Worry Doesn’t Work

Mark Farley September 24, 2022 0 Likes 320 Views

**Worry makes things seem bigger than they are.**

***I am curious, has anyone ever gained from worrying?***

I don’t have any record of this.

***Why do we allow our fears and expectations to grow inside of us and gain strength in our minds and hearts?***

**Our human nature is prone to this and free will allows this to happen, robbing us of our peace and stealing our energy and focus.**

***Did you know that you can trade those worries, fears, and expectations for grace?***

Try this for the next few days.

**Every time you catch yourself building a case for a good worry, write it down on a piece of paper and put it in a drawer that can serve as your God box.**

***Tell God the worry is now His and move on with your day!***

**You can do this.**

**It works…**.

***“There you will find release from care, boredom, and worry.” Big Book pg. 152***

*Lord let us fill our God box with our fears, worries, and troubles and leave them with You, allowing us to move forward and see how we can turn our focus to helping others, AMEN.*

***“Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.” 1 Peter 5:7***

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Hitting the Spiritual Gym

Mark Farley September 23, 2022 0 Likes 259 Views

**Exercising in the Spirit.**

It seems that just about everyone has a physical fitness routine they try to follow daily.

From gym memberships to hiking, biking, or running, most folks I know are doing something daily to keep their bodies healthy and in shape.

***Heck, even I finally traded in “sport-eating” for a real fitness program involving healthy food choices and exercise 5 years ago!***

**Thanks, Tim Berry, Miss Kim, Miss Jenna, and Dillon!**

***The point is that physical fitness involving healthy food choices and exercise is now a part of our culture.***

**Being physically healthy is something we need to own but what about our spiritual health?**

***How are we building up our spiritual fitness?***

**The good news is that it is just like our physical gym… we can keep spiritually fit too.**

***Daily time spent in the Word, prayer, as well as frequent contact with other believers, can and does build up our spiritual fitness.***

**What does your daily spiritual fitness routine include?..**

Check your experience…

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

*Lord, let us grow spiritually healthy through daily time spent in Your Word and in prayer, AMEN.*

“Exercise daily in God—no spiritual flabbiness, please! Workouts in the gymnasium are useful, but a disciplined life in God is far more so, making you fit both today and forever. You can count on this. Take it to heart.” 1Timothy 4:8-9

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Inner Change Brings Results

Mark Farley September 22, 2022 0 Likes 238 Views

**Change must come from within…**

It’s such a blessing to be around folks who are sharing the changes they are making in themselves!

**Their positive motivation and encouragement inspire me to continue to work on myself.**

**The key word here for me is WORK.**

Maybe your results have been different, but I have not been able to just think my way to positive change within me and my life.

**I have had to provide the needed actions to change my attitudes, beliefs, habits, and behaviors too.**

***The blessing for me in all of this activity is that not only do I begin to become the person God intended me to be, but also, I am building new friendships and relationships as I grow.***

**How are you bringing change to yourself?..**

Check your experience…

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

*Lord, let us provide the action and willingness to bring about the needed changes in our lives, AMEN.*

***“Get rid of all the sins you have done and get for yourselves a new heart and a new way of thinking.” Ezekiel 18:31***

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Find the Good

Mark Farley September 21, 2022 0 Likes 236 Views

Find the good and the blessings will follow. …
Have you ever noticed both in yourself and in others that when love is added to the task, effort, or deed it not only goes well but also brings a smile to those involved?
Now it’s pretty apparent that we can’t do what we love all the time, every time, but we can bring our best efforts and attitudes.

Some of the daily tasks I have are not the most enjoyable, but because they are required, I make the best of them. Over the years I have learned to look for the good in every situation and to see what I can bring to it, instead of seeing what I can take from it.

This mindset has not only gotten me through the moment but also given me a new outlook and attitude on things.
It works when you work it!..
Check your experience…

“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 use love and grace to not only be a part of the things we enjoy but also to help us through the rougher waters of our lives, AMEN.

“In everything you do, put God first, and he will direct you and crown your efforts with success.” Proverbs 3:6
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Faith Comes From Experience

Mark Farley September 20, 2022 0 Likes 187 Views

Have you ever thought about whether or not the light would come on before you turned the light switch on?
Because I have the familiar experience of having successfully done it countless times before, I don’t even think about it,..
I just know it will work.
Even when that 1 in a thousand times happens when the bulb is burnt out, I replace the bulb without thinking and the light comes on. That is faith.
When I am staying in a new or unfamiliar place like a hotel or a friend’s home, I instinctively know that if I just find that light switch, the light will come on.
That is faith.
I cannot see the mechanics involved and I certainly have no electrical training or background in engineering, but because I have experience with the process, I trust it works and neither debate it, nor give it a second thought.
That is faith.
OK, so this next part may not apply to you Spiritual giants…
Now, why then do I want to debate with God over trivial things? Why do I expect the answer before I even begin a task that is new or unfamiliar?

Where is my trust being placed? Where oh where is my faith?

Has He not brought me this far in life successfully through things I have had no control over?
Why do I even think I need to discuss the new thing with Him? Where is my faith?
Check your experience……

“The great fact is just this, and nothing less: That we have had deep and effective spiritual experiences which have revolutionized our whole attitude toward life, toward our fellows, and toward God’s universe.” Big Book pg 25

Lord, like the light switch, let us place our trust in You based on our experience with You, AMEN.

“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1
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It Ain’t for Sale

Mark Farley September 19, 2022 0 Likes 286 Views

It ain’t for sale…
Just about anything we could possibly want or think we need is available instantly these days.
From the basics of food, shelter, and clothing to instant fixes from pills, powders, and motivational mojo, we can get it instantly with our bank cards and money. Maybe it’s different for you but I have learned the hard way that none of my flaws, defects, or shortcomings can be fixed instantly and from purchasing that latest thing they hawk on the TV.

My fears and pride are only managed through a daily reprieve contingent on my spiritual condition and growth. I know I cannot buy my grace from God.
He does not offer it for sale but He gives it to us for free when we become willing. ….
Check your experience. …
“What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition.” Big Book pg 85. Jesus, we ask Your help and guidance today. Please let us give You our fears, wants, and worries and receive Your Grace, Guidance, and Mercy in return, AMEN.“And when Simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money, saying, ‘Give me this power also, that anyone on whom I lay hands may receive the Holy Spirit.'” Acts 8: 18-19

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