Focus on the Good

Mark Farley September 1, 2024 0 Likes 82 Views

Looking for the good in all situations. …

Perhaps it’s different for you, but I have this magic magnifying glass in my mind that automatically tries to find the negative in everything and make it bigger than it is.

Over the years I have learned to recognize this and turn it off before it gets a chance to twist my thinking. I now look for the good in everything and everyone, even when I am facing challenges and bad news. I am FREE to do this because I am God’s kid and His Spirit resides in me.

I know that no matter what, I will survive the situation and either learn or benefit in some way from it…

Check your experience…

“When I focus on what’s good today, I have a good day, and when I focus on what’s bad, I have a bad day. If I focus on a problem, the problem increases; if I focus on the answer, the answer increases.” Big Book pg 417.

Lord remind our hearts to quiet our minds in difficult times so that we may feel Your Spirit and know this too shall pass, AMEN.

“We can rejoice too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.” Romans 5:3

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Which Road to Take?

Mark Farley August 31, 2024 0 Likes 108 Views

What is our choice going to be?…

We are confronted daily with many situations calling for us to make a choice.

What roads to take to get to our destination, what to eat, what to wear, how to respond to questions, and so on.

Most of the time we know the choice to make based on our experience and knowledge, so it does not require much thought or extra effort on our part.

But what about those times when we must make a choice between what’s in our head versus what’s in our heart?

You know, those times when temptation of the moment attempts to entice you into going against what you know to be right.

In my case the temptation to gorge myself on food I should not be eating has now caused me to have to make some life changes.

These are the choices that require not only thoughts to think it through, but also help from the Holy Spirit living within us.

How are you dealing with those times?..

Remember, isolation only fuels the temptation…

Check your experience…

If tempted, we recoil from it as if from a hot flame.” Big Book pg. 84

Lord, let us look temptation square in the eye and know that You will show us the way around it and away from it, AMEN.

“The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.” 1 Corinthians 10:13

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Prayer Motives

Mark Farley August 30, 2024 0 Likes 86 Views

What’s your motive?…

This was given to me years ago as I was learning how to pray and I still use it to this very day.

The suggestion is to pray to WANT what I GET and not to GET what I WANT.

I can’t tell you how many times over the years I have become confused and have prayed

TELLING God about a desired specific outcome with great detail, based on my thoughts, emotions, and motives
on getting that specific result

instead of becoming open and willing to learn God’s will for me and the lesson I need to learn for the situation causing me to pray.

When I pray for understanding and wisdom, things go well.

When I pray for specific things focusing only on how those things will make me feel, well,…

I am still waiting…

Think about that for a moment and please… 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 understand Your will for us in the requests we make instead of demanding our own way, AMEN.

“When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.” James 4:3

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What’s on Your Agenda?

Mark Farley August 29, 2024 0 Likes 84 Views

What’s on your agenda?..

We are busy folks and we rely on schedules, calendars, appointments, and other tools to keep us on track and on time.

It’s a part of our lives and culture.

Have you ever taken a moment to consider who or what drives our need to have these daily, weekly, and monthly agendas?

Sure, I get it, we need to stay organized and we all are juggling many balls in order to make this life thing work.

But wouldn’t it be nice if instead of just our yearly vacations, we could set our own agendas according to our spiritual needs?

It’s part of a healthy routine to carve out time for daily physical fitness as well as spiritual time.

So….what is on your agenda today?..

Check your experience… .

“For the first time, he lived in conscious companionship with his Creator.” Big Book pg 56

Lord, let us set part of our daily agenda to spend time with You and Your Word, AMEN.

“God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure” Ephesians 1:5

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It Takes Effort!

Mark Farley August 28, 2024 0 Likes 78 Views

We gotta provide the effort to gain results…
We go to the drive-thru to pick up our coffee, food, and even groceries.

Heck, even now we have apps that will pre-order our coffee, meals, groceries, and other things for us!

Press a button and it is done.

Wouldn’t it be great if we could press a button and fix our flaws and shortcomings?

Believe me, if there truly was an app or an instant fix for permanent weight loss, I would be all over it.

Despite many claims by money-motivated folks, this is not part of our reality right now.

So, I will have to look inside myself and continue the day-by-day work on my weight loss as well as my other character defects.

The good news is that along with the encouraging support from many friends and family, there is spiritual support from Jesus IF I will work for it.

I don’t know about you, but everything else I have given over to God has improved, so I am suiting up and showing up to allow the Holy Spirit to also help me become healthier inside and out…

Check your experience…

“We found that as soon as we were able to lay aside prejudice and express even a willingness to believe in a Power greater than ourselves, we commenced getting results, even though it was impossible for any of us to fully define or comprehend that Power, which is God.” Big Book pg. 46

Lord, let us open our hearts and minds and be willing to allow You to mend us through Jesus and the Holy Spirit, AMEN.

“Come close to God, and God will come close to you.” James 4:8

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Being Transparent

Mark Farley August 27, 2024 0 Likes 80 Views

Being transparent…

Isn’t it nice when it turns out that things and people ARE what they seem?

We don’t get to experience much of that today, but it sure is refreshing when we do.

