Steve Eisenhauer

Begin each day with God’s Word, a meaningful reflection, and a prayer for the journey ahead. Receive God’s Vision: A Daily Digest Journal for Christ Centered Recovery and Renewal offers 365 illustrated daily readings, plus an optional February 29 entry, in one book you can use every year.
Written and compiled by Steve Eisenhauer, this devotional journal encourages individuals in recovery, their families, and those walking alongside them to grow in faith and put biblical principles into daily practice.
Each daily entry includes:
• Complete primary and companion Scripture passages from the King James Version
• A meaningful devotional message with practical application
• A corresponding color illustration
• A reflection question and an action for the day
• A prayer that turns your attention toward God
Twelve monthly themes explore faith, honesty, forgiveness, responsibility, gratitude, perseverance, and spiritual growth. Monthly review pages invite you to recognize progress and consider your next steps.
Read it independently, share it with a mentor, or use it to encourage conversation in a Christ-centered recovery ministry or small group. The print editions include writing space for your personal response to God. Kindle readers can reflect using a separate notebook or their reading app’s notes.
Whether you are beginning recovery, rebuilding relationships, or seeking renewed purpose, Receive God’s Vision invites you to make time for Scripture, respond in prayer, and take a faithful step forward each day.

A restored life begins with hope.

Restored Lives is a Christ-centered, Scripture-led curriculum for people seeking freedom from destructive patterns and for those walking beside them. Across twelve modules, Steve Eisenhauer connects biblical teaching with honest reflection, practical action, and the support of others.

Each module opens with a key passage from the New International Version, placing Scripture at the center of the lesson. Readers then work through the Twelve Steps and Traditions with guided exercises on surrender, personal inventory, confession, forgiveness, amends, prayer, daily accountability, and service.

Inside you will find:

• Twelve Scripture-centered modules with lessons and reflection questions
• Practical assignments, quizzes, and answer keys
• Worksheets and planning tools with space to write
• Public accounts of people whose faith in Jesus shaped their recovery
• Safety guidance and tools for mentors and group facilitators

The curriculum can be used for personal study or in churches, recovery ministries, small groups, treatment and rehabilitation programs, recovery housing, correctional and reentry ministries, and family support settings.

Restoration is a journey. Restored Lives offers a place to begin, a way to keep moving, and a biblical foundation for hope, freedom, and lasting change.

Break Free from Addiction. Restore Your Life. Strengthen Your Faith. Experience Lasting Freedom Through Jesus Christ.

Addiction does not have to define your future. Freedom From Addiction: A 12-Step, Scripture-Integrated Recovery Curriculum provides a clear, practical, and biblical roadmap for overcoming addiction, rebuilding relationships, renewing your mind, and developing a lifelong walk with Christ.

Whether you are beginning your recovery journey, returning after relapse, supporting a loved one, or leading others through recovery, this comprehensive curriculum equips you with the tools to pursue lasting transformation—not merely temporary sobriety.

Inside this complete recovery curriculum, you will learn how to:

• Break destructive patterns and addictive behaviors through biblical truth.
• Replace harmful habits with Christ-centered virtues and healthy life practices.
• Heal damaged relationships through forgiveness, confession, and amends.
• Develop daily spiritual disciplines that strengthen long-term recovery.
• Build a practical relapse prevention strategy rooted in Scripture.
• Discover your God-given purpose through service and discipleship.
• Help others experience the same freedom you have found.

Organized into twelve comprehensive modules, the curriculum follows the proven framework of the Twelve Steps while integrating each step and the Twelve Traditions with Scripture, practical behavioral science, and real-life application.

Each module includes:

- Biblical teaching and Scripture studies
- Guided reflection questions and self-assessments
- Knowledge quizzes and review exercises
- Defect-to-Virtue Transformation Plans
- Seven-Day Action Plans
- Harm Inventory and Forgiveness Worksheets
- Amends Planning Guides
- Prayer and Meditation Journals
- Service and Discipleship Reflections

Additional resources include facilitator guides, answer keys, reproducible worksheets, safety guidelines, and practical tools for churches, recovery ministries, counselors, recovery housing programs, correctional ministries, small groups, families, and one-on-one discipleship.

Unlike recovery programs that treat faith as an optional supplement, Freedom From Addiction places Jesus Christ at the center of the recovery journey. By integrating the Twelve Steps, the Twelve Traditions, and the truth of God's Word into one structured curriculum, this workbook offers a pathway to genuine healing, spiritual renewal, and lasting freedom.

If you are ready to move beyond surviving addiction and begin living the life God created you to live, Freedom From Addiction will help you take that next step—one day, one lesson, and one victory at a time.

Relapse doesn't happen in a single moment, it happens in a process, long before anyone picks up again. Preventing Relapse is a structured, faith-based 30-lesson course built to help you see it coming and stop it before it starts.

