Mark justin kamau

19/09/2025

Many people think recovery is just about willpower, fighting hard to resist temptation. But willpower is limited. It gets tired, weak, and fails when life pressures grow.

True freedom comes through surrender. Surrender is not giving up, it’s handing over control to God, leaning on the support of others, and trusting the recovery process. Willpower says, “I can do this on my own.” Surrender says, “I can’t, but God can and He will carry me through.”

Lasting change begins when we stop relying only on our strength and start walking in God’s strength, surrounded by support, step by step in the process.

17/09/2025

Recovery Is Not About Willpower, It’s About Surrender

Many people believe that recovery from addiction comes down to willpower “If I just try harder, I’ll stop.” But if willpower alone could set us free, most of us would have broken addiction long ago. The truth is, recovery is deeper than self-control. It’s about surrender.

1. Surrender to God

Addiction is heavy, and no human strength can carry it alone. Real change begins when we come to God honestly and say, “Lord, I can’t do this on my own. I need You.” His strength fills where our strength fails.

2. Surrender to Support

Isolation keeps addiction alive. Healing happens when we let others in, mentors, support groups, or people who care enough to walk the journey with us. Surrendering pride and asking for help is a sign of strength, not weakness.

3. Surrender to the Process

Recovery doesn’t happen overnight. It is one day at a time, one step at a time. Surrender means being patient, staying consistent, and trusting the process even when it feels slow.

The Heart of True Freedom

Recovery is not about trying to be perfect or forcing yourself to win every battle. It’s about surrendering control and letting God, community, and the recovery process carry you forward.

When you surrender, you don’t lose, you actually gain freedom, peace, and a new life.

16/09/2025

Saying “I’ll never gamble,drink or smoke again” sounds strong, but it can be risky in recovery. Here’s why:

1. Too much pressure – If you slip, you feel like a total failure.

2. Denies cravings – Addiction changes the brain. Cravings will come, and if you’re not ready, they’ll feel overwhelming.

3. Stops honesty – You may hide struggles instead of asking for help because you promised “never.”

A Better Way

Instead of promising never, prepare for cravings:

Remind yourself cravings are normal and will pass.

Have a plan: call someone, walk, pray, or write.

Focus on today, say, “Just for today, I won’t gamble.”

Bottom Line

Recovery is not about big promises. It’s about being ready for the cravings and winning one day at a time

15/09/2025

Recovery is not about controlling every thought, every feeling, or every urge.
Control will exhaust you.
Recovery is about integration.Learning to face your feelings, sit with your pain, and still choose a healthy path.
When you integrate your struggles into your journey, they stop being enemies and start becoming teachers.
That’s where true freedom is found not in control, but in integration."

12/09/2025

A part of the Family TV interview

You are worth it sober

Yard by yard life is hard, inch by inch life is a cinch💖🙏

10/09/2025

Check out Mr. Stephen on his social media platforms
page
Steve Giro

Tik tok

it's steve Giro

Instagram

Steve_Giro

09/09/2025

✨ The Real Cost of Gambling ✨

This Wednesday, 10th September 2025, I’ll be joining Family Radio & TV together with Steve Giro and Sally Limo for a very important conversation.

We’ll be talking about the hidden struggles, financial pain, and brokenness that gambling bring and more importantly, the hope of recovery and restoration.

🕖 7:00am
📻 Tune in on Family Radio (Nairobi 103.9 FM, Mombasa 97.9 FM, Kisumu 96.5 FM, Nakuru 102.1 FM, Nyeri 87.9 FM)
📺 Watch on Family TV (GoTV 457, StarTimes 877, Zuku 877, PANG).

If you or someone you love has been affected by gambling, this is a conversation you don’t want to miss. 🙏

03/09/2025

You are worth it sober

🌿 Savali Rehabilitation Centre 🌿
At Savali, we believe recovery is not just about leaving addiction behind,it’s about finding purpose, rebuilding families, and walking in freedom. Every step matters, no matter how small.

Here, you are not judged. You are guided, supported, and loved as you rediscover who you truly are.

✨ Recovery is a journey. At Savali, you don’t walk it alone,you walk it with us. ✨

📞 0720120772 | 0712303860

03/09/2025

Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” 🕊️ (John 1:29)

When John the Baptist saw Jesus, he didn’t point to miracles ✨ or teachings 📖. He pointed to Jesus as the Lamb of God 🐑the One who takes away sin.

Addiction can feel like chains ⛓️ you can’t break. Guilt and shame can feel too heavy to carry 😔. But the Lamb of God came for this very reason,to lift what you cannot carry and set you free 🙌.

John didn’t say, “the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the perfect ones,” but “the sin of the world 🌍.” That means YOU. Yes, even in your struggle, your relapse, your brokenness. 💔➡️❤️

Your hope is not in willpower 💪 or perfection ✅, but in Jesus Christ,the Lamb who died and rose again ✝️🌅. He is strong enough to carry what you cannot.

So today, instead of holding onto shame, lift your eyes 👀 and behold Him. The Lamb of God is still taking away sin, still giving freedom, still offering new life 🔥🕊️.

29/08/2025

Importance of forgiveness in recovery

🌿 Forgiveness in Recovery 🌿

Many people in addiction carry heavy baggage,anger, shame, resentment, guilt. But holding onto these things only keeps us stuck in the past.

Forgiveness is not saying “what they did was okay.” It’s saying “I will not let this pain control me anymore.”

Forgiveness is freedom.

Forgiveness brings healing.

Forgiveness breaks the chains that tie us to addiction.

Remember: recovery is not just about staying clean, it’s also about healing the heart. Start forgiving others and yourself. That’s where real freedom begins. 💙

✨ “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32

25/08/2025

Napoleon Bonaparte and Recovery

Napoleon Bonaparte was a great soldier. He became the ruler of France and won many battles. He was very strong and very smart.

But later, Napoleon made a big mistake. He wanted to take too much. He went to fight in Russia, but many people told him not to. He did not listen. The cold and the war destroyed his army. After that, he lost everything and died far away from home.

What this means for recovery

When we stop listening, we fall.

When we are too proud and think, “I cannot fall back to addiction,” that is when we are in danger.

If we try to take too much too fast, we can lose even the small progress we have made.

Real victory is not taking the whole world,It is winning against yourself every day.

Lesson

Stay humble.
Listen to advice.
Be thankful for small steps.
That is how we stay strong in recovery.

23/08/2025

🌱 The Chinese Bamboo Tree and Recovery 🌱

When you plant a Chinese bamboo seed, something strange happens…

For five years, you water it, nurture it, and care for it yet nothing grows above the ground.
People may laugh at you, doubt you, or even tell you to give up.

But what they don’t see is that beneath the soil, the bamboo is growing strong roots. Roots that can carry its weight. Roots that will sustain its growth.

Then suddenly, in the fifth year, the bamboo tree shoots up 90 feet in just 6 weeks. 🌳

Recovery is the same.
For months or even years, it may feel like nothing is changing. You stay sober a day, a week, a month… sometimes you fall and get back up. You pray, you go to meetings, you build new habits. And yet on the outside progress seems slow.

But deep inside, your roots are growing:

Roots of honesty.

Roots of discipline.

Roots of prayer.

Roots of character.

Then, one day, something shifts. Suddenly your life shoots up. The change that once felt impossible becomes real. You begin to see the fruit of the hidden work you’ve been doing all along.

So if you feel like nothing is happening,don’t quit watering your seed. 🌧️
Your breakthrough is coming.

Keep the faith. Stay consistent.
Like the bamboo, you will rise. 🙏✨