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One Stop Shopping

   July 5, 2023 0 Likes 136 Views
One-stop shopping…. 


We stop at many places for many things most days. 


We go to the coffee shop for our coffee, the juice place for our smoothies, the cleaners for our clothes, the healthy market for our specialty foods, and the grocery store for the rest! 


We travel to many places to get many things to help us in our daily lives! 


What about our spiritual lives? 


It is comforting to know that all we need is contained in one book and we can usually get spiritually fed through studying and learning The Book with other believers. 


How is that working out for you? 


Where are you getting your spiritual food?..


Check your experience…. 


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


Lord, let us look to Your Word to learn and apply the truths in our lives to give us our spiritual nourishment, 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! 


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Freedom Is Not Free

   July 4, 2023 0 Likes 142 Views
Freedom is not free...


As we celebrate with family and friends today, please remember our soldiers who made and make our way of life possible along with the biblical principles our Founding Fathers used to build the foundation of our great nation. 


“We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness.” Big Book pg. 83 

 Lord, let us remember that our freedom is a privilege and a part of the heritage we receive from You, AMEN. 

“For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom” 2 Corinthians 3:1 


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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Guard Those Words

   July 3, 2023 0 Likes 108 Views
Guard your words and walk your talk… 


 Perhaps it’s different for you and I hope it is, but I spent many years reacting to emotions and allowing words fueled by fear, insecurity, and pride to escape from my mouth before sensibility, reason, and wisdom had a chance to respond. 

My failure to control my words led to all sorts of situations where I had to amend, apologize, and suffer the consequences. 


When I finally learned to respond rather than react, I found not only less stress and chaos in my life, but also learned that this is where the Holy Spirit in us can speak into our hearts and show us not only the words we should use but also the actions we need to back these words. 

 Are you reacting or responding?..


Check your experience…


“Our behavior will convince them more than our words.” Big Book pg. 83 


Lord, thank you for the reminder that while small, our tongue is mighty and we must watch our words, AMEN.


“Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way. We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth. And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong. In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches.” James 3: 2-5


Have a blessed day Y’all! 

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Fear Source

   July 2, 2023 0 Likes 124 Views
So where does fear come from?.. 


 Fear is one of those 4 letter words that cause discomfort and pain. 

It’s interesting to me to see the power this word has over our lives. 


Now perhaps it’s different for you, but my experience has shown me that when this 4 letter word enters into my thoughts if left unchecked and unchallenged, it can cause all sorts of troubles for me and those around me. 


Over the years I have learned that the best way for me to deal with fear is to track it to its source. 


More often than not that source is me and my attitudes, perceptions, and insecurities. 


When I am able to see that the fear is not real but based on my own making, then I am able to give the fear to God in exchange for His grace, guidance, and love. 

How are you handling your fears?.. 


Check your experience… 


“We ask Him to remove our fear and direct our attention to what He would have us be.” Big Book pg. 68.


Lord, let us give you our fears in exchange for your guidance, grace, and love, AMEN. 


“For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7 


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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Strong Foundation

   June 30, 2023 1 Likes 144 Views
Our foundation is our strength…


I am sure we are all familiar with the story of the 3 Little Pigs and the Big Bad Wolf. 


The moral of the story is that we need to have a strong foundation and not take shortcuts or fall victim to poor influences when building our lives. 


We are faced with subtle challenges daily that can actually undermine our foundation if we do not pay attention. 


It’s not our place to judge or convict others, 


but it is our job to love others AS THEY ARE as God loves us AS WE ARE. 


Allowing yourself to believe anything other than this will weaken your foundation and leave you spiritually bankrupt. 

How is your foundation? 


Are the bricks of faith, truth, love, and hope in place firmly?..


Check your experience….


“Have we skimped on the cement put into the foundation?” Big Book pg. 75


 Lord, let us be blanketed by Your Word, covered in Your Truth, and love others as You continue to love us, AMEN. 


“Let your roots flow down into him and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught and you will overflow with thankfulness.” Colossians 2:7


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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Spiritual Bank Account

   June 29, 2023 0 Likes 121 Views
Got enough “stuff”? 


Years ago I was asked to help a man who had some personal life issues. 


I was still kind of new to the ministry and was a bit confused from my initial meeting with him. 


I met a man who was obviously very wealthy and powerful. 


He owned a very public and successful business, had money, and was surrounded by more material wealth than I had ever seen. 


He had what seemed to me at the time, an army of assistants and employees catering to his every need. 


In my initial first 30-second assessment, this man had it all! 


Despite all this, I was sent to help and was amazed at what I learned as I got to know this man. 


He was filled with anger and loneliness. 

Even though he was surrounded by people, along with enough material wealth and possessions to make anyone envious, HE WAS MISERABLE! 


He had no personal relationships and had estranged most of his family over the years. 


I learned that money had become his God and those material things were his mistress.

He had no real relationship with anyone. 


Long story short, I spent some time with him but it was obvious he was not having any of what I offered in my “Jesus bag and sobriety kit” as he came to call it during the few months I tried to help him. 


