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The Heart of the Matter

   July 26, 2024  Leave a Comment on The Heart of the Matter 0 Likes 1 Views
The heart of the matter… 


Have you ever noticed folks that are extremely focused on whatever task, cause, or action they are performing or participating in? 


It seems something unseen is driving their behavior and or actions. 


While I am sure you have your own examples, my favorites are the basketball greats, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, and Michael Jordan. 


Those guys could inspire others to perform at the higher level they performed on. 

What is that unseen thing that drives their talents and efforts? 


We have it too, and it’s called heart. 

Have you ever noticed that when you put your heart into what you are doing, it seems to go better?… 


Check your experience… 


“His change of heart was dramatic, convincing, and moving.” Big Book pg. 55 


Lord, let us put our Spirit filled heart into whatever we are doing, AMEN. 


 “we do not lose heart,” 2 Corinthians 4:1 


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! 


https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pastor+mark+farley&ref=nb_sb_noss 


 How about a daily dose of hope and inspired thought? 

Who Do You Trust?

   July 25, 2024  Leave a Comment on Who Do You Trust? 0 Likes 1 Views
Who ya gonna trust?… 


Trust is a strong word with heavy commitment. 


We see it on our currency and we use it as a part of our foundation for relationships with people, places, and things. 


Think about it, how many times do we use the word trust in statements we make to ourselves or others, as we finalize our action decision? 


We trust teachers with our children. 


We trust doctors with our health. We trust our employers to pay our wages. 


The experiences we build over time with our teachers, doctors, and employers helps to build this trust. 


So where do we place our trust when we work on our spiritual life? 


Are we placing it with strangers, fads, or are we placing it in building a long term relationship with God?…


Check your experience… 


We trust infinite God rather than our finite selves.” Big Book pg. 68 


Lord, let us place our trust in You through growing closer to You in Your Word, AMEN. 


“So God’s promise is given to us because we put our trust in Him. We can be sure of it. It is because of His loving favor to us.” Romans 4:16 


Have a blessed day Y’all!


Did  you know that Mentorship can help you grow and achieve your goals and dreams? 

Inspired 365 Mentorship with Mark Farley!!


https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/inspired-365-life-coaching 




Email today and let’s chat to see if we can make up a plan for you to get you to where you want to be! 


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Carrying Other’s Burdens

   July 24, 2024  Leave a Comment on Carrying Other’s Burdens 0 Likes 4 Views
 Hang on, help is on the way…


One of the most freeing experiences for me is to help another person.


It frees me from the burden of self and puts perspective onto my self-centered perceptions of my challenges and problems. 


Now maybe it’s different for you, but when I can place my focus on helping another, my heart gets filled with not only a refreshing humility from the service, but also,..


I gain a fresh perspective when I revisit my issue or challenge and it no longer appears to be such a problem, but a manageable challenge. 


This is how the Holy Spirit works in us and among us. 


Give it a try next time you feel your chips are down. Reach out and help someone and see how your day changes!..


Check your experience… 


“Then we resolutely turn our thoughts to someone we can help.” Big Book pg. 84 


Lord, let us look to help others and be of service, in order to gain perspective on our issues and challenges, AMEN. 


“Help each other in troubles and problems. This is the kind of law Christ asks us to obey.” Galatians 6:2


Have a blessed day Y’all! 


Join us in prayer and with your financial support as we tackle the challenge of helping and mentoring young adults aging out of the Foster Care System as well as those escaping homelessness and helplessness through the Furniture Bank 

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Faith It ‘Til You Make It

   July 23, 2024  Leave a Comment on Faith It ‘Til You Make It 0 Likes 4 Views
Faith is not believing that God can…It is in knowing that God will…


Wouldn’t it be great if we could wake up every morning with a faxed or emailed itinerary of EXACTLY how our day will go? 


No more guessing, juggling, and figuring out, just seeing and doing. 


