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Change From Within

   September 22, 2023 0 Likes 115 Views
Change must come from within…



It’s such a blessing to be around folks who are sharing the changes they are making in themselves! 


Their positive motivation and encouragement inspire me to continue to work on myself. 


The key word here for me is WORK. 


Maybe your results have been different, but I have not been able to just think my way to positive change within me and my life. 


I have had to provide the needed actions to change my attitudes, beliefs, habits, and behaviors too. 


The blessing for me in all of this activity is that not only do I begin to become the person God intended me to be, but also, I am building new friendships and relationships as I grow. 


How are you bringing change to yourself?.. 


Check your experience… 


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


 Lord, let us provide the action and willingness to bring about the needed changes in our lives, AMEN.


 “Get rid of all the sins you have done and get for yourselves a new heart and a new way of thinking.” Ezekiel 18:31 


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Find the Good

   September 21, 2023 0 Likes 107 Views
 Find the good and the blessings will follow. … 


Have you ever noticed both in yourself and in others that when love is added to the task, effort, or deed it not only goes well but also brings a smile to those involved? 


Now it’s pretty apparent that we can’t do what we love all the time, every time, but we can bring our best efforts and attitudes. 


Some of the daily tasks I have are not the most enjoyable, but because they are required, I make the best of them. 

Over the years I have learned to look for the good in every situation and to see what I can bring to it, instead of seeing what I can take from it. 


This mindset has not only gotten me through the moment but also given me a new outlook and attitude on things. 


It works when you work it!.. 


Check your experience… 


“Do not think of what you will get out of the occasion. 
Think of what you can bring to it.” Big Book pg. 102 


Lord, let us use love and grace to not only be a part of the things we enjoy but also to help us through the rougher waters of our lives, AMEN. 


“In everything you do, put God first, and he will direct you and crown your efforts with success.” Proverbs 3:6 


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Faith From Experiences

   September 20, 2023 0 Likes 107 Views
Have you ever thought about whether or not the light would come on before you turned the light switch on? 


Because I have the familiar experience of having successfully done it countless times before, I don’t even think about it,..


I just know it will work. 


Even when that 1 in a thousand times happens when the bulb is burnt out, I replace the bulb without thinking and the light comes on. 

That is faith. 


When I am staying in a new or unfamiliar place like a hotel or a friend’s home, I instinctively know that if I just find that light switch, the light will come on. 


That is faith. 


I cannot see the mechanics involved and I certainly have no electrical training or background in engineering, but because I have experience with the process, I trust it works and neither debate it, nor give it a second thought. 


That is faith. 


 OK, so this next part may not apply to you Spiritual giants… 


Now, why then do I want to debate with God over trivial things? 

Why do I expect the answer before I even begin a task that is new or unfamiliar? 


Where is my trust being placed? 

Where oh where is my faith? 


 Has He not brought me this far in life successfully through things I have had no control over? 


Why do I even think I need to discuss the new thing with Him? 

Where is my faith? 


Check your experience…… 


“The great fact is just this, and nothing less: That we have had deep and effective spiritual experiences which have revolutionized our whole attitude toward life, toward our fellows, and toward God’s universe.” Big Book pg 25 


Lord, like the light switch, let us place our trust in You based on our experience with You, AMEN. 


“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1 


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Remembering 9/11

   September 11, 2023 0 Likes 81 Views
Remembering 911… 


Remembering the survivors, victims, families, and heroes from September 11th, 2001. 


“The bricks have fallen, but we will build with dressed stones; the sycamores have been cut down, but we will put cedars in their place.” Isaiah 9:10 


Lord, as we remember and reflect on the tragic losses and irreparable damages to our hearts, minds, and souls on this day in 2001, let our hearts be reminded of those lost and their loved ones who remain from 911, AMEN. 


“We have recovered and have been given the power to help others.” Big Book pg. 132 


God bless America!! 


Have a blessed day Y’all!! 



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Hope and Focus

   September 10, 2023 0 Likes 81 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 


Have a blessed day Y’all! 

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Tempting Choices

   September 9, 2023 0 Likes 107 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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Asking Motives

   September 8, 2023 0 Likes 101 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 


Have a blessed day Y’all! 


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Is It on the Agenda?

   September 7, 2023 0 Likes 115 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 


Have a blessed day Y’all! 


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Efforts and Willingness

   September 6, 2023 0 Likes 117 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 


Have a blessed day Y’all! 


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Labor Day

   September 4, 2023 0 Likes 114 Views
Are you serving or being served?.. 


This is a thought to consider as we celebrate Labor Day today. 


It’s easy to sit and be served. 


We experience this at restaurants, hair salons, doctor visits and other things where we are the customer. 


We gain from receiving these services. 


However, it’s not always easy to serve others. 


Even when we are passionate about what we do, there are those few people or certain situations that try our patience and make our skin crawl. 


Nevertheless, we gain from performing these types of services. 


What about serving others for no gain? 


This is where we are asked to help another person who we may or may not even see or know, but they will benefit from our labor and service. 


It’s a thankless task with no direct reward for us… or so it seems! 


Serving others helps yourself, when your motive is selfless and your efforts are to be of service with no personal gain…. 


Check your experience… 


“Our real purpose is to fit ourselves to be of maximum service to God and the people about us.” Big Book pg 77 


Lord, let us serve others with the motive of helping and not gaining, AMEN. 


“A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.” Proverbs 11:25 


Have a blessed day Y’all! 


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