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Spiritual Food

   May 18, 2024 0 Likes 81 Views
Filling food… 


Most folks I know are doing a better job these days of choosing better foods and meals. 


Just like having the proper fuel for our cars, it’s important to have the proper fuel in the form of nutritious healthy food for our bodies. 


Slowly the fast food chains are getting this message and it’s possible to get a sort of healthy meal from them if there are no other healthier options, but for the most part, fast food, like sugary snacks, are full of empty calories that fool our bodies and leave us more hungry as well as tired. 


It’s the same in our spiritual nutrition as well. 


We can fool ourselves and load up on man-made words and spiritual “junk food” that require no action on our part and make us feel momentarily good about ourselves. 


Unfortunately, like fast food, this leaves us hungry and thirsty in our souls. 


We can get true spiritual nutrition daily by turning our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understand Him and feast on His Word daily… 


Check your experience… 


“A new life has been given us or, if you prefer, “a design for living” that really works.” Big Book pg. 28 


Lord, let us feed spiritually on Your Word and the Holy Spirit, 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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Seasons

   May 17, 2024 0 Likes 90 Views
Seasons…


It seems we have seasons for everything in our lives. 


We have clothes for the changing seasons. 


Heck, even Arizonans have a jacket in the closet somewhere! 


We have football, baseball, basketball, hockey, and other sports seasons. 


We even have seasons that we can put on our food to spice it up or change the flavor. 


What about our lives? 


It’s common to hear that folks are “going through a season” when there is change or challenge in their lives. 

Change is inevitable for all of us. 


It’s part of being human. 


However, it’s how we deal with the change and the seasons in our lives that helps us grow spiritually. 


Maybe it’s different for you, but I have learned to embrace change over the years. 


I may still bristle when it comes unexpectedly, but I clear my mind and remind myself that I turned my will and life over the Lord when I got sober, and that frees me from pride and fear taking control of my thoughts and actions. 


What about you? 


Does change bring resistance and lock you in a battle with your self-centered feelings and pride preventing you from growing? 


Perhaps change ignites fear inside of you, shutting off the Holy Spirit and trapping you within your closed mindset. 


Or maybe you embrace change knowing there is a lesson to be learned and the outcome will make you a better person…


Check your experience…


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


Lord, thank you for the seasons in our lives that help us to grow in spirit and understanding. Please give our hearts comfort and our minds relief in times of change, reminding us that You know what is best for us and will NOT give us anything we cannot handle, AMEN. 


 “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 


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! 


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Another Way to See Things

   May 16, 2024 0 Likes 57 Views
Another way to see things… 


We use our eyes to see all that this world has to offer. 


That’s part of being human. 


We are also equipped with another way to see. 


Our Spiritual nature inside of helps us to see in a different way. 


We cannot see the air we breathe, yet we take it for granted that it’s here. 


We naturally take it for granted that when we flip a light switch the light will come on and when we put the key into the ignition the car will start. 


This comes from FAITH. 


We learn by doing and by feeling. 


This is how we develop our spiritual eyes. 


Now it’s a fact that we all crawl before we walk. So we cannot develop spiritual eyes overnight. 


Like the air we breathe, light switch, and the key in the ignition, we build up a continued and familiar experience over time that allows us to believe it will work. 


It’s the same with our faith. 


We have to build on it and grow it so that we can rely on it in times of uncertainty… 


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 open the eyes of our hearts through building and growing our faith in You and Your Word, AMEN. 

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


Have a blessed day Y’all! 


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Judging a Book by Its Cover?

   May 15, 2024 0 Likes 78 Views
Don’t judge a book by its cover…


Looks can be deceiving, especially when we allow our judgement to be based solely on what we initially see. 


Perhaps it’s different for you, but I have shared before how my magic magnifying mind likes to trick me into trusting the ideas it generates on its own just for me. 

It pays to learn more of the story before we pass judgement. 


Years ago when I was living and working at the Salvation Army, we had this very small man named Joe. 


He walked funny and had a hard time finding words so it was easy to pass him by as another needy and hopeless cause. 


However as I got to know Joe and hang out with him, our friendship grew and I learned that he was a powerlifter in the gym and before he had a stroke in his mid-20’s, he was a college graduate with a promising career in engineering. 


Joe taught me and others to use the gym safely and encouraged me to get my college education and pursue God’s calling on my life. 


I am glad I took the time to get to know Joe before he went home to the Lord. 


He helped me a lot. 


 Any “Joe’s” in your life where you don’t know their story?.. 


Check your experience… 


“We let God be the final judge.” Big Book pg. 70.


Lord open the eyes of our hearts so we can see those You send to us, AMEN. 


“Do not judge according to appearance” John 7:24 


Have a blessed day Y’all! 


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Solid as a Rock

   May 13, 2024 0 Likes 73 Views
Solid as a rock… 


Have you ever noticed how buildings are constructed? 


They usually start with a very solid and firm fou
ndation. 


Next follows steel, iron, or whatever sturdy and strong material is used to build the frame. 


The point is that things that are built to last are built upon solid foundations. 


It’s the same with our lives. 


When we build our lives on a solid foundation of spiritual principles including, love, grace, tolerance, honesty, hard work, healthy relationships, and service to others we wind up with a stable, secure, and vibrant life. 


What are the principles you are using for the spiritual foundation of your life?.. 


Check your experience… 


“Have we skimped on the cement put into the foundation?” Big Book pg. 75 


Lord, let us build our life upon the foundation we have through our faith and trust in You and Your Word, AMEN. 


