Author: Mark Farley

What lil’ “g” gods do you worship?

   July 12, 2022 0 Likes 304 Views
Foreign gods of today…


What do you worship? 


Believe it or not, some folks blindly serve another god in the form of money, work, or material possession. 


Heck, some of us might even worship another human; like a movie star, or athlete, or even obsess on a personal relationship. 


Now don’t get me wrong, it’s great to have nice things and healthy personal relationships, but are we allowing those things and persons to become our gods? 


Do we spend a large amount of time focusing our thoughts, energies, and efforts attempting to please or serve them? 


I am a firm believer in the spiritual principle that your heart exists where your thoughts reside…


Check your experience…


“God either is or He isn’t. What was our choice to be?” Big Book pg. 53


Lord, let us focus our thoughts on Your will and not fall into false worship of the people, places, and things around us, AMEN. 


 “The Lord alone led him; no foreign god was with him.” Deuteronomy 32:12 


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It’s Just a Moment in Time

   July 11, 2022 0 Likes 326 Views
If you are going through hell…keep on going… 


Back in Sacramento, years ago, ol’ Dick B. used to say in the AA meetings,..

 “Don’t turn a bad moment into a bad day.” 


I have held onto that thought over the years and found that when I am in times of stress or struggle, this thought gets me through it. 


While some situations last longer than a moment, 


I have learned that I am not facing it alone and that when I turn my troubles and fears over to the Lord, not only does my day go better, but also, the situation usually resolves itself and leaves me in a better place as a result. 

Are you allowing bad moments to become bad days? … 


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 pgs 70-71 


Lord, what times of uncertainty, stress, or struggle come, remind my heart that You are with me and I can turn it over to Your care and not let it ruin my whole day, AMEN. 


“I know how great this makes you feel, even though you have to put up with every kind of aggravation in the meantime. Pure gold put in the fire comes out of it proved pure; genuine faith put through this suffering comes out proved genuine.” 1 Peter 1:6-7 


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Power – Aid

   July 10, 2022 0 Likes 321 Views
Power Aid… 


Power is the thing that we all crave and seek in one another. 


The problem is our minds get twisted by the illusions of the material world and lead us to seek the wrong type of power. 


We have the willpower that is part of our human makeup. 


It will never go away, but we can learn to harness our willpower and align it with a Power greater than ourselves. 


Hopefully, we have learned that the best Power to align our will with is the power of God, and not some worldly-based perceived power in another person, place, or thing? 

What is your power source?..


Check your experience. …. 


“We had to find a power by which we could live, and it had to be a Power greater than ourselves.” Big Book pg 45 


Lord, thank You for our free will and the blessing and promise from Your word of the grace, abundance, and eternal life we gain from aligning our will with Yours, AMEN. 


 “…not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the Lord of hosts” Zechariah 4:6 


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It’s an Inside Job!

   July 9, 2022 0 Likes 330 Views
It’s an inside job…. 


People who are living with grace, joy, and peace have that happy glow about them.  


What I have learned is that they get this glow from the happiness that exists inside of them. 


It’s not from winning the lottery or being a millionaire, or even having those material things that we feel at times we just have to have. 


Yes, those things bring a different kind of happiness. 


It’s from knowing that, no matter what, they are covered, protected, and blessed by God. 


His Holy Spirit lives in each of us and that is how He is able to bless us abundantly. 

Our part is to merely seek and do His will on a daily basis. 


In living our faith in a way that others can see, we are allowing God to work through us to help others. 

Are you doing your part?… 


Check your experience… 


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


Lord, thank You for the abundance of blessings in our lives. Please continue to let our hearts see that happiness comes from the Holy Spirit living in each of us, AMEN.  


“And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.” 2 Corinthians 9:8    


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A True Source of Power

   July 8, 2022 0 Likes 390 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 


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“F” Words!

   July 7, 2022 0 Likes 257 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 possess talents and skills that we enjoy and because of our passions 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


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Got Faith?

   July 6, 2022 0 Likes 257 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. 


 The 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 


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One-Stop Shopping

   July 5, 2022 0 Likes 272 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 


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Freedom is not Free

   July 4, 2022 0 Likes 326 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


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Our Words Need to be Watched

   July 3, 2022  1 Comment on Our Words Need to be Watched 0 Likes 305 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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