Unfortunately, we live in a real world with other real people, places, and things that are ALWAYS changing. 


The good news is that we actually DO have the daily itinerary! 


It’s in our hearts and all we have to do is drop the expectations on people, places, and things and walk forward in faith, knowing God has the end result covered, all we need to do is participate fully with our hearts. 


Think about it. 


Doesn’t your day go so much better when you drop the expectations and just be?..


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, let us walk in faith and not in expectation, AMEN. 


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


Have a blessed day Y’all! 


Did  you know that Mentorship can help you grow and achieve your goals and dreams? 

Inspired 365 Mentorship with Mark Farley!!


https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/inspired-365-life-coaching 




Email today and let’s chat to see if we can make up a plan for you to get you to where you want to be! 


[email protected]

It’s a Matter of the Heart

   July 22, 2024  Leave a Comment on It’s a Matter of the Heart 0 Likes 4 Views
It’s a matter of the heart… 


 Have you ever heard or used the expressions; “’ You’re all heart, ‘; ‘ She has a lot of heart’ ; or ‘bless his heart’”? 


Hopefully, we use and or hear those phrases associated with good thoughts. 


They are spiritually based and character driven by design. 


The Bible is full of examples and references to our heart and how we should guard it, allow good to flow from it and protect it. 


The fact of the matter is that God not only sees our hearts but also knows what fills them and how it fuels our lives. 

So, what do you see when you look at your heart?..


Check your experience… 


“Here was something at work in a human heart that had done the impossible.” Big Book pg. 11 


Lord, open our hearts to contain good and grace and remove those things that get in the way of our usefulness to You and those You would have us help, AMEN. 


“God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7 


Have a blessed day Y’all! 


Inspired 365 Mentorship with Mark Farley!!


https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/inspired-365-life-coaching 


Want Mentorship to get you out of where you are? 


Email today and let’s chat to see if we can make up a plan for you to get you to where you want to be! 


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Keep Walking the Path

   July 21, 2024  Leave a Comment on Keep Walking the Path 0 Likes 6 Views
Keep walking the Path…. 


It seems no matter what the reward is, there is some form of risk involved. 


From a child first learning to trust gravity to ride a bike to the risks we take as adults with relationships, finances, employment, and other worldly things, we have to risk something to gain something else. 


Risk is part of our Earthly experience and a great exercise for us to build and practice our faith as we seek the reward. 


Sometimes we hit bumps in the road but if we keep our hearts and eyes focused on our goal, our risk does not become ruled by fear and our faith carries us through. 

Measure your risk with your faith and see how it helps! 


As always, don’t take it from me, rather….


Check your experience… 


 “Faith has to work twenty-four hours a day in and through us, or we perish.” Big Book pg. 16 


Lord, let our hearts know that our risk, supported by our faith will carry us through to the reward, AMEN 


“So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while.” 1Peter 1:6 


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! 


https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pastor+mark+farley&ref=nb_sb_noss 


 How about a daily dose of hope and inspired thought? 

You Got Skills

   July 20, 2024  Leave a Comment on You Got Skills 0 Likes 6 Views
 We all have something to contribute…


Most of us have a few things that we are good at and a few that …well…it’s probably best if we leave it to others more suited to that skill set. 


It’s a known fact among my family and friends that I have neither understanding nor purpose to handle tools. 


Oh I like them, they’re shiny, but I have no clue why Allen has his own named wrenches and Phillip gets his own screwdrivers! 


Luckily, my family, friends, and ministry partners have found things I am more suited to doing and we balance well off of each other. 


God gives each of us gifts and talents to not only use to help us while we walk here on Earth, but also to help others He puts in our path. 


What are your gifts and how are you using them to help yourself and others?… 


Check your experience…. 


“Helping others is the foundation stone “ Big Book pg. 97 


Lord, please use our talents and gifts to help those You put in our path, AMEN. 


“Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are varieties of ministries and the same Lord. There are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all persons. But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.” 1 Corinthians 12: 4-7 


Have a blessed day Y’all! 


