An Attractive Heart

Mark Farley February 25, 2025 Leave a Comment 0 Likes 13 Views

**Is your heart attractive?..**

It was fun living with a teenager.

When she was younger, watching our daughter spend time attending to her looks made my heart smile to see that she was at that age where she wanted to put her best appearance forward, no matter what the occasion.

I still did not totally get the outfits but thank goodness her mother did!

Miss Kai is so appearance conscious that I even get tips on how I can dress better.

I am glad to know that while it’s good to pay attention to our outward appearance, it’s even more important to pay attention to our internal and spiritual appearance.

**Is our heart attractive and full of good thoughts and God’s will or are we trying to hide our selfish desires there and keep them covered in false words and deeds?**

***God can see our hearts and knows us better than we can ever imagine…***

Check your experience…

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

*Lord, open our hearts for a spring cleaning to rid us of selfish wants and desires that can guide us away from Your grace and peace, AMEN.*

“But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7

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Heart of the Matter

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What Do You Wear?

Mark Farley February 23, 2025 Leave a Comment 0 Likes 15 Views

**What style of clothing do you wear?..**

We have gear for all types of weather, events, sports, hobbies, and seasons.

I just learned, and pardon my fashion backwardness, that there are even special shoes just for driving your car!

While it’s nice to have all of these choices to clothe ourselves properly according to weather, activity, and such….

**How are we covering, preparing, and protecting our Spirit for all situations we encounter?**

***Our Bible teaches us to clothe ourselves in love which covers all things.***

**While I’ll admit that sometimes that this is really hard to put on for certain situations, it generally goes much better when I do…**

Check your experience…

***“…asking each morning in meditation that our Creator show us the way of patience, tolerance, kindliness and love.” Big Book pg. 83***

***Lord. Let us clothe ourselves in love to handle all people, places, and things that we encounter, AMEN.***

***“Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.” Colossians 3:14***

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So if It’s on the Internet…

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We Gotta Supply the Mustard

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Look Out for Others

Mark Farley February 20, 2025 Leave a Comment 0 Likes 18 Views

**Looking away or looking to help….**

Sometimes when we see uncomfortable or unpleasant things, we divert our eyes away so our mind won’t focus and our hearts won’t feel the situation.

I used to do this every time I walked by my teenager’s room.

I am sure it’s a well-organized myriad of clothing, books, and life pertinent items to her, but it looked like remnants of a hurricane to her mother and me.

**It’s easier to just look away and move on.**

What about those times when we are at work or out and about with a group of friends and we see someone noticeably upset or hurting.

***Hopefully it’s our natural reaction to seek to learn the situation, offer comfort, and help if possible.***

Now what about when we see that out of place person trying to deal with something that is obviously unfamiliar for them?

***I know that it’s easier to look away and pretend we don’t see that older person in the store trying to figure out how to lift that case of water.***

Or its “better to ignore” the dirty looking person on the street with the shopping cart full of weird stuff.

***I am not suggesting we stop and try to change their whole life, but what about looking them in the eye and saying hello?***

**What would Jesus do?**

Check your experience…

***“Helping others is the foundation stone of our recovery.” Big Book pg. 97***

*Lord, let us open the eyes of our heart to see where You would have us offer compassion and help, AMEN.*

“Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, “Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.” Philippians 2:4

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Heart Thoughts

Mark Farley February 19, 2025 Leave a Comment 0 Likes 19 Views

**Check the thoughts that reside in your heart…**

Have you ever considered the differences between the thoughts in your head and your heart?

**In my head my thoughts tend to be focused on myself.**

They race wildly about jumping from emotional wants to materialistic and other self-centered actions.

If these were left unchecked by my heart, they would cause me all kinds of grief like they used to before I gained sobriety and began walking with Jesus.

**For instance, my head will say “go ahead and tell them what you really think right now!”**

***Where my heart says, “Wait until your anger goes away and pray on this before you respond with words you will regret.”***

**I find when I listen to the thoughts in my heart my day goes much better!..**

Check your experience…

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

*Lord let us first give our thoughts to our heart to let Your Holy Spirit guide our responses and quiet our emotional need to react, AMEN.*

***“And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why are you thinking evil in your hearts?” Matthew 9:4***

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Find the Good

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It’s Good to Help Others

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**Helping others helps yourself…**
**Ol Zig Ziglar said it best; *“You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help enough other people get what they want*.”**
It’s simple and a spiritual principle but sometimes our human nature that is based on self gets in the way.
**Now maybe it’s different for you, but I have this crazy self-centered selfish ego that tries to get me to believe the illusion that everything is about me.**
Luckily, I have the ability to turn my will and my life over daily to the trust and care of God and this quiets my self-centered thinking.
This allows me to go about my day and sure enough, that spiritual principle is true.
**When I look to see how I can help others first, I usually wind up getting blessed beyond what I can imagine.**
**How’s that working out for you?..**
Check your experience…
***“Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too” Philippians 2:4***
***Lord, let us turn our will and our lives over to You daily and look first to see how we can help others, AMEN.***
***“Helping others is the foundation stone” Big Book pg 97***
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Encourage Others!

Mark Farley February 16, 2025 Leave a Comment 0 Likes 19 Views

You catch more flies with honey…
Have you ever noticed that the people or things that initially get and hold your attention best use an approach that is tailored to saying or showing good stuff about you?
It’s human nature to like to see and hear things positive about us.
Life lessons school teach us to make a sandwich with our words when dealing with others.

Start with a slice of positive bread, layer the meat of correction or opportunity in the middle, and then finish with the final slice of encouragement bread on top.
This is a biblically based principle that works far better than intimidating others with negativity and harsh words…
Check you 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 use the eyes of our heart to look for and see the good in all people, places, and things today, AMEN.

“So let’s agree to use all our energy in getting along with each other. Help others with encouraging words; don’t drag them down by finding fault.” Romans 14: 19-21
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