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We Are Enough

   April 9, 2024  Leave a Comment on We Are Enough 0 Likes 5 Views
 We ARE enough…


 I don’t know about you, but sometimes this magic magnifying mind of mine tries to tell me things that just are not true. 


It especially likes to try to convince me that I am not worthy and not “good enough” for this or that. It loves to try to get me to believe the illusion that I am nothing and have nothing to offer others!  


Thank goodness for AA, the 12 Steps, and God’s Word. Through the fellowship of AA, CONSTANTLY working the 12 Steps, and being in God’s Word daily I know that what my mind wants me to believe is false and that I need not let it run my thoughts and actions. 


I am nowhere near perfect, but I can help others!  
We all matter and each of us has the ability to share and help another! 

Give what you got. Go with what you have and make your best effort. 


If you are truly seeking God’s will and your motives are of His spirit you will be amazed…


Check your experience… 


“we did because we honestly wanted to, and were willing to make the effort” Big Book pg. 26


 Lord let us look to seek Your will and give our best efforts with what we have instead of allowing our self-will to delude us to thinking we can’t, AMEN.   


“Then He took the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, He blessed them, and broke them, and kept giving them to the disciples to set before the people.  And they all ate and were satisfied; and the broken pieces which they had left over were picked up, twelve baskets full.”   Luke 9: 16-17


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!! 


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Want a one-on-one coach to help you 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!


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Leading By Example

   April 7, 2024  Leave a Comment on Leading By Example 0 Likes 8 Views
 Leading by example…


It seems to be an American cultural norm that we all must “make it to the top” of whatever work or career path we are on. 
The media and marketing that we are exposed to on all fronts seems to equate success with clothes, cars, and other material trappings far above what most of us can honestly afford. 


“More is Better!” seems to be the subliminal message of success. 

The truth is that more is not better. 


While we need to support ourselves and our families, true success comes from becoming great stewards of what we are given and how we support and serve those around us. 


Jesus came to serve, not be served. 

He came to show us that there is eternal life through Him. 


Our faith in God grows when we learn the truth in His word and become in tune to those people, places, things, and situations He puts in our lives…


Check your experience…

“How can I best serve Thee? Thy will (not mine) be done.” Big Book pg. 85 


Lord, let us lead by serving and let us measure our success through our stewardship of the blessings you give us, AMEN.   

“But the greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.” Matthew 23: 11-12 


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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F.R.O.G.

   April 6, 2024  Leave a Comment on F.R.O.G. 0 Likes 6 Views
Learning to rely….. 


We learn from an early age to rely on others. 


As children we rely on adults to keep us healthy, safe, and to help us grow. 


As adults we learn that self- reliance only takes us so far and we need to rely on people, places, and things to get through our daily journey. 


This is a good plan but we are only as good as what it is we rely upon. 


Think about it. 


People are human after all and prone to failures and mistakes. 


Places can change due to the people in them or economic circumstances. 


Things like electronics get outdated and even obsolete. 

So the question is what can we rely upon that never changes and always is in step with our lives? 


Maybe it’s different for you, but the answer for me and my house has been, is, and will forever be to rely on our relationship with God through Jesus and the Holy Spirit…


 F.R.O.G. – Fully Rely On God!.. 


Check your experience… 


“When we saw others solve their problems by a simple reliance upon the Spirit of the Universe, we had to stop doubting the power of God.” Big Book pg. 52 


Lord, let us learn to rely on You and trust Your presences and guidance in our lives, AMEN. 


 “…we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God,” 2 Corinthians 1:9 


 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!! 


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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!


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“Personal” Trainer

   April 5, 2024  Leave a Comment on “Personal” Trainer 0 Likes 9 Views
That Personal Trainer at the Spiritual Gym… 


It seems just about everyone has a physical fitness routine they try to follow. 


From gym memberships to hiking, biking, or running, most folks I know are doing something daily to keep their bodies healthy and in shape. 


The point is that physical fitness involving diet and exercise is now a part of our culture. 


Being physically healthy is something we need to own but what about our spiritual health? 


How are we building up our spiritual fitness? 


The good news is that just like our physical fitness routines, we can keep spiritually fit too. 


Daily time spent in the Word, prayer, as well as frequent contact with other believers can and does build up our spiritual fitness. 


What does your daily spiritual fitness routine include?.. 


Check your experience… “Assuming we are spiritually fit, we can do all sorts of things” Big Book pg. 100 


Lord, let us grow spiritually healthy through daily time spent in Your Word and in prayer, AMEN.


“Exercise daily in God—no spiritual flabbiness, please! Workouts in the gymnasium are useful, but a disciplined life in God is far more so, making you fit both today and forever. You can count on this. Take it to heart.” 1Timothy 4:8-9 


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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 How about a daily dose of hope and inspired thought? 

Comfort Source

   April 4, 2024  Leave a Comment on Comfort Source 0 Likes 7 Views
What is your comfort source?.. 


We have all sorts of things in our lives that provide comfort when we seek them and use them properly. 


