Life's Healing Choices

By: John Baker

Narrated by: John Baker

Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins

Publisher's Summary

Eight concrete, well-explained choices are the foundation for this life-changing program:

1. Admitting Need - The Reality Step
2. Getting Help - The Hope Step
3. Letting Go - The Commitment Step
4. Coming Clean - The Housecleaning Step
5. Making Changes - The Transformation Step
6. Repairing Relationships - The Relationship Step
7. Maintaining Momentum - The Maintenance Step
8. Recycling Pain - The Sharing Step

Promising freedom from life's hurts, hang-ups, and habits, this life-changing program assures listeners that true happiness can be theirs, if they will chose it; for happiness truly is a choice. This promise of happiness is based on eight statements from the truest of all books - God's Word - and from the most revered Teacher of all time, Jesus Christ. In the well-known and beloved Beatitudes, Jesus shares eight statements that reveal God's pathway to wholeness, growth, spiritual maturity, and happiness. These eight statements are the basis for the eight tried-and-proved choices outlined in Life's Healing Choices.

Rather than wallowing in the past or focusing on painful memories, these eight choices provide listeners with an optimistic view to the future and real hope for lasting change. Emphasizing personal responsibility, listeners are taught how to face up to their poor choices and learn how to distinguish between what is in their control and what is not. They are then equipped to make new choices and take control where they can. Spiritual commitment is fostered and action steps are detailed.

With an encouraging tone, step-by-step guides, and biblically based teaching, listeners will find real answers, real hope, and a real future - one choice at a time.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.; Download the accompanying reference guide.

©2007 Richard D. Warren and John E. Baker (P)2007 Simon and Schuster, Inc.

Great motivation

Although I like the book, I didn't know it was all about addiction to drugs and alcohol. I wish I knew that beforehand.

5 of 5 people found this review helpful

Rock Solid

This is something that will get under your skin and change your life forever -for the better.

Written to lead into Celebrate Recovery, it is an easy read but by no means shallow. Don't read this if you can't get real with yourself.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

A survival guide ...

Would you listen to Life's Healing Choices again? Why?

Absolutely! If you relate to the title and concepts within this book you'll continue to listen to it for months to come.

What did you like best about this story?

I've struggled, like many of us, to learn how to apply God, Jesus and the Holly Spirit to the day-to-day challenges of life. John Baker did a phenomenal job translating scripture to help me break free from the bondage of my past.

What about John Baker’s performance did you like?

He does a great job relating the content of this book in a clear concise manner.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

This book moved me to make a commitment to begin a life long journey to deal with my hurts, hangups and habits.

Any additional comments?

John Baker is the founder of Celebrate Recovery, which is a Christ centered recovery program. If you're looking to make, "Life's Healing Choices" this book and CR could be the answer to your prayers. I recommend listening to this book and learning more about CR.God Bless you on your journey.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

It brought me peace.

This brought the help and healing that I have been searching for. Listen to this with an open heart and you will be touched by it.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Wish it had been complete

This is an excellent program. The problem with using THIS download is that the final 3 chapters are missing. This book should have 8 Chapters and I feel like I was ripped off by downloading this book from Audible. I am glad I knew in advance that the book was supposed to have 8 chapters or I would have missed almost half of the program. very disappointed in Audible. Very impressed with the program.

the downloadable content.

how do we get the downloadable co te t that says is available. I have yet to read the book but all other programs and books so far for celebrate recovery has changed me.

Abridged

I loved the book and its stories.
I didn’t love the fact that it is an abridged version of the printed book but doesn’t say so in its description. It’s fine to abridge a book but you should say so. And in this case, the original (which I bought in kindle form) deserves a full reading. I’ll return the audible version.

My name is Cindy and I'm a Believer

Even though this is basically the same as the sermons that Rick Warren did on the 8 principles of Celebrate Recovery, it's still great information. The "Actions" that accompany each principle are very thought provoking and they alone are worth the money/credit! I have become a huge fan of John Baker, Rick Warren, Saddleback Church, and Celebrate Recovery. I don't know a single soul who wouldn't benefit from the help and information in this book.

Changed my life

This is the second time I have read this book. It helped heal places in my life I didn’t even realize needed healing. This book helped me forgive others and myself. It also helped me release lots of anger and hurt. I highly recommend this book to everyone who seems to be having a difficult time in life.

Worth the time

loved it!!! very easy to follow... liked hearing the people's stories, helps to solidify how this really works

Hard going but worth it

As a recovering alcoholic and drug addict this book and course helped me get back on the straight and narrow. It wasn't easy but it was worth it.