E68 - The High Cost of Healing

Understanding the High Cost of Recovery: A Different Perspective

In this episode of the podcast 'Prisoner's Part,' host Michi J explores the challenges individuals face when transitioning from jail or addiction to recovery, discussing why some may find it easier to revert to old habits. Drawing from a devotional article titled 'The High Cost of Healing,' the episode delves into the questions posed by Jesus in the biblical scripture, emphasizing the multifaceted demands of recovery, including taking responsibility, hard work, humility, and relationship adjustments. It also highlights the emotional and spiritual support needed, stressing the importance of building a strong relationship with the Lord. The episode aims to foster understanding and offer guidance to those on the path of recovery, inquiring whether they truly want to be made well and encouraging them to think about both the costs and benefits of healing.

00:00 Introduction and Host Welcome

00:26 Understanding the Struggles of Recovery

01:19 The High Cost of Healing

02:41 The Requirements of Recovery

06:10 Reflecting on the Costs

07:47 The Benefits of Recovery

08:23 Seeking Help and Spiritual Guidance

09:57 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Episode Transcript

(00:19):
Hello everyone.
And welcome to aprisoner's part in podcast.
Um, Meechie, Jay, your host.
Have you talked to anyone who'sgotten out of jail recently or
who is going through recovery?
Have you ever heard them sayis just too hard out here.
Bill's are high.

(00:41):
I can't pay them.
I can get along with my family.
I can't find a job.
Uh, everything is just toodifficult for me to handle out here.
I can't make it.
It's easier for me justto go back to jail.
Or just to do drugs.

(01:02):
Have you ever heardanyone say that to you?
I know I have, and I know manyof you have as well, but did we
understand what we were hearing?
I know I didn't until.
I read an article in oneof my devotional readings.
That's when all the dots startedto connect, it was titled

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the high cost of healing.
This really piqued my interestbecause we had just covered
recovery in my last two episodes.
I want to share.
What I found.
So we won't be doing an interview.
We're just going to be doing a chat.
On this because this is somethingwe all should take into account

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when thinking about recovery.
The article starts out with acommunication that Jesus had with
Elaine man who was trying to get healed.
You can actually check this out in.
John chapter five or six in scripture.
Jesus ax.
Do you want to be made?

(02:06):
Well,
Don't you think that was an odd question?
I thought it was really odd.
I'm like, why would Jesusact something like that?
But again, we're talking about Jesus.
In his wisdom.
He was actually asking the right question.
Because he was consideringthe high cost of healing.

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He knew there was a lot more tohealing than just a physical.
There will be a total life change needed.
And that's why he was asking the question.
Now, this leads me towhat are those high costs?
One is.
It will require involvement.

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This man can no longer hang out withhis friends at the pool law day.
Hm.
Any of this sound familiar?
Yeah.
It will require time away from some of thepeople that the person likes to be around.
Yeah, it would require that cost then.

(03:12):
A lot of times.
It could be someone very special to them.
Too.
It will require a personto assume responsibility.
That means.
He can no longer layup all day and expect.
People to give him money or handouts orjust provide, or, you know, just being

(03:36):
around the house and not doing anything.
Yeah.
That's going to be a change because ifyou're going through recovery, A person
can be just used to sleep in all day.
Uh, you won't be able to do that.
So again, it would require aperson to take on responsibility.

(03:57):
Okay.
Number three.
It will require hard work.
Yes.
The person will be expected to hold a job.
And this may be something for someone who.
May not have had a job in a long time orsomeone who may not have worked at all.

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All of this is hard.
I know when I'm on vacation attimes, it's hard to go back to work.
Let alone, if you have someonethat's been off work for years.
Whoa.
That is hard.
For.
The person would have to have humility.
Okay.
They may need to start all over again.

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And a lot of people have a lot ofpride in, they don't want to do that.
They don't want to start at the bottom.
The person may have to askfor help or just instruction.
Yeah.
That can be hard to a lot ofpeople want to pretend that they
know everything or just don't wantpeople to know what they don't know.

(05:02):
And that can hold a lot ofpeople back that humility.
And the last one here is.
Five is relationship adjustments.
Yes.
That is going to be challengingtoo, because family members will be
expecting things now from you that.
They haven't gotten before.

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They've been waiting for a longtime for you to help them out.
They've been giving you money andloaning you money, or you don't just
all always being at your Beck and call.
Now the same family members are wantingyou to be involved as a family member to
participate, to help them in their knee.
Yes.

(05:44):
That is the expectations in a relationshipis not just no longer one sided that.
You'll be taken all the time.
This time you have to be giving.
And so the relationship.
Yeah, these are some of the high costs.
I just named five.
So it was involvement,responsibility, hard work, humility.

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And relationships.
Adjustments now that we recognize them.
We can now better appreciatewhy recovery can be so hard.
First off.
If you remember my last episodes, wetalked about how recovery and recovery.

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It's the grip.
Addiction has a grip on you.
And it's just hard to getout of you have that part.
Now you have this other part,like if you get out of it,
this is what you have to face.
This is the requirements.
Now.
This isn't easy either.
We can really appreciate now.

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Jesus' question.
Do you want to be made?
Well, So, if anyone is goingthrough recovery, this is a
question you should ask yourself.
Do you want to be made?
Well, Think about thecosts when you answer.
Because if you do, it will requireyou to do all these requirements.

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Which again is involvement,responsibility, hard work, humility.
And relationships.
Adjustments.
It will require a total change of life.
So you may need to sitback and think about it.
And I can understand why.
When people say, well,I just made up my mind.

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I was done.
I think they started to takeinto account all these things.
Now that we've provideda here on this show.
Maybe we can get through recovery quicker.
At least I hope so.
Now.
Looking at this, don'tforget the benefits.
Let's talk about those.
You're going to have love.

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Peace.
You're going to haveforgiveness and patience.
You're going to have joyand you're going to have.
Uh, appreciation of life and whatyou're doing, you're going to look
back and say it was well worth it.
So also think about these things whereyou question, if you're really wanting

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this, do you really want to be made well,
now.
You don't have to go through this alone.
You need help.
Everyone needs help.
You can't do it.
Along, you have to reach out.
Remember it's humility.
You got to ask for help.
Remember, it's also aspiritual aspect of this.

(08:41):
We are all human, but.
In our humanist, we do have a spirit,so that has to be addressed as well.
With that in mind.
I like how Rob.
My last couple episodes ago.
Go back in, listen to that.
If he didn't hear it.
How he looked to to God.

(09:01):
To help him.
Now being a spirit, he can bewith you all the time and you
need someone with you all the timebecause it's when you're by yourself.
And you need that strength and youneed him to guide you through this.
This is the only way that you can actuallyovercome these obstacles now that you

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know, and you recognize the high cost, youstill need that power to get through it.
That's why relationships are so importantAnd the number one relationship we
should be acquiring is with the lordbecause he is the one That is the
foundation of all relationships.
He sets the standards like we sawhere In scripture, he knew exactly

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what to ask, so he knew exactly whatwas going on and he questioned him.
Well, I hope you enjoyed today's episodetalking about the high cost of healing
I thank you for listening, and mayyou have a week filled with blessings.