate Guide.
From there, participants are invited to explore thoughts, beliefs, emotions, or patterns they may be noticing in their lives. Perhaps a thought has become louder. Perhaps you're feeling stuck. Perhaps you're beginning to wonder why you keep repeating a pattern you genuinely want to change. You truly desire to repent and do for a day or 7 but then something triggers you. You're out of will power, exhausting from trying to stuff emotions down and present yourself as "ok" and you drank and now you're mad at yourself and convinced God must not see you. You're afraid you've drifted too far from His grace. That's not possible and we will look at Scripture to help us see ourselves as God does. This doesn't happen overnight for most of us. Breakthroughs don't often happen as we'd like them too and usually, there's some inner work each individual needs to do. This meet up is here for you to do that. There is no shame here...just a deeper exploration in to what it means to be human. We ALL have coping mechanisms. We ALL want to avoid pain and seek pleasure and feel like we belong. There's no shame in that. Sometimes we just need to find some new tools to help us learn to balance that and become peacefilled.....
Maybe one day you feel like you're making progress, and the next day you find yourself right back in an old habit or reaction.
Maybe you're telling yourself:

• "It always goes this way."
• "This is just who I am."
• "I've tried before."
• "Nothing ever changes."
• "Maybe this is just my thorn in the flesh."

Instead of accepting those thoughts as facts, we'll gently bring them into the light and explore them together.
Where did that belief come from?
Is it true?
Does it align with Scripture?
Does it sound like condemnation...or invitation?
Not to judge.
Not to shame.
Not to fix.
But to become aware.
This is a participant-led group. My role is simply to help guide the conversation, ask thoughtful questions, and create a safe space for exploration.
You are welcome to share as much or as little as you'd like.
Bring your curiosity.
Bring your questions.
Trust that God will meet you there.

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# A Note About This Group

This group is not therapy, counseling, intervention, addiction treatment, or crisis care. Rather, it is an opportunity to explore your thought life through the lens of Scripture, self-awareness, guided reflection, and the leading of the Holy Spirit.
This is also not a program that requires participants to commit to never drinking again or make any other life-changing declaration before they're ready.
Our purpose is not to tell you what choices you should make.
Our purpose is to become curious.
To notice.
To explore.
To bring thoughts, beliefs, assumptions, and patterns into the light and examine them in the context of God's truth.
The only request is that participants refrain from using alcohol or other mind-altering substances immediately before or during meetings. This helps create an environment of safety, presence, respect, and meaningful conversation for everyone involved.
You are welcome whether you're questioning a habit, struggling with a behavior, seeking a deeper relationship with God, or simply curious about how your thought life influences your daily experience.
Not to judge.
Not to shame.
Not to diagnose.
Not to fix.
But to become aware.
Because often, transformation doesn't begin with finding a new answer.