Organized into 10 modules of 3 lessons each, complete with prayer reflections, quizzes, and hands-on assignments, this course walks you step by step through:

• The three real stages of relapse; emotional, mental, physical, and how to catch each one early
• The HALT check-in (Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired) and other tools for spotting vulnerability before it becomes crisis
• The bargaining, justifying, and "old story" your mind tells you under temptation, and how to counter it with truth
• Building a daily recovery structure and rhythm that protects your sobriety
• Faith-based tools for strength: Scripture, prayer, and fellowship
• Identifying and managing your personal triggers and high-risk situations
• Writing your own personal relapse prevention plan
• Building accountability, community, and service into long-term recovery

Designed for individual study, small groups, recovery ministries, or use inside a learning platform, Preventing Relapse combines practical psychology with biblical truth, so you don't just survive recovery, you build a life that doesn't want to go back.

More than a workbook, this is a complete Christ-centered curriculum for addiction recovery, relapse prevention, and family restoration.

Recovery Journal brings together Scripture, clinical insight, and real ministry experience into one comprehensive resource for individuals seeking freedom, families seeking healing, and churches and facilitators building a recovery ministry from the ground up.

Inside you'll find:

• A biblical foundation for understanding addiction as spiritual, emotional, and neurological bondage, and why grace-centered recovery leads to lasting change
• Step-by-step recovery guidance that integrates the Twelve Steps with Scripture
• In-depth relapse prevention strategies covering the emotional, mental, and physical stages of relapse
• A full section on family restoration and healing
• Culturally responsive, inclusive approaches to recovery ministry
• Evidence-based practices (CBT, motivational interviewing, trauma-informed care) integrated alongside spiritual disciplines
• Meeting formats, facilitator principles, and pastoral leadership training for anyone running a recovery group
• Legal, ethical, and safety guidance for facilitators
• Personal testimonies and narrative vignettes of transformation
• A full glossary, Scripture index, and subject index for quick reference

Whether you're an individual seeking a Christ-centered roadmap, a family longing for restoration, or a pastor, counselor, or ministry leader building a recovery program, Recovery Journal is designed to be the foundational reference you return to again and again.

3Recovery is not a moment, it's a journey. And you don't have to walk it without a map.

The Recovery Journey is a Christ-centered companion guide and workbook for anyone in addiction recovery, whether you're just starting out, rebuilding after a setback, or standing beside someone you love who is.

Built in two parts, a quick-reference overview for daily use, and a complete in-depth manual, this book walks you through:

• A modern, inclusive reimagining of the Twelve Steps, with a reflection exercise for each one
• The real stages of relapse (emotional, mental, physical) and how to catch the warning signs early
• Practical tools for rebuilding trust and communication with family
• Spiritual practices and evidence-based strategies, used side by side
• Guided journaling prompts, a family agreement template, a spiritual assessment tool, and a relapse response plan
• Real testimonies of transformation from people who've walked this road

Whether you're working a recovery program, leading a small group, or simply trying to hold your family together one day at a time, The Recovery Journey gives you both the why and the how, grounded in faith, backed by proven recovery principles, and written with compassion instead of judgment.

You are not alone. There is hope, there is help, and there is a path forward, one step at a time.

Addiction never affects just one person, it pulls the whole family into cycles of fear, control, and exhaustion. Family Restoration Journal is a 12-chapter, Christ-centered workbook built specifically for the people left holding the family together.

Applying the wisdom of the Twelve Steps directly to family healing, this workbook walks parents, spouses, siblings, and loved ones through:

• Letting go of the illusion of control and the exhaustion of trying to "fix" someone else's addiction
• Rebuilding hope and belief that restoration is actually possible
• Surrendering outcomes and timing instead of carrying them alone
• An honest family inventory; naming patterns, wounds, and generational cycles
• Safe, blame-free communication and confession
• Getting ready to change long-standing family patterns
• Humility and relational repair after years of hurt
• Making and safely giving a family amends list
• Daily habits that protect the family's progress
• Prayer, meditation, and shared spiritual practices that bond a family together
• Moving from survival to a shared family mission and legacy

Complete with case studies, discussion questions, worksheets, a Scripture index, and a full Facilitator Guide, this premium workbook edition works equally well for families working through it at home, small groups, churches running a family support class, or counselors facilitating recovery-focused family care.

Help a teen move from secrecy, isolation, and destructive patterns toward honesty, hope, healing, and a practical plan for lasting recovery.

Freedom in Christ: 12-Step Teen Recovery is a Christ-centered workbook created for teens who are struggling with alcohol, drugs, vaping, pornography, gambling, screens, unhealthy relationships, or other compulsive behaviors. It gives young people a structured way to understand their struggles, accept support, strengthen their relationship with God, and begin making healthier choices.