It seems to be a cultural norm that either we are only seeing and hearing what we want to, or we are being shown and told only what others think we want.

It sure gets confusing.

It’s a spiritual principle as well as a biblical truth that we are at our best when we do what we say and say what we do.

Living transparently allows us to be us all the time and not have to switch characters and remember what roles we need to assume for different people and situations…

Check your experience…

“There is action and more action. “Faith without works is dead.” Big Book pg. 88

Lord, let us be transparent in our daily lives, learning to be the best we can be through seeking and doing Your will, AMEN.

“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” 1 John 3:18

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Word Have Power

Mark Farley August 26, 2024 0 Likes 73 Views

Words have power; IF you let them…

Let’s think about words for a minute.

While there is much attention given to negative words and a lot of advice on how NOT to use them or let them influence us,…

we don’t tend to see much attention given to positive words.

Think about it.

When was the last time you recall actually borrowing, copying, highlighting, saying or writing words that can build you or others up.

What about influential words or phrases?

How many of those words do we actually remember or have somewhere handy that we can read and reflect on often?

Now maybe it’s different for you, but I need to see, read, say, and recall positive influencing words.

Because of this my home, office, and electronic devices are filled with phrases that encourage, inspire and guide me daily.

These give me power and assurance that despite the person, place, thing, or situation I am facing I can rely on the Holy Spirit in my heart and Jesus to stay with me and show me the way.

How are you using your words?..

Check your experience…

“Patience tolerance understanding and love are the watchwords.” Big Book pg 118

Lord let us listen with our hearts in an effort to understand and not fix, AMEN.

“Listen carefully to my words. Don’t lose sight of them. Let them penetrate deep into your heart, for they bring life to those who find them, and healing to their whole body” Proverbs 4:20-22

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We GET What We GIVE

Mark Farley August 25, 2024 0 Likes 77 Views

We GET what we GIVE…

This is a fact and it’s based on the spiritual principle that we will get out of it whatever we put into it, no matter what the situation or opportunity is.

If I give positivity and focus outward on others I receive grace and peace.
If I give negativity and focus inward, then I get the negativity back in some form or fashion.

It’s always a blessing to me to get to spend time with friends and catch up on their lives.

Whether I am hearing of the good things or the challenges, I find my heart listening to learn the source.

I think it’s a part of our human nature and experience here in this life that no matter what, either good or not so good, we have a part in it that we need to look at.

It never ceases to amaze me that the ones who are receiving the most blessings are giving the most of their time and sharing their resources with others.

Along with that, those of us that are hurting the most are having a hard time being of service to others.

Now maybe it’s different for you but over the years I have learned that when I am experiencing challenges and or hard times, it is a good time for me to shift my focus away from myself and seek out another person to help.

Sure enough, my situation improves and things get better.

How’s it working out for you?…

Check your experience…

“Think of what you can bring to it.” Big Book pg. 92

Lord let us look to see what we can do to help others instead of seeing what we can get from them, AMEN.

“Not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you might inherit a blessing.” 1 Peter 3:9

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We All Have a Talent

Mark Farley August 24, 2024 0 Likes 77 Views

Everybody’s good at something….

We all have talents, abilities, and skills.

Thank goodness they are not all the same.

It’s easy to get caught up in the cultural norm of our society to compare ourselves to others, but with that comes the human-based negative emotions that lead to pride, envy, greed, and so on.

What if we practiced celebrating our differences instead of belittling them?

I am lost without my friends who are mechanically inclined as well as my other friends who have the common sense I was not blessed with!

We each have the unique ability to help others and what a positive feeling that produces.

Are you willing to look for ways to help and celebrate your differences?..

Check your experience…

“He was inexplicably different.” Big Book pg. 9

Lord, let us use our differences to help others and learn from one another, AMEN.

“There are different kinds of gifts, but they are all from the same Spirit. There are different ways to serve but the same Lord to serve. And there are different ways that God works through people but the same God. God works in all of us in everything we do.” 1 Corinthians 12:4-6

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Isolated Thoughts

Mark Farley August 23, 2024 0 Likes 74 Views

There is no “i” in team….

A few years ago, I borrowed the phrase; “I can’t fix the head I got with the head I got.” from Brian C. from one of the AA meetings here in Phoenix.

I learn many things from listening to and observing people and this thought has proven to be a strong tool for myself and others.

Maybe it’s different for you, but when I am in spiritual pain or struggling with issues of pride and self-will, I have a hard time initially sharing my struggle.

This thought gives me a quick reality check and motivates me to seek counsel from others and not let my selfish thoughts continue to dominate my mind and actions.

How comfortable are you in using your own mind to clear up your struggles with your thoughts and spiritual walk? …

Check your experience…

“Continue to watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear. When these crop up, we ask God at once to remove them. We discuss them with someone immediately and make amends quickly if we have harmed anyone.” Big Book pg. 84

Lord, let us not only share the things that are dominating our thoughts and blocking us from Your grace but also be willing to act on advice received from others, AMEN.

“One who has isolated himself seeks his own desires; he rejects all sound judgment. Proverbs 18:1

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