Seeing Clearly

Mark Farley May 21, 2024 0 Likes 108 Views

**Regaining our sight..**.

***Have you ever noticed how our attitudes, behaviors, and even our sight can be influenced by pride, anger, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, and or sloth? (PAGLEGS)***

These are influenced by our self-driven fears and change how we see things from how things actually are.

**Vision influenced by emotions is not clear vision.**

***This poor vision leads us to all sorts of bad choices, actions, and decisions.***

**Check your “vision” next time you are being led by emotions into hasty actions.**

***Turn your will over to God and watch your vision (and emotions) be restored…***

Check your experience…

***“His presence had been blotted out by worldly clamors, mostly those within me. And so, it has been ever since. How blind I had been.” Big Book pg. 12-13***

*Lord open the eyes of our hearts so that we can see past the emotions of the moment, AMEN.*

***“Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road by which you were coming, has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” Acts 9:17***

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!!***

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!**

[email protected]

Helping Helps You Too!

Mark Farley May 20, 2024 0 Likes 87 Views

Good looking out…

Have you ever noticed that the best things come from ideas and actions focused on helping others?
The internet came from 2 guys trying to have a quick and simple communication system for their company.
2 brothers wanted an easier way for folks to get from point A to point B and air flight came about.
A few folks wanted to worship Jesus without persecution and America came to be…It’s the same in our lives.

We (hopefully) are walking a path of good that our children wish to follow.
We volunteer with others to help those who are not as blessed as we are right now.

Good things come from looking out for others. How are you intentionally looking out for others?..
Check your experience…

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

Lord open the eyes of our hearts to let us see those You would have us help, AMEN.

“Do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others.” Philippians 2:4

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!

[email protected]

Soul Food

Mark Farley May 19, 2024 0 Likes 136 Views

“Soul food”…
Our information age provides us with instant and on demand information and access to just about anything we can think of.
With just a few clicks we can learn what products to buy, where to go for fun, and even the right food to eat.
Now I am sure we all have learned that just because it’s on the internet doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s true…
We must consider the source…
We can even find arguments pro and con on the benefits of low carb, fat free, and diet foods these days.
It’s very confusing, especially at times when all we must rely on is ourselves…

What about the food for our souls?..
There is one thing that has not changed over time.

It’s the Word and Truth in the Bible. Sure, “religious fads” come and go but the Word and its source remain the same.
Consider the source.

How are you getting spiritually fed?..
Check your experience…

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

Lord thank you for constantly and consistently offering Your Word as the Spiritual food and nourishment for our souls, AMEN.

“Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.” John 6:27
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?

Spiritual Food

Mark Farley May 18, 2024 0 Likes 129 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!

**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]

Seasons

Mark Farley May 17, 2024 0 Likes 133 Views

Another Way to See Things

Mark Farley May 16, 2024 0 Likes 111 Views

Judging a Book by Its Cover?

Mark Farley May 15, 2024 0 Likes 124 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!

***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!**

Solid as a Rock

Mark Farley May 13, 2024 0 Likes 119 Views

It’s Mother’s Day

Mark Farley May 12, 2024 0 Likes 143 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!**

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pastor+mark+farley&ref=nb_sb_noss

***How about a daily dose of hope and inspired thought?***

Roots and Branches

Mark Farley May 10, 2024 0 Likes 128 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?