From comfortable shoes, clothes, and chairs, to people, places, and things, when we find comfort, we tend to return to the source of it again and again. 


Our relationship with God works the same way when we seek Him. 


He is waiting to help us.


All we have to do is grow our relationship with Him and allow His Holy Spirit to become our source of comfort. 


So…what is your source of comfort?.. 


Check your experience…. 


“We could wish to be moral, we could wish to be philosophically comforted, in fact, we could will these things with all our might, but the needed power wasn’t there.” Big Book pg. 45


 Lord, let us seek and find comfort in You, AMEN. 


 “All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us.” 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 


Have a blessed day Y’all! 


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Help Others

   April 3, 2024  Leave a Comment on Help Others 0 Likes 8 Views
Whether we realize it or not, we are around people in need every day. 


Some are in our lives daily, and others we encounter randomly, or so it seems. 


Now the needs can go from a helping hand, to a warm meal, to just a kind word and a smile. 


What a difference we can make as followers of Christ, who have experienced His love, by doing good and sharing His grace with others that He so freely and unconditionally gives us…


Check your experience. .. 


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


Lord let the eyes of our hearts remain open to see the needs of others as we go about our day, AMEN. 


“And don’t forget to do good and to share with those in need. These are the sacrifices that please God.” Hebrews 13:16 


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.

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Being Transparent

   April 2, 2024  Leave a Comment on Being Transparent 0 Likes 8 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 


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 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!


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He is Risen!

   March 31, 2024  Leave a Comment on He is Risen! 0 Likes 8 Views
He is risen, nothing to fear…


This Easter Sunday I am humbled with the newness that the Risen Christ brings to our lives. 


Being reminded of how His death conquered all that drags us down and truly brings me back to the roots of our faith and our freedom. 


The daily routines, issues, challenges, and habits of our lives can easily distract and pull us away from the life changing truth that is ours on a daily basis. 


Eternal life is ours for the asking. 


All we gotta do is ask and believe… 


Check your experience… 


 “…we had to stop doubting the power of God.” Big Book pg. 52 


Lord, Thank you that Christ is risen! Please help us today to walk in the power and grace of the risen Christ. Please let us always seek Your will and not be stifled by our own, Amen. 


“The angel spoke to the women: “There is nothing to fear here. I know you’re looking for Jesus, the One they nailed to the cross. He is not here. He was raised, just as he said ….” Matthew 28:5-6


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! 


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Sunday’s Coming

   March 30, 2024  Leave a Comment on Sunday’s Coming 0 Likes 9 Views
Sunday / Resurrection Day is coming! … 


Even though we seem to see a lot of questioning, and political challenges to our Christian faith today, Jesus faced even more intense opposition and persecution during His time. 


The various leaders of the time were out to protect either their religious and or military power. 


They were determined to not let this popular renegade named Jesus become a symbol of challenge, start a cause, and bring cultural change. 


Thank goodness even their best efforts could not stop the power of God! 

Empires have tried to bury and destroy the gospel for centuries, but no one can keep Jesus’ body in the grave. 


His resurrection power lives on and is spreading across the earth! 

It’s apparent in the lives of all who believe and take Jesus as their personal Savior. 


All I can share with you is to compare your own life before and after you accepted Christ as your Savior. 


My life is blessed beyond my wildest dreams since I began walking with Jesus and following His Word many years ago. …..


Please, check your own experience…. . 


“What seemed at first a flimsy reed, has proved to be the loving and powerful hand of God.” Big Book pg. 28


Lord, thank You for Jesus and the promise of eternal life when we make Him our Lord and Savior, AMEN. 


“So give the order for the tomb to be made secure until the third day. Otherwise, his disciples may come and steal the body and tell the people that he has been raised from the dead. This last deception will be worse than the first. Take a guard, Pilate answered. Go, make the tomb as secure as you know how.” Matthew 27:64-65 


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!


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What’s So “Good” About It?

   March 29, 2024  Leave a Comment on What’s So “Good” About It? 0 Likes 10 Views
So why is it called GOOD Friday and not Friday MOURNING?.. 


If today is the day that Jesus died on the cross, what is so good about that? 


Because of something so very bad happening on this day, we have all received something eternally and forever good. 


The tragedy and horror of Jesus’ death followed 2 days later with His resurrection resulted in the eternal and everlasting opportunity for anyone and everyone who turns to God, through Jesus Christ, to be forgiven from their sins and to receive eternal life. 


So the great part of today is that what happened long ago can give anyone who asks eternal life. 


Those of us who believe and receive this know from our experience of getting to know Jesus through His Word and because the Holy Spirit enters our life and shows us a whole new way to think and live…. 


Check your experience …. 


“To us, the Realm of Spirit is broad, roomy, all inclusive; never exclusive or forbidding to those who earnestly seek.” Big Book pg. 46. 


Lord, thank you for the ultimate sacrifice for our sins to give us eternal life, AMEN. 


“When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.” John 19:30 


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?