Author: Mark Farley

Bad Moment

   May 11, 2025  Leave a Comment on Bad Moment 0 Likes 8 Views
Don’t turn a bad moment into a bad day….


Have you ever noticed that what you focus on influences how you feel and act?


For instance playing with children can make some older folks feel young and more alive.


How about the feeling of accomplishment after completing a workout at the gym?


What about the uncomfortable and unpleasant parts of our day that we all have?


Have you ever noticed what happens when we focus on that?


It tends to drag us into the negative mindset and bring us down.


Now maybe it’s different for you, but I have found that when I enter into the unpleasant moments of my day, …


instead of focusing on the anticipation of the impending doom or negativity,..


I remind myself of all the good in my life and that this is just a moment in my day that will eventually pass.


I find that when I greet negative times with cheerfulness, the negativity has a hard time taking me hostage.


How’s that working out for you?..


Check your experience…


“We were prepared to look at it from an entirely different angle.” Big Book pg 66


Lord, let us walk through the negative times knowing this is but a moment but You are in our heart forever and that we have blessings awaiting us, AMEN.  


“Do everything without complaining and arguing, so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world full of crooked and perverse people.” Philippians 2:14-15  




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Be the Good

   May 11, 2025  Leave a Comment on Be the Good 0 Likes 9 Views
If you can’t see it, then BE it!.. 


Here is a suggestion. 


Think about this and try it today and this week! 


While going about your normal day and doing your same routines, look around today using the eyes of your heart. 


Find someone doing some good and go out of your way to thank them. 


Do something good unexpectedly for another person today. 


You will make their day and your heart will thank you!…. 


Check your experience… 


“Helping others is the foundation stone” Big Book pg 98 


Lord open the eyes of our hearts today so that we can see and do good for others, AMEN. “


Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone-especially to those in the family of faith.” Galatians 6:10 


Have a blessed day Y’all! 


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Seasons

   May 9, 2025 0 Likes 7 Views
Seasons…


It seems we have seasons for everything in our lives. 


We have clothes for the changing seasons. 


Heck, even Arizonans have a jacket in the closet somewhere! 


We have football, baseball, basketball, hockey, and other sports seasons. 


We even have seasons that we can put on our food to spice it up or change the flavor. 


What about our lives? 


It’s common to hear that folks are “going through a season” when there is change or challenge in their lives. 

Change is inevitable for all of us. 


It’s part of being human. 


However, it’s how we deal with the change and the seasons in our lives that helps us grow spiritually. 


Maybe it’s different for you, but I have learned to embrace change over the years. 


I may still bristle when it comes unexpectedly, but I clear my mind and remind myself that I turned my will and life over the Lord when I got sober, and that frees me from pride and fear taking control of my thoughts and actions. 


What about you? 


Does change bring resistance and lock you in a battle with your self-centered feelings and pride preventing you from growing? 


Perhaps change ignites fear inside of you, shutting off the Holy Spirit and trapping you within your closed mindset. 


Or maybe you embrace change knowing there is a lesson to be learned and the outcome will make you a better person…


Check your experience…


“Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change.” Big Book pg. 84 


Lord, thank you for the seasons in our lives that help us to grow in spirit and understanding. Please give our hearts comfort and our minds relief in times of change, reminding us that You know what is best for us and will NOT give us anything we cannot handle, AMEN. 


 “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 


Have a blessed day Y’all! 

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Walk by Faith

   May 8, 2025 0 Likes 31 Views
Another way to see things… 


We use our eyes to see all that this world has to offer. 


That’s part of being human. 


We are also equipped with another way to see. 


Our Spiritual nature inside of helps us to see in a different way. 


We cannot see the air we breathe, yet we take it for granted that it’s here. 


We naturally take it for granted that when we flip a light switch the light will come on and when we put the key into the ignition the car will start. 


This comes from FAITH. 


We learn by doing and by feeling. 


This is how we develop our spiritual eyes. 


Now it’s a fact that we all crawl before we walk. So we cannot develop spiritual eyes overnight. 


Like the air we breathe, light switch, and the key in the ignition, we build up a continued and familiar experience over time that allows us to believe it will work. 


It’s the same with our faith. 


We have to build on it and grow it so that we can rely on it in times of uncertainty… 


Check your experience… 


“In this book you read again and again that faith did for us what we could not do for ourselves.” Big Book pg. 70 

Lord open the eyes of our hearts through building and growing our faith in You and Your Word, AMEN. 

“For we walk by faith, not by sight” 2 Corinthians 5:7 


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Don’t Judge

   May 7, 2025 0 Likes 34 Views
Don’t judge a book by its cover…


Looks can be deceiving, especially when we allow our judgement to be based solely on what we initially see. 


Perhaps it’s different for you, but I have shared before how my magic magnifying mind likes to trick me into trusting the ideas it generates on its own just for me. 

It pays to learn more of the story before we pass judgement. 


