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Worry Won’t Win

   February 21, 2024 0 Likes 140 Views
Worry makes things seem bigger than they are.

I am curious to learn if anyone ever gained from worrying?


I don’t have any record of this.


Why do we allow our fears and expectations to grow inside of us and gain strength over our minds and hearts?

Human nature is prone to this and free will allows this to happen, robbing us of our peace and stealing our energy and focus.


Did you know that you can trade those worries, fears, and expectations for grace?

Try this for the next few days…


Every time you catch yourself building a case for a good worry, write it down on a piece of paper and put it in a drawer that can serve as your God box.

Tell God the worry is now His and move on with your day!


You can do this.

It works!


Try it and as always then….


Check your experience…  


“There you will find release from care, boredom and worry.” Big Book pg. 152

Lord let us fill our God box with our fears, worries, and troubles and leave them with You, allowing us to move forward and see how we can turn our focus to helping others, AMEN.  

“Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.” 1 Peter 5:7

Have a blessed day Y’all!


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When the Going Gets Rough

   February 20, 2024 0 Likes 137 Views
When the going gets rough…

Have you ever been at that point where your mind leads you to wonder about what you are doing?


Have you ever held thoughts of why you should keep giving the effort if nothing seems to be coming from it?  


Have you?  


Good, then, I am not crazy and you are not alone!

Part of our walk while we are here is to build up our faith muscles and strengthen our spiritual endurance.


Maybe it’s God testing us or perhaps it’s the worldly clamors the Enemy uses to distract us, but these trying times do occur.


The great news is that we have an out!  


When we became born again as believers and followers of Christ, the Holy Spirit entered each of us and now covers and protects us even when we cannot seem to see or feel it.

Keep on Keeping on!


It will get better…


Check your experience…


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

Lord, please remind our hearts in those lonely times where we want to question our efforts that You are here with us and will see us through the challenges, AMEN.  

“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10

Have a blessed day Y’all!



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Actions Are Louder Than Words

   February 19, 2024 0 Likes 130 Views
 Actions speak louder than words…

Maybe it’s just me, but every now and then, I find some good messages in the ad jingles that constantly assault us on TV and other media. Nike wants us to “Just do it”


The carpet folks want us to “Call Empire Today”, and some weight loss outfit promises us we can ‘”Lose weight now, just if we just ask them how”.  


These jingles share a common key ingredient.


They call for us to take action!


The spiritual principle underneath these claims is that we will see the benefit if we participate with our own actions and not just wishes, intentions, or words.  

I see this in my life.


I don’t change or improve until I apply action fueled by willingness.  

How’s that working out for you?..


Check your own experience….


“Faith without works is dead. ” Big Book pg 76.

Lord, let our actions show You love through the things we do. Let our words match our deeds, AMEN.  

“Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.” John 13:35

Have a blessed day Y’all!


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Just a Daily Dose

   February 18, 2024 0 Likes 120 Views
Just a daily dose…

We have pills to fix our headaches, ointments to relieve sore muscles, and all kinds of over-the-counter instant fixes for most of our other aches and pains.


There is even a pill to help our liver!


Didn’t know my liver even needed a pill!..  


NO my AA, SCAA, and other 12 Step friends, there IS NOT a pill to replace the Steps and meetings!  


What about our spiritual weaknesses and flaws?

Anyone know of a pill for that?


What I have learned from those who showed me is that I have a relationship with a living God that I need to maintain and grow through my daily pursuit of His will and Word for me.


This way of living has brought me a life even better than my dreams.

Even though I am not perfect and I screw up daily, as long as I seek His will over mine, it always works out…


Check your experience…  


“What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition.” Big Book pg. 83.

Lord let us fix our frailties and heal our spiritual wounds through our daily relationship with You, AMEN.    

“Therefore, strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble, and make straight paths for your feet, so that the limb which is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed.” Hebrews 12: 12-13

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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Changing From Within

   February 17, 2024 0 Likes 118 Views
The change must come from within…

Have you ever noticed that the folks around you who take steps to improve their lives are changing things within themselves first?  


Think about it… In order for any change to be effective and long-lasting it has to come first from within us.  