I was replaced by more senior ministers so I lost track of his progress but I never forgot how miserable this extremely wealthy man was. 


I felt sorry for him because despite his power and wealth he was morally bankrupt and spiritually poor. 

How about you? 


How is your spiritual bank account and net worth!… 


Check your experience…


“He is the Father, we are His children.” Big Book pg. 62 


Lord let our true wealth come from the richness our Spirit gains from you and our relationships with those around us, AMEN. 


“We came into this world with nothing. For sure, when we die, we will take nothing with us.” 1 Timothy 6:7 


Have a blessed day y’all! 


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Take Time to Listen

   June 28, 2023 0 Likes 131 Views
Take time to listen before waiting to speak… 


Have you ever caught yourself on “auto-pilot” in a conversation? 


For me, it usually happens during a familiar conversation or recurring situation. 


My mind tells me the answer before the other person even asks or finishes! 


Now maybe it’s different for you, but I catch myself going into an auto-pilot mode when I start deciding what must be done even before I have really listened and or HEARD what the other person is trying to say. 


OK, so this is part of the standard fare for raising kids under 5 when it comes to junk food and unsafe toys, we DO know the answers before they form the question, 


but this type of listening hurts us in all other aspects of our lives. 


Think about it. 


We like to be listened to, heard, and feel that we have been understood. 


 It’s a spiritual principle that we need to treat others in the same way that we wish to be treated. 


So maybe this is the 3rd time Aunt Mabel has told you the story about her trip to the grocery with the wrong coupons. 


Perhaps by actively listening to her and building conversation around her story, she may finally feel heard and stop telling you the same story. 


How do you listen?


Does the solution noise in your head drown out what the other person is trying to say? … 


Check your own experience and…


Take time to listen instead of waiting to speak. 


“We never gave the spiritual side of life a fair hearing.” Big Book pg. 50


Lord, let us listen with our hearts and hear with You Holy Spirit that resides in us all, AMEN. 


 “To answer before listening– that is folly and shame. Proverbs 18:13 


 Have a blessed day Y’all! 


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Put On A New Self

   June 27, 2023 0 Likes 150 Views
We gotta put it on… 


Have you ever noticed that we have to make many choices daily? 


We decide what clothes to wear, what foods to eat, and even the routes to take to get us from place to place. 


Some require a lot of thought and some very little, but either way, we have to give it our thoughts and make our choice. 


It’s the same in our Spiritual life. 


Even though we are saved and promised eternal life when we take Jesus as our Lord and Savior, He still gives us the free will to choose our Spiritual walk daily. 


So how is that working out for you? 


Are you choosing to put on your Spiritual Armor daily and walk in His path? … 


Check your experience. … 


“walk day by day in the path of spiritual progress.” Big Book pg. 100 


Lord, let us put on Your Spiritual Armor daily and walk covered and protected, AMEN. 


“..and you must put on the new self, which is created in God’s likeness and reveals itself in the true life that is upright and holy.” Ephesians 4:24 


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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Sick as Our Secrets

   June 26, 2023 0 Likes 122 Views
We are only as sick as our secrets… 


Sometimes withholding information is good to do, like when it is not needed for the situation at hand or could overwhelm or overload someone due to their current circumstances. 

Most of the time it pays to be transparent and not keep secrets because they have a way of coming to light, especially in this day and age with Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, and all the other ways we socialize and communicate. 


The spiritual fact is that no matter what is in our hearts or in our minds, the Lord knows through the Holy Spirit dwelling within us. 


So maybe this doesn’t apply to you, but why is it that there are times when I think I can “pull one over” on the Lord, or feel that if I don’t look at it or pray about it He won’t know? 


I chalk it up to my weak self-will fueled by either pride or fear, depending on the motivator, but the truth is the longer I hold off from bringing it to the Lord, the harder it is for me to gain grace and be free. 


How’s this working out for you?.. 


Check your experience… 


“…we soon became as open minded on spiritual matters as we had tried to be on other questions.” Big Book pg. 48 


Lord, let us open our hearts and minds to Your grace and guidance, AMEN. 


 “For there is nothing covered up that will not be seen. There is nothing hidden that will not be known.” Luke 12:2 


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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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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Prayer Destroys Worry

   June 25, 2023 0 Likes 129 Views
Some loaves and a few fish….. 


Sometimes when worldly needs and demands pile up we can begin to feel overwhelmed with responsibilities and requests that our minds have a hard time wrapping our heads around. 

When our heads do the math, it doesn’t always add up causing fear and anxiety. 


Just remember, if it is God’s will, it will happen, perhaps not the way we imagine, but it will happen. 

Just look at the 4000 Jesus fed with 7 loaves and few fish! … 


“Our ideas did not work, but the God idea did.” Big Book pg. 52 


Lord, let us bring our needs, wants, and desires to You in prayer and pray to WANT what we get and not to GET what we think we want! AMEN 


 “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.” Philippians 4:6


 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! 


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


How about a daily dose of hope and inspired thought?