Years ago when I was living and working at the Salvation Army, we had this very small man named Joe. 


He walked funny and had a hard time finding words so it was easy to pass him by as another needy and hopeless cause. 


However as I got to know Joe and hang out with him, our friendship grew and I learned that he was a powerlifter in the gym and before he had a stroke in his mid-20’s, he was a college graduate with a promising career in engineering. 


Joe taught me and others to use the gym safely and encouraged me to get my college education and pursue God’s calling on my life. 


I am glad I took the time to get to know Joe before he went home to the Lord. 


He helped me a lot. 


 Any “Joe’s” in your life where you don’t know their story?.. 


Check your experience… 


“We let God be the final judge.” Big Book pg. 70.


Lord open the eyes of our hearts so we can see those You send to us, AMEN. 


“Do not judge according to appearance” John 7:24 


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See if You Can Help

   May 6, 2025 0 Likes 38 Views
We get out of it what we put into it…


Here is a twist of thinking I learned long ago that has not only helped me to grow as a person, and as God’s kid, but also has helped me to be more in tune to the needs of others. 


It’s very simple. Instead of seeing what I can get from every interaction I have with people, places, and things, I see what I can bring to it. 

The feeling is amazing and the outcome is usually better than I expect, plus I have gotten to know people on a deeper level! 


It changed my perspective and now instead of having expectations of how I think things should go, I now have blessed peace just looking to see how I can help. 

 Go on, give it a try and as always….


Check your experience… 


“But be sure you are on solid spiritual ground before you start and that your motive in going is thoroughly good. Do not think of what you will get out of the occasion. Think of what you can bring to it.” Big Book pg. 102


Lord, let us see what we can bring to a situation instead of always looking to see what we can get from it, AMEN.  


“Here is a simple, rule-of-thumb guide for behavior: Ask yourself what you want people to do for you, then grab the initiative and do it for them.” Matthew 7:12 


Have a blessed day Y’all!




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Solid Foundation

   May 5, 2025 0 Likes 28 Views
Solid as a rock… 


Have you ever noticed how buildings are constructed? 


They usually start with a very solid and firm fou
ndation. 


Next follows steel, iron, or whatever sturdy and strong material is used to build the frame. 


The point is that things that are built to last are built upon solid foundations. 


It’s the same with our lives. 


When we build our lives on a solid foundation of spiritual principles including, love, grace, tolerance, honesty, hard work, healthy relationships, and service to others we wind up with a stable, secure, and vibrant life. 


What are the principles you are using for the spiritual foundation of your life?.. 


Check your experience… 


“Have we skimped on the cement put into the foundation?” Big Book pg. 75 


Lord, let us build our life upon the foundation we have through our faith and trust in You and Your Word, AMEN. 


“For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have—Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 3:11 


Have a blessed day Y’all! 

Soul Food

   May 4, 2025 0 Likes 37 Views
“Soul food”… 


Our information age provides us with instant and on demand information and access to just about anything we can think of. 


With just a few clicks we can learn what products to buy, where to go for fun, and even the right food to eat. 


Now I am sure we all have learned that just because it’s on the internet doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s true…


We must consider the source…


We can even find arguments pro and con on the benefits of low carb, fat free, and diet foods these days. 


It’s very confusing, especially at times when all we must rely on is ourselves… 


What about the food for our souls?.. 


There is one thing that has not changed over time. 


It’s the Word and Truth in the Bible. Sure, “religious fads” come and go but the Word and its source remain the same. 


Consider the source. 
How are you getting spiritually fed?.. 


 Check your experience… 


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


Lord thank you for constantly and consistently offering Your Word as the Spiritual food and nourishment for our souls, AMEN. 


“Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.” John 6:27 


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Spring Cleaning

   May 3, 2025 0 Likes 36 Views
Spring cleaning… 


Summer is just around the corner and most of us have thought about and perhaps even engaged in some form of Spring Cleaning. 


Maybe we cleaned and organized our homes, moving the clutter and no longer needed things to the trash. 


Some of us might even have looked in our clothes closets and removed our winter garments to make room for our summer wardrobe. 

 Out with the old and in with the new is our Spring Cleaning motive….. 


What about the clutter of fears, resentments, anger, and other things in our hearts and minds that hold us hostage and block us off from the Son-light of the Spirit? 


Isn’t it time to clear these self-centered thoughts and emotions out of ourselves? 


It’s a spiritual principle that when we find ourselves angry and or hurt by people, places, things, and or situations it’s because there is something spiritually wrong inside of us that needs to be attended to and corrected or cleaned if you will…


Check your experience…


“Continue to watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear. When these crop up, we ask God at once to remove them.” Big Book pg. 84


Lord let us open our hearts and minds to be cleansed by your Holy Spirit to remove any and all fear, resentment, anger, and self-generated pain, AMEN. 


“Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.” Ephesians 4:31 


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Vine and Branch

   May 2, 2025 0 Likes 41 Views
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