Teens are not expected to face recovery alone. This workbook encourages them to complete the journey with the support of parents, guardians, mentors, church leaders, recovery groups, counselors, and other trustworthy adults.

Through twelve carefully structured steps, readers will learn how to:

• Admit their struggles and need for help
• Believe that God offers hope and strength
• Surrender their lives and circumstances to God’s care
• Complete an honest personal inventory
• Practice confession and pursue healing
• Become willing for God to transform harmful attitudes and behaviors
• Ask God to remove their shortcomings
• Identify people they may have harmed
• Make amends safely and wisely
• Practice ongoing self-examination
• Seek God daily through prayer and Scripture
• Share hope and live the principles of recovery

Each step includes Christ-centered teaching, Scripture, practical examples, guided reflection, discussion and prayer questions, a knowledge quiz, and a meaningful assignment.

Workbook activities include:

• Honest inventory worksheets
• Hope statements
• A personal surrender list
• Confession and healing plans
• Shortcomings and prayer exercises
• Safe amends planning
• Daily recovery check-ins
• Seven-day practice plans
• A personal support and treatment plan
• Relapse-prevention preparation
• A personal hope story
• A continuing recovery plan
• A certificate of completion

Freedom in Christ can be used for individual study, family support, mentoring, church recovery ministries, youth groups, community programs, and structured recovery settings.

This workbook provides spiritual education, guided reflection, and practical recovery exercises. It is not a substitute for medical care, professional counseling, detoxification, or qualified treatment.

Your struggle may be part of your story, but it does not own your identity or decide your ending. Recovery can begin with honesty, one safe person, and one faithful step forward.addiction help for parents

Relapse rarely begins with a single choice. It often starts earlier—with isolation, distorted thinking, missed warning signs, and the belief that no one will understand. Teen 12-Step Relapse Prevention Course helps teens recognize that process early and respond with honesty, faith, practical action, and support from trustworthy adults.
Created by Steve Eisenhauer for RGV Road to Recovery IA, this Christ-centered curriculum guides young people through 12 structured lessons pairing a recovery Step with a community-building Tradition. Each lesson connects biblical truth with challenges teens face: peer pressure, shame, family conflict, cravings, secrecy, impulsive decisions, unhealthy relationships, and fear of asking for help. The goal is not perfection. The goal is to help teens become more honest, safe, connected, teachable, responsible, and free.
Beginning with the courage to admit that addiction has become unmanageable, teens learn why needing God and other people is not weakness. They explore hope, surrender, self-examination, confession, readiness for change, humility, responsibility, amends, daily inventory, prayer, Scripture, service, and spiritual growth. Step themes address personal change, while Tradition themes show how unity, healthy authority, service, and humility protect recovery communities.
This guided recovery workbook is designed to be completed one lesson at a time. Every lesson includes teaching, Scripture study, relapse-prevention connections, triggers, warning signs, protective actions, thought-replacement exercises, a teen scenario, guided discussion, a four-question quiz, an assignment, and a seven-day freedom plan. Writing areas encourage teens to slow down, tell the truth, identify personal risks, and turn insight into action.
Readers will learn how to:
• Recognize emotional, mental, spiritual, social, and environmental warning signs before risk becomes a crisis
• Identify people, places, thoughts, feelings, access points, and situations connected with relapse
• Replace relapse-supporting thoughts with truth grounded in Scripture and wise counsel
• Build a dependable recovery team and ask for help before acting on an urge
• Respond to cravings with immediate, practical steps
• Prepare safe confession and amends plans with responsible adult guidance
• Establish habits of prayer, Scripture, reflection, and daily inventory
• Strengthen boundaries involving substances, devices, money, transportation, and risky contacts
Additional resources include a recovery-team page, baseline assessment, emergency recovery plan, 15-minute craving response, trigger and warning-sign map, 30-day freedom plan, weekly reviews, answer key, facilitator guidance, a suggested 60-minute session format, group agreements, and a completion certificate.
The course supports individual study, mentoring, family-guided recovery, church ministries, youth recovery groups, counseling support, recovery housing, chaplaincy, and other supervised settings serving teens affected by addiction or destructive behaviors. The language is accessible to teens while giving parents, guardians, pastors, counselors, mentors, and recovery leaders a structure for meaningful conversations.
Safety remains central. Teens are encouraged to involve an approved responsible adult in trauma, confession, amends, crisis, and high-risk situations. This curriculum does not replace medical care, licensed treatment, prescribed medication, emergency services, or mandatory-reporting responsibilities.
Recovery does not require a teen to have every answer before beginning. It begins with one honest admission, one safe conversation, one wise decision, and one willingness to let God lead the next step. With Scripture, practical planning, supportive relationships, and repeated action, young people can recognize danger earlier, respond more wisely, rebuild trust, and keep moving toward lasting freedom.

