Author: Mark Farley

One-Stop Shopping

   July 5, 2022 0 Likes 259 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! 


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Freedom is not Free

   July 4, 2022 0 Likes 310 Views
Freedom is not free…. 


As we celebrate with family and friends today,..


Please remember our soldiers who made and make our way of life possible

Along with the biblical principles our Founding Fathers used to build the foundation of our great nation upon. “


We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness.” Big Book pg. 83 


Lord, let us remember that our freedom is a privilege and a part of the heritage we receive from You, AMEN. 


“For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom” 2 Corinthians 3:1


 Have a blessed day Y’all! 


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Our Words Need to be Watched

   July 3, 2022  1 Comment on Our Words Need to be Watched 0 Likes 291 Views
Guard your words and walk your talk… 


Perhaps it’s different for you and I hope it is, but I spent many years reacting to emotions and allowing words fueled by fear, insecurity, and pride to escape from my mouth before sensibility, reason, and wisdom had a chance to respond. 


My failure to control my words led to all sorts of situations where I had to amend, apologize, and suffer the consequences. 


When I finally learned to respond rather than react, I found not only less stress and chaos in my life, but also learned that this is where the Holy Spirit in us can speak into our hearts and show us not only the words we should use but also the actions we need to back these words. 


 Are you reacting or responding?..


Check your experience…


“Our behavior will convince them more than our words.” Big Book pg. 83 


Lord, thank you for the reminder that while small, our tongue is mighty and we must watch our words, AMEN. 


“Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way. We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth. And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong. In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches.” James 3: 2-5 


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“F” Words!

   July 2, 2022 0 Likes 265 Views
So where does fear come from?.. 


Fear is one of those 4 letter words that cause discomfort and pain. 


It’s interesting to me to see the power this word has over our lives. 


Now perhaps it’s different for you, but my experience has shown me that when this 4 letter word enters into my thoughts, if left unchecked and unchallenged, it can cause all sorts of troubles for me and those around me. 


Over the years I have learned that the best way for me to deal with fear is to track it to its source. 


More often than not that source is me and my attitudes, perceptions, and insecurities. 


When I am able to see that the fear is not real but based on my own making, then I am able to give the fear to God in exchange for His grace, guidance, and love. 


How are you handling your fears?.. 


Check your experience… 


“We ask Him to remove our fear and direct our attention to what He would have us be.” Big Book pg 68 


Lord, let us give you our fears in exchange for your guidance, grace, and love, AMEN. 


“For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7 


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A Few Fish and Some Bread

   June 26, 2022 0 Likes 238 Views
Some loaves and a few fish…


Sometimes when worldly needs and demands pile up we can begin to feel overwhelmed with responsibilities and requests that our minds have a hard time wrapping our heads around. 


When our heads do the math, it doesn’t always add up causing fear and anxiety. 


Just remember, if it is God’s will, it will happen, perhaps not the way we imagine, but it will happen. 


Just look at the 4000 Jesus fed with 7 loaves and few fish! … 


“Our ideas did not work, but the God idea did.” Big Book pg. 52

Lord, let us bring our needs, wants, and desires to You in prayer and pray to WANT what we get and not to GET what we think we want! AMEN. 

“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.” Philippians 4:6 


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We Gotta Put It On

   June 25, 2022 0 Likes 241 Views
We gotta put it on…

Have you ever noticed that we have to make many choices daily? 

We decide what clothes to wear, what foods to eat and even the routes to take to get us from place to place. 

Some requires a lot of thought and some very little, but either way we have to give it our thoughts and make our choice. 

It’s the same in our Spiritual life. 

Even though we are saved and promised eternal life when we take Jesus as our Lord and Savior, He still gives us the free will to choose our Spiritual walk daily. 

So how is that working out for you? 

Are you choosing to put on your Spiritual Armor daily and walk in His path? ..

Check your experience…

“walk day by day in the path of spiritual progress.” Big Book pg. 100

 Lord, let us put on Your Spiritual Armor daily and walk covered and protected, AMEN. 

“..and you must put on the new self, which is created in God’s likeness and reveals itself in the true life that is upright and holy.”
Ephesians 4:24 

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Where’s Your Focus?

   June 21, 2022  1 Comment on Where’s Your Focus? 0 Likes 284 Views
Focus… 


It’s amazing to me how elite athletes stay focused on their game despite the distractions all around them, or how actors and artists keep their focus on their craft and avoid distractions. 


It’s a great testimony seeing how focus leads to the end result. 


Spiritually speaking, we have the same opportunity with our focus. 


Practice in prayer over the years has taught me that when I focus my prayer life on being in tune with God’s will for the person, place, or thing I am praying for I get the blessing to be free from…


praying to GET what I WANT and instead I have the Spirit, heart, and mind to…


… WANT what I GET from my prayers. 


How’s this working out for you? 


Check your experience… 


“praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.” Big Book pg 59 


Lord, let us pray to want what we get instead of praying to get what we want, AMEN. 


“Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion.” Ephesians 6:18 


 Have a blessed day Y’all! 


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Happy Fathers Day

   June 19, 2022 0 Likes 333 Views
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
 Your faith will be a refuge for your children

“Whoever fears the LORD has a secure fortress, and for their children it will be a refuge.” Proverbs 14:26

Happy Father’s Day Men!
As you enjoy your day today please consider this calling that God has placed upon us. Remember the word “FEAR” here means respect and trust. So, what I wanted to share with you about this verse is that God needs us to model our faith and live it out in front of those in our lives, From our kids, spouses, family, friends, and employer to those we randomly encounter. God needs us to wear our faith as part of our daily armor so that we are not only covered by the Holy Spirit in all that we do, but also we are a living example of what  love and trust in Jesus does for us! Happy Father’s Day!