Author: Mark Farley

Is Our Footing on the Right Path?

   July 14, 2024 0 Likes 72 Views
How’s your footing?..


Sometimes we find ourselves on rocky, cluttered, or unstable paths as we try to walk. 


When we encounter these challenges we usually become a bit more wary of each step and sometimes consider changing our path. 


We don’t necessarily need to change the goal or the destination, but perhaps change the way we are trying to get there. 

We can and will encounter some unstable paths in our Spiritual walk as well. 


It’s in those times we can look to the Holy Spirit to guide us and set us on a clear and more stable path instead of trying to seek an easier, softer way on our own. 


How do you find firm footing spiritually?..


Check your experience… 


“Established on such a footing we became less and less interested in ourselves, our little plans and designs.” Big Book pg. 63


Lord, let us look to You to establish our footing when we find ourselves on shaky ground, AMEN. 


“You cleared the ground under me so my footing was firm.” 2 Samuel 22:37


Have a blessed day Y’all! 


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Love is All We Need

   July 13, 2024 0 Likes 83 Views
 Love is all you need…. 


We have answers and solutions and fixes for just about everything imaginable these days. 


The internet, TV, and most brick-and-mortar retail stores have the ability to sell packaged solutions to almost any need. I like that “flabs to abs” idea, but I hear – tell that ultimately it really requires providing the willingness and effort to eat right and exercise. 


I am sure it’s the same for almost any other challenge or situation we face. 


To get better it requires our participation and willingness to either change or participate. 


The bottom line involved in any interaction, positive or negative, is that spiritual emotion or state of being that we all are born with, which is love. 


If we can bring our love to the situation or task at hand, the Holy Spirit within us can then participate with us and guide us to the healthy outcome we seek. 


Are you bringing your spiritual love to your situations?.. 


Check your experience… 


“Patience, tolerance, understanding, and love are the watchwords.” Big Book pg. 118 


Lord, let us bring the love in our hearts, supplied by Your Spirit into every situation we face, both good and bad, AMEN. 


“Love takes everything that comes without giving up. Love believes all things. Love hopes for all things. Love keeps on in all things. Love never comes to an end.” 1 Corinthians 13: 7-8 


Have a blessed day Y’all! 


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Take Off Your Shoes

   July 12, 2024 0 Likes 105 Views
Take off your shoes…


Years ago when I was on staff at Salvation Army as a counselor, I taught a class for the men in the Adult Recovery Center in Sacramento. 


One of the more popular lessons I taught was called “Take off your shoes” 


I would post a sign outside of the chapel that served as our classroom asking all who entered to take off their shoes. 


Everyone complied and no one ever had a serious problem with the request. 


I would then share with the men how we are always willing and able to comply and participate in general requests, like taking off our shoes. 


I would then ask them to think about why they did not feel the need to demand to know what kind of shoes I was asking them to take off. 


Would sandals qualify or be excused? What about sneakers and boots? 


The point I was making for the class was that we all put something on our feet and even though it may be a boot, sneaker, or sandal, it’s still just a shoe with the main purpose of protecting our feet. 


I then used this understanding to hone in on the fact that whether it is alcohol, cocaine, pills, meth, heroin, or other chemicals, we are all addicted to something and we all have that in common and need to band together to recover. 


Driving home the point that we all put something inside of us to numb ourselves to the outside world. 


Now, folks, I am NOT politically motivated, and those who know me best know that I am color blind with respect to skin and race. 


So my point today is that we are all living and breathing humans, so why can’t we band together to help one another instead of all this senseless nonsense…


Check your experience… 


“The point is, that we are willing to grow along spiritual lines.” Big Book pg. 60 


Lord, let us remember we are all Your children and one Earthly family, AMEN. 


“There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:28 


Have a blessed day y’all! 


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Is This Available at the Walmart?

   July 11, 2024 0 Likes 96 Views
 Is this available on Amazon or at the Walmart?… 


Wouldn’t it be great if we could just order wisdom online, download it to our mind computer and keep on moving? 


Heck, even buying the CD and watching it would… no wait, lots of late-night ads are already trying this and I don’t think it’s delivering on the desired effect all too well. 


So what is the secret to getting wisdom? 


I am still trying to figure that part out, but I can share from my own experience as well as watching and learning from others, that wisdom comes from learning, applying, and gaining experience. 

We have a great Book of knowledge that contains many skills, lessons, and insights, but it takes a commitment to read it, share it, and practice the principles it contains. 


It’s a good thing to have a Bible, but we can’t gain from it until we learn from it and apply it to our lives. 


How’s that working out for you?.. 


Check your experience… 


“We have learned that whatever the human frailties of various faiths may be; those faiths have given purpose and direction to millions. People of faith have a logical idea of what life is all about.” Big Book pg. 49


Lord, open our minds and hearts with willingness and a thirst to learn from Your Word, AMEN.


“Getting wisdom is the wisest thing you can do! And whatever else you do, develop good judgment.” Proverbs 4:7 


Have a blessed day Y’all! 


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2 Hands Are Better Than 1

   July 10, 2024 0 Likes 88 Views
2 hands are better than 1… 


In my experience, I have learned that most things seem to get accomplished more efficiently when another person is involved. 


From raising Miss Kai to making decisions on ministry, career, finance, and other things, I have benefited from seeking and using the wise counsel of Miss Tami and many others I am blessed to have in my life. 