“For no one can lay any foundation other than the one we already have—Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 3:11 


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 help motivate and guide you to achieve your goals and dreams??  

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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It’s Mother’s Day

   May 12, 2024 0 Likes 91 Views
We GET what we GIVE…. 


As we celebrate Mother’s Day, a great example of unconditional love is seen in a mother’s love for her child. 


Because we are human, it’s a part of our DNA to unconsciously and naturally seek unconditional love. 


Most of us spend our lives seeking it and never quite finding it. 


Perhaps it’s because we are looking with the wrong motives. 

We GET what we GIVE. 


That is a spiritual principle. 


In my experience I have only received unconditional love when I am in a mental, spiritual, and emotional state to give this. 


I have learned I must give unconditional love in order to be able to receive it. 


God loves us unconditionally but until we are willing, we cannot receive His love. 


It’s the same with our relationships here on Earth. 

Until we are willing to give love unconditionally, we cannot receive it. … 


Check your experience…. 


“Love and tolerance of others is our code.” Big Book pg. 84 


Lord thank You for loving us unconditionally. Please open our hearts with Your Spirit to enable us to be willing to give love unconditionally so that we may receive it, AMEN. 


“As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you;” Isaiah 66:13 


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! 


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Roots and Branches

   May 10, 2024 0 Likes 90 Views

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree…. 
Have you ever noticed the fruit produced tends to depend on the health of the tree? 
Trees that are given ample water and live in well maintained soil produce the best fruit. 
Trees that get little water and are in not so fertile soil don’t produce much fruit and the fruit that is produced usually does not compare in quality to a healthier tree. If you think about it, our lives are the same way. 

When we are connected to a healthy, positive, and nurturing spiritual, emotional, and physical environment, we tend to be healthy for ourselves and others. 
When our surroundings are full of negativity and all kinds of chaos, we struggle to receive the spiritual food needed to be healthy…
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree! 
How fertile is your environment?.. 
Check your experience… 

“His roots grasped a new soil.” Big Book pg. 12 

Lord, let us surround ourselves with a fertile environment filled with love, grace, and growth, AMEN. 

“I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit.” John 15:5 
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? 

Spring Cleaning

   May 10, 2024 0 Likes 89 Views
Spring cleaning… 


Summer is just around the corner and most of us have thought about and perhaps even engaged in some form of Spring Cleaning. 


Maybe we cleaned and organized our homes, moving the clutter and no longer needed things to the trash. 


Some of us might even have looked in our clothes closets and removed our winter garments to make room for our summer wardrobe. 

 Out with the old and in with the new is our Spring Cleaning motive….. 


What about the clutter of fears, resentments, anger, and other things in our hearts and minds that hold us hostage and block us off from the Son-light of the Spirit? 


Isn’t it time to clear these self-centered thoughts and emotions out of ourselves? 


It’s a spiritual principle that when we find ourselves angry and or hurt by people, places, things, and or situations it’s because there is something spiritually wrong inside of us that needs to be attended to and corrected or cleaned if you will…


Check your experience…


“Continue to watch for selfishness, dishonesty, resentment, and fear. When these crop up, we ask God at once to remove them.” Big Book pg. 84


Lord let us open our hearts and minds to be cleansed by your Holy Spirit to remove any and all fear, resentment, anger, and self-generated pain, AMEN. 


“Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.” Ephesians 4:31 


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 help you  build, set, meet, and achieve your goals?  

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]

Change Your Thoughts

   May 9, 2024 0 Likes 83 Views
Change your thoughts and change your world… 

If we can change our thoughts, 
we can change our attitudes. 

If we change our attitudes, 
we can change our actions. 

If our actions change 
then our behaviors follow. 


Finally, if our behaviors change, 
then so do our habits. 


It starts with us folks. 


We need not let the actions or influences of others control us and no matter how good it looks on the TV or the internet does not mean we HAVE to HAVE it to be complete! 


God gave us free will for a reason in order to allow us to consciously make our choices and decisions based on what’s in our hearts and not dominating our mind’s eye at the moment. … 


Check your experience. … 


“The persistence of this illusion is astonishing.” Big Book pg. 30 


Lord, let us be transformed by seeking Your will daily and not falling to the illusions of the material things of this world, AMEN. 


“Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you,” Romans 12:2 


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.

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Planting in Hard Ground

   May 8, 2024 0 Likes 71 Views
Planting seeds in hard ground…. 


If you have ever gardened or worked with your yard, and especially if you live in Arizona, you learn pretty quickly that the ground here is pretty hard and not too compliant when it comes to yielding to a shovel, spade, or a hoe. 


We learned that in order to plant, we first have to treat the ground here with water, over and over to get it to soften and become workable. 


The more we work with the ground, the deeper we can dig to allow more room for the plant to take root and grow. 


It’s the same with our hearts when it comes to accepting change. 


Now maybe it’s different for you, but I have learned from experience that until I can soften my heart and become willing to accept needed change and allow it space in my heart, nothing changes, and I remain hardened inside. 


When I soften my heart through willingness and allow God’s grace and guidance to plant the needed seeds of change it comes and I grow. … 


Check your experience… 


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


Lord, let us become willing to allow our hearts to soften to accept the changes You have for us, AMEN. 


“Plow up the hard ground of your hearts!” Jeremiah 4:3 


 Have a blessed day Y’all! 


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/ 


AZ Charitable TAX CREDIT!