The eight most dreaded words in the English:
"I'm from the government, and I'm here to help."
Ronald Reagan was right, and not just about government programs coming out of Washington.
The same observation applies to counseling and self-help programs forced upon people from the state.
Forcing people to seek help undermines the very act.
Alcoholics Anonymous claims over and over that people "Gotta Wanna".
But if you "gotta" go to AA because a judge told you to, then where's the sobriety? Where's the spirit of willingness?
Force cannot save anyone. Every human being lives under force and duress because of Adam and Eve.
Today, the rest and refreshing which men and women seek cannot be found in what we do, or what we think, or the number of meetings we attend.
Everything that we need is found in Christ Jesus, the image of the Invisible God, from whom all blessings flow, who created the Universe, the center of all Creation, the One who holds all things together (Colossians 1: 15-20)
Self-Help forced upon us by the government is not help at all.
Nothing could be more ridiculous.
(Besides, AA is a blatant violation of the First Amendment)
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