Along the way I have learned that I am really never alone, so when I am faced with the need to make an instant choice or decision, I can rely on the Holy Spirit residing in me to guide my thoughts and direct my actions. 


I am not perfect, and my self-will still gets in the way more than it should, but at least I know that I do have the ability to seek God’s will and not rely on my own. 


How’s that working out for you?.. 


Check your experience.. 



“What was our choice to be?” Big Book pg. 53


Lord, let us look to You through Your Holy Spirit to show us how to navigate the many choices, decisions, and temptations we face daily, AMEN.

“Then I will ask My Father and He will give you another Helper. He will be with you forever.” John 14:16 


Have a blessed day Y’all! 


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Going Your Own Way

   July 9, 2024 0 Likes 83 Views
 “You can go your own way”…


A great song by Fleetwood Mac. 


It’s great to be independent and it’s our nature to be self-sufficient and self-supporting. 


Yet, we still need to get our guidance and direction from somewhere in order to continue to be successful. 


Think about it. In most areas of our lives, we are given parameters, instructions, boundaries, and or guidelines. 


We then learn by doing as well as being shown. 


Finally, experience gives us the confidence and comfort we need in knowing that we are able to succeed. 


The Lord molds us and shapes us when we are willing into who and what He needs us to be. 

Where are you getting your direction and guidance from?..


Check your experience… 


“Next, we decided that hereafter in this drama of life, God was going to be our Director.” Big Book pg. 62 


Lord, please mold us into the masterpieces You have designed each of us to be, AMEN. 


“Yet you, LORD, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.” Isaiah 64:8


Have a blessed day Y’all! 


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Good Power Source?!?

   July 8, 2024 0 Likes 113 Views
Using the correct power source … 


Human beings are amazing creatures. 


When we want something we usually and naturally use our own power to provide the correct effort to gain it. 


On occasion when that fails, we apply more of our own power through effort and self-will to make it happen. 


Sometimes it does and sometimes it does not happen. 

Over the years I have learned by experience that the problem is not our lack of power. 


The problem is our lack of using the right Power source to make sure we are seeking the correct thing for us. 


Just because it’s new and shiny does not necessarily mean we have to have it right now. 


Just because the guy on TV tells us we need it to make our lives better does not mean that it’s the truth. 


 Tap into the power of God and watch a new world of possibility, abundance, and grace open up for you!..


Check your experience…


“But where and how were we to find this Power?” Big Book pg. 45 


Lord let Your power lead, guide, and direct our thoughts, will, actions, and words, AMEN. 


“With God’s power working in us, God can do much, much more than anything we can ask or imagine.” Ephesians 3:20 


 Have a blessed day y’all! 


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Work is a 4 Letter Word

   July 7, 2024 0 Likes 87 Views
Work is one of them 4 letter words…..


Work seems to be a heavy word. 


There are things in life we must do that we don’t necessarily enjoy that require work. 


From simple things like laundry to complex things like car maintenance (well… it’s very complex for me!) the work required may not be enjoyable but we know it’s needed. 


On the other hand, each of us possesses talents and skills that we enjoy and because of our passion for them, it doesn’t feel like work. 

What is your passion or talent that you gain enjoyment and satisfaction from doing? 


These are just a part of the many gifts God has given us…


Check your experience…. 


“It works if we have the proper attitude and work at it.” Big Book pg. 86


Lord let our hearts be reminded that while most work is necessary, we do have talents and gifts that bring us pleasure in some of our work, AMEN. 


Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” Matthew 9:37-38 


Have a blessed day Y’all! 


Join me in looking at the things we face daily with passages from both the Big Book and Bible! 


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Got Faith

   July 6, 2024 0 Likes 119 Views

Got faith?..


Except for electricians and engineers, can we absolutely and completely explain why the light comes on when we touch the switch? 

We have faith from our experience that it will. 


 Same thing with starting our computers and cars, we can’t entirely explain it but we have faith from our experience that it will work. 


Now what about God? 


I can’t speak for you but through my life experiences and His grace and Word, I know my faith is based on a real and loving God. 


How about you?..


Check your experience…


“We finally saw that faith in some kind of God was a part of our make-up, just as much as the feeling we have for a friend.” Big Book pg.55


 Lord, let us grow our faith through daily contact with You through prayer and Your Word, AMEN. 


“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see…” Hebrews 11:1 


Have a blessed day Y’all! 


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One Stop Shopping

   July 5, 2024 0 Likes 84 Views
One-stop shopping…. 


We stop at many places for many things most days. 


We go to the coffee shop for our coffee, the juice place for our smoothies, the cleaners for our clothes, the healthy market for our specialty foods, and the grocery store for the rest! 


We travel to many places to get many things to help us in our daily lives! 


What about our spiritual lives? 


It is comforting to know that all we need is contained in one book and we can usually get spiritually fed through studying and learning The Book with other believers. 


How is that working out for you? 


Where are you getting your spiritual food?..


Check your experience…. 


 “Assuming we are spiritually fit, we can do all sorts of things” Big Book pg. 100 


Lord, let us look to Your Word to learn and apply the truths in our lives to give us our spiritual nourishment, AMEN. 


 “Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” John 6:35 


Have a blessed day Y’all! 


Join me in looking at the things we face daily with passages from both the Big Book and Bible! 


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