Power Up Your Recovery: Why Journaling Is the Missing Link in Your Faith Journey

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Does worry keep you up at night? Maybe you can’t sleep because tomorrow feels overwhelming—or worse, because something deep inside whispers that your addictive behaviors are creeping back in. That sinking feeling is familiar to many of us in recovery: the quiet dread that everything we’ve built could collapse like a house of cards.

Those sleepless nights can be turning points—the moments when we finally admit we need God’s power to rebuild from the inside out.

A Proven Tool for Spiritual and Emotional Growth

At The Dunamis Initiative, we believe sustained recovery isn’t just about stopping destructive behavior—it’s about living in the joy and abundance God designed for you. True freedom means healing the mind, body, and spirit.

Since the 1930s, the 12 Steps of Recovery have provided a framework for lasting transformation. Today, modern tools like therapy and medication can help—but some of the most powerful supports are ancient ones: prayer, Scripture, and journaling.

Journaling is one of the simplest ways to clear your mind, process pain, and create space for God to speak. It transforms reflection into revelation—helping you trade chaos for clarity and fear for faith.

A Companion to The Dunamis Effect Series

If you’ve read The Dunamis Effect or worked through The Dunamis Effect Workbook, you’ve already begun exploring the life-changing power of Dunamis—God’s divine energy that heals, restores, and renews.

Now, Power Up: The Dunamis Recovery Journal gives you a sacred space to process what you’re learning. This 52-week guided journal includes Scripture, reflection prompts, and space to apply each principle from the book and workbook to your daily walk.

Use it to:

  • Capture insights and breakthroughs from your reading
  • Reflect on weekly Scriptures and recovery themes
  • Track your emotional and spiritual progress
  • Deepen your relationship with Christ as you grow in sobriety

Each page is designed to help you power up your faith and stay connected to the Source of lasting transformation.

Power Up: Dunamis Effect Christian Recovery Journal hardcover by Dr. Don Middleton

👉 Download the first several pages here
👉 Order your copy on Amazon

Not a “Journaling Person”? You’re Not Alone

Many people feel awkward staring at a blank page. But journaling isn’t about perfect sentences—it’s about honest conversation with God. Over time, what begins as self-care becomes spiritual renewal.

Whether you’re early in recovery or years into your walk with Christ, journaling can help you replace anxious thoughts with peace and stay anchored in gratitude and grace.

So grab your journal, your Bible, and a pen. Let this be the year you stop replaying the past and start recording your transformation.

Because when your words meet His Word—power happens.

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The Dunamis Effect book — biblical approach to the Twelve Steps for Christian addiction recovery.

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