Recovery programs can offer guidance, fellowship, accountability, treatment, education, and practical tools. These resources can play an important role in a person’s recovery—but no program can guarantee sobriety, forgive sin, create a new heart, or promise eternal life.

Recovery Promises Beyond the Programs examines the important difference between what recovery resources can responsibly offer and what only God can promise.

Steve Eisenhauer compares major recovery approaches, including Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, the Palmer Drug Abuse Program, Celebrate Recovery, SMART Recovery, LifeRing, Women for Sobriety, SOS, Recovery Dharma, Refuge Recovery, Adult and Teen Challenge, Salvation Army programs, Oxford House, clinical treatment, medication support, and recovery community organizations.

Each approach is considered through practical areas such as:

• Access and belonging
• Structure and accountability
• Family participation
• Treatment and clinical support
• Spiritual formation
• Long-term growth
• Service and purpose
• Hope beyond human outcomes

The author’s recovery-resource catalog serves as the practical comparison standard, while the Holy Bible remains the final standard of truth. The book honors the genuine help that programs, counselors, sponsors, clinicians, ministries, families, and recovery communities may provide without treating their methods as divine guarantees.

Throughout the book, readers encounter the complete text of carefully selected King James Version Bible passages rather than references alone. These Scriptures reveal promises grounded not in a program’s performance, but in the character of God: His presence, wisdom, forgiveness, strength, peace, provision, transformation, purpose, and eternal hope.

This book also addresses difficult but necessary questions:

What happens when someone follows a program and still struggles?
How should relapse be understood?
Can medication and faith work together?
What role should family members play?
How can churches support recovery responsibly?
What is the difference between encouragement, expected outcomes, and a true promise from God?

Composite recovery stories, reflection questions, prayers, comparison tools, and practical applications help readers move from information to honest personal examination.

Recovery Promises Beyond the Programs is written for people seeking recovery, families, ministry leaders, counselors, peer-support workers, sponsors, and anyone trying to understand the relationship between recovery programs and biblical faith.

Programs may provide a pathway, a meeting, a method, or a community. They may offer valuable support for the next decision and the next day. But the program is not the Promise-Keeper.

God is.

Discover how to receive appropriate help from recovery resources while placing your deepest hope in the promises of God.

When Choice Becomes Addiction
Disease, Behavior, Money, and the Meaning of Recovery

Why is addiction called a disease? What does that label explain—and what might it leave out?

Alcohol and drug use disorders are treated as medical conditions. Gambling is also classified as an addictive disorder, while other repeated behaviors receive different diagnoses or none at all. Steve Eisenhauer examines those distinctions and asks what they reveal about choice, habit, brain adaptation, responsibility, and recovery.

The book also follows the money. Drawing on the history of alcoholism treatment and insurance coverage, it explores how diagnosis can open access to care, create billable services, and shape the treatment system. It considers where financial interests influenced that system while distinguishing documented evidence from claims that remain unproven.

Written from a Christian perspective, When Choice Becomes Addiction brings Scripture into the conversation about truth, grace, accountability, and restoration. It argues for taking harmful choices seriously without reducing people to their worst decisions—and for recognizing medical care where it helps.

For readers, families, church leaders, and recovery groups, this book offers questions to examine together, a framework for discussing competing explanations, and practical guides for conversation and recovery planning.

There is a phrase carved above courthouses across America: Equal Justice Under Law. For too many, it remains a promise unfulfilled.

Blind Justice or Just Blind is not a legal textbook, and it isn't a political manifesto. It's a sober, Scripture-grounded look at the institutional, cultural, and spiritual blindness that lets injustice happen again and again, and calls it procedure.

Drawing on patterns from real, publicly documented cases including the Central Park Five, Michael Morton, Anthony Ray Hinton, Curtis Flowers, and Adnan Syed author Steve Eisenhauer pairs each case with a companion chapter asking what the Bible actually says about the failure behind it: the erasure of evidence, the shield of qualified immunity, the power of narrative over truth, and the cost paid by whistleblowers who refuse to stay silent.

Inside this book you'll find:

• 12 real-world case chapters paired with 12 matching biblical insight chapters
• A clear framework for spiritual blindness: comfort mistaken for righteousness, procedure mistaken for truth
• Reflection space at the end of every chapter, so the book doubles as a guided journal
• A closing call to repentance, humility, and real reform, not outrage

This is a book for pastors, advocates, families failed by institutions, and anyone who has ever stood in front of a system and wondered if it sees what it claims to see.

It is not an argument. It is a mirror. What you see in it will depend on how willing you are to look.