There is a principle in the world of addiction recovery which explains how crucial it is for the loved ones of the afflicted to seek recovery and sanity for themselves. They may not realize the part they have been playing, however large or small, and if they don’t fix their end of the relationship, the negative cycle will continue.
How important it is for each person to have a sane, loving, merciful, nurturing place to rest. No judgment, no prodding, no antagonizing, no shaming. Only wise loving arms. Most people have a person or two whose arms feel safe and sound, but even so, they are human and fallible arms. So where to find the One who is never broken, never caught off guard, always ready to provide precisely what I need when I am falling apart and need restorative care?
God is waiting with secure, healing arms and boundless, merciful love. I have confidence that I can always fall back into Him and He will catch me. He also works through people, programs, churches—He can work through anything, anytime, but it is on Him I ultimately depend. People and constructs may fail in a moment, but God never does. He is never a broken place. Return to Him.
Yet does not one in a heap of ruins stretch out his hand, Or in his disaster therefore cry out for help? Job 30:24
Meeting God at the Park 