When Paul Mitchell reached the very bottom of himself, he realized that he did not have the ability to rescue himself. He had to come to the place where he admitted he was powerless. And everything he thought he was, the person he’d always wanted to be, was entrenched in the overwhelming entrapment of sin.

Maybe your challenge is not substance abuse. Perhaps other things in your life are controlling you, overwhelming you, turning you into a person you never expected to be.

Paul found hope in Christ. He asked God to forgive his sins, and focused on drawing closer to God. James 4:8 in the...