What if you had a person who coached and mentored you in building a better life? 


Inspired 365 Life Coaching with Mark Farley!!


https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/inspired-365-life-coaching 


Want a one-on-one coach to get you out of where you are? 


Email today and let’s chat to see if we can make up a plan for you to get you to where you want to be! 


[email protected]

The Power of Forgiveness

   July 19, 2024  Leave a Comment on The Power of Forgiveness 0 Likes 6 Views
The power of forgiveness…


We have all experienced this. Fueled by anger, resentment, and or thoughts of revenge, our emotions produce words and actions that we would never allow if we were not caught up in the bad emotions of the moment. 

Sadly, some folks stay this way for years and it poisons all of the relationships around them. 


It’s OK to be upset when people, places, and things harm or hurt us, but it’s not ok to continue to replay that moment or event and let it influence the rest of our day, week, or year. 


The good news is that we can start our day over anytime we want. 


God makes this possible with His Spirit of forgiveness that lives inside each of us. 


While some wrongs can never be righted, we do not have to allow them to hold power over the rest of our lives. 


Are you holding any lingering resentments or allowing anger to influence your actions or relationships?… 


Check your experience… 


“It is plain that a life which includes deep resentment leads only to futility and unhappiness.” Big Book pg. 66 


Lord, let us give our hurts and anger to You in return for the peace and serenity that comes from forgiveness, AMEN. 


“Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32 


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! 


https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pastor+mark+farley&ref=nb_sb_noss 


 How about a daily dose of hope and inspired thought? 

Hang On Help is Coming!

   July 18, 2024  Leave a Comment on Hang On Help is Coming! 0 Likes 7 Views
Hang on, help is on the way…


One of the most freeing experiences for me is to help another person.


It frees me from the burden of self and puts perspective onto my self-centered perceptions of my challenges and problems. 


Now maybe it’s different for you, but when I can place my focus on helping another, my heart gets filled with not only a refreshing humility from the service, but also,..


I gain a fresh perspective when I revisit my issue or challenge and it no longer appears to be such a problem, but a manageable challenge. 


This is how the Holy Spirit works in us and among us. 


Give it a try next time you feel your chips are down. Reach out and help someone and see how your day changes!..


Check your experience… 


“Then we resolutely turn our thoughts to someone we can help.” Big Book pg. 84 


Lord, let us look to help others and be of service, in order to gain perspective on our issues and challenges, AMEN. 


“Help each other in troubles and problems. This is the kind of law Christ asks us to obey.” Galatians 6:2


Have a blessed day Y’all! 


What if you had a person who coached and mentored you in building a better life? 


 Inspired 365 Life Coaching with Mark Farley!!


https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/inspired-365-life-coaching 


Want a one-on-one coach to get you out of where you are? 


Email today lets chat to see if we can make up a plan for you to get you to where you want to be! 


[email protected]

Walk by Faith

   July 17, 2024  Leave a Comment on Walk by Faith 0 Likes 7 Views
Faith is not believing that God can…It is in knowing that God will…


Wouldn’t it be great if we could wake up every morning with a faxed or emailed itinerary of EXACTLY how our day will go? 


No more guessing, juggling, and figuring out, just seeing and doing. 


Unfortunately, we live in a real world with other real people, places, and things that are ALWAYS changing. 


The good news is that we actually DO have the daily itinerary! 


It’s in our hearts and all we have to do is drop the expectations on people, places, and things and walk forward in faith, knowing God has the end result covered, all we need to do is participate fully with our hearts. 


Think about it. 


Doesn’t your day go so much better when you drop the expectations and just be?..


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, let us walk in faith and not in expectation, AMEN. 


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


Have a blessed day Y’all! 


Join us in prayer and with your financial support as we tackle the challenge of helping and mentoring young adults aging out of the Foster Care System.

https://homesfromheaven.org/ 


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