It’s a spiritual principle that when we first change our thinking and support it with a change in our actions that our behaviors and habits follow.

Wishing, wanting, and talking about change doesn’t work unless we supply our own thoughts, efforts, and actions…


Check your experience…  


“…there has been a revolutionary change in their way of living and thinking.” Big Book pg 50  

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

“So don’t sit around on your hands! No more dragging your feet! Clear the path for long-distance runners so no one will trip and fall, so no one will step in a hole and sprain an ankle. Help each other out. And run for it!” Hebrews 12: 12-13

Have a blessed day y’all!



What if you had a person who coached and mentored you in building a better life?  


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What’s in Your Heart?

   February 16, 2024 0 Likes 124 Views
What’s in your heart?… 
We all have this autopilot inside of us that handles our daily routine functions.
 
Breathing and walking are the obvious ones but what about those expected and meaningless interactions? 


You know, like the store clerk or that same person you see daily in the hall or gym? 


You have no emotional connection to them. 


They say “How are you doing? ” And you say “fine” with no thought or effort.  


Now what about when you need to either forgive someone or let go of something emotionally or pride fully? 

Do you find yourself mouthing the words of the correct or expected response yet keeping your imagined control of it in your heart? 


Perhaps that’s why we stay needlessly hurt or angry. 

We lock that thing in our heart yet act like it’s gone. 


God can fix that, but we must open our hearts and let go for real.  


Check your experience… 


“…he should understand that he must undergo a change of heart.” Big Book pg. 143 


Lord let us open our hearts to be filled with your Spirit and healed by your grace, AMEN.  

“I restore the crushed spirit of the humble and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts.” Isaiah 57:15 


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? 

Assurance From Faith

   February 15, 2024 0 Likes 146 Views
Have you ever thought about whether 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 the 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   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

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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Love is in the Air

   February 14, 2024 0 Likes 119 Views
 Love is in the air!…

Lots of love in the air today!


Cards, candy, and flowers helping and hoping  to seal the deal so to speak!


Remember folks, we each have a personal Valentine that loves unconditionally JUST AS WE ARE!  


Deep in our heart exists the Holy Spirit that not only looks out for us and protects us when we allow it to, but also loves us unconditionally!  


Don’t believe me, just check your experience!…


“He stood in the Presence of Infinite Power and Love.” Big Book pg 56

Lord, as we share this day with our loved ones today, let us remember Your ultimate unconditional love for us, AMEN.

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”  John 3:16

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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Perception is a Funny Thing

   February 13, 2024 0 Likes 128 Views
Perception is a funny thing. 


Maybe it’s different for you but my mind likes to try to lead me to believe things that are not actually true or as they appear.


I have learned the hard way that most things advertised as “free” generally have a cost associated somewhere.


Also, experience has taught me that most “easy” and “simple” things are either low in quality or not worth really having.  


The good news is that I have learned over the years to trust my heart and not what my mind likes for me to believe.


The verse I am sharing today reminds me of this truth. 

Check your experience… 

“We trust infinite God rather than our finite selves.” Big Book pg. 68  

Lord, let us look in our hearts and seek Your will when we are confused or uncertain, AMEN.  

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all “your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3: 5-6

Have a blessed day Y’all!


What if you had a person who coached and mentored you in building a better life?  


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Want a one-on-one coach to get you out of where you are?  

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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No Pain No Gain

   February 12, 2024 0 Likes 121 Views
No pain…no gain….


Maybe it’s different for you, but I can honestly say that I do not enjoy pain of any kind in any form. 


I don’t intentionally go looking for it but I have learned that when I do find myself in pain, there is either a lesson to be learned or an experience to grow from if I look with a willing heart and open mind. 


Staying spiritually fit is hard work but the benefits are immense.  


Sobriety is not easy but the pains from gaining and maintaining it have brought me blessings far beyond what I deserve. 


The same can be said for my journey to attain physical health and fitness. 


God gives us the pain inside of every challenge to encourage us to find the benefit He has for us. 


Check your experience… 


“If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are halfway through.” Big Book pg 83. 


 Lord, when we are in pain, please remind our hearts to seek the goodness we can gain from seeking Your will, AMEN.


“And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” Romans 5: 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 get you out of where you are?  

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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