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Sources of Wisdom

   June 24, 2023 0 Likes 137 Views
Another type of “Book Learnin'”… 


We go to school for 12 or more years to get our education. 


Most of us get some sort of on-the-job training from our employers. 


A lot of us get many educational lessons from the school of hard knocks. 


And a few of us get ongoing education from our Big Book and its daily 12 Step practices. 


But what about Spiritual learning? 


I have yet to see it on any applications in the working world. 


The lessons I am finally learning in life come from the Bible and being in God’s will and Word daily. 

Maybe it’s different for you, but my wisdom comes from applying the words in God’s Book to my life. 


… Check your experience. … 


“There had been a humble willingness to have Him with me and He came. But soon the sense of His presence had been blotted out by worldly clamors, mostly those within myself.
 
And so it has been ever since. How blind I had been.” Big Book pg. 12&13 


Lord let us walk daily in Your Will and Word to gain the wisdom we need, AMEN. 


“But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure and full of quiet gentleness.  Then it is peace-loving and courteous. It allows discussion and is willing to yield to others; it is full of mercy and good deeds. It is wholehearted and straightforward and sincere.” James 3:17
 


 Have a blessed day y’all! 


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Static Noise

   June 23, 2023 0 Likes 169 Views
Static noise…


Back in the day before technology advanced to what we have today, we used to dial the radio to find a station and suffer through the static noise as we searched for the station we wanted. 


Over the years I have noticed that static noise has taken on a new approach with technological advances. 


Have you experienced a pop-up ad on your computer or television? 


How about the ads that interrupt the “free” Pandora Radio that we don’t want to pay subscription prices for? 


It seems static is all around us in the form of unneeded and unwanted sights and sounds. 


I have learned to tune it out by focusing on what I am trying to hear or see. 


We have the same challenge with our spiritual development too. 


Now maybe it’s different for you, but it seems that when I am trying to pray, study, or spend time in the Word, the worldly clamors of sights and sounds try to get my attention. 


I have to truly focus my heart, mind, and soul in order to allow the Holy Spirit to fill me. 


How’s it working out for you?.. 


Check your experience…  


“But soon the sense of His presence had been blotted out by worldly clamors, mostly those within myself.” Big Book pg. 13 


Lord, let us tune our hearts, minds, and souls into Your Word and Your will, AMEN. 


“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind,” Romans 12:2 


Have a blessed day Y’all! 


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Actions or Intentions?

   June 22, 2023 0 Likes 153 Views
Actions or Intentions … 


Perhaps you are free of this or have no issues with it, but it’s an age-old twist on our thinking that causes a lot of us to become resentful, jealous, envious, or even bitter. 

We want people to judge us by our intentions while we choose to judge others by their actions. 


It’s another condition of being human. 


The solution is pretty simple. 

We must own this twist of thinking and correct it through our own actions and efforts and not our intentions. 


Think about it; are we able to see the results of others or our own intentions? 


I INTENDED to lose weight…. I INTENDED to get my college degree…. I INTENDED to be a better husband and father….. 


It carries no lasting effects. 


Only actions on our part bring the desired and needed results. … 


Check your experience. … 


“It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels.” Big Book pg. 85 


 Lord let us put actions behind our efforts to be better people, seeking Your will and not our own, AMEN. 


“let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” 1 John 3:18 


Have a blessed day Y’all! 


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Praying to Want What We Get

   June 21, 2023 0 Likes 150 Views
Focus… 


It’s amazing to me how elite athletes stay focused on their game despite the distractions all around them, or how actors and artists keep their focus on their craft and avoid distractions. 


It’s a great testimony to how focus leads to the end result. 


Spiritually speaking, we have the same opportunity with our focus. 


Practice in prayer over the years has taught me that when I focus my prayer life on being in tune with God’s will for the person, place, or thing I am praying for…


I get the blessing to be free from praying to GET what I WANT


 ….and instead….


 I have the Spirit, heart, and mind to WANT what I GET from my prayers. 


How’s this working out for you? 


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 want what we get instead of praying to get what we want, AMEN. 


“Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion.” Ephesians 6:18 


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Where is Your Treasure?

   June 20, 2023 0 Likes 129 Views
“For wherever your treasure is, there will be your heart also.” Luke 12:34 


I enjoy this verse because it brings me instant perspective along with a truthful reminder to watch my motives and efforts. 


When I am struggling, frustrated, stressed, and just plain mad, reflecting on this verse gives me the path I need to take to find happiness and let go of whatever it is that is causing these negative emotions and feelings inside of me.

Do I WANT to look at myself at times like this? 


Heck no! 


I like to sit in anger and resentment and focus on the wrongs that I perceive being done to me! 


I have learned that I must look in order to restore order to my mind and peace to my soul. 

I look at my motives first. 


I ask myself what I am trying to gain, get, or avoid through my actions, attitudes, desires, and behaviors. 


I next look at my efforts.


Am I sitting in the negativity of the situation? 


Am I refusing to see the other side? 


Am I willing to accept this person, place, thing, or situation exactly as it is for this moment and refocus my mind toward the positive attitude I need to move on? 


This is when I learn firsthand where my “treasure” is. 

When I look at my motives and efforts, I can see where my heart is! 


Lord let us fill our hearts with the treasures of Your Truth, Grace, and Love, AMEN. 


 “As we felt new power flow in, as we enjoyed the peace of mind, as we discovered we could face life successfully, as we became conscious of His presence, we began to lose our fear of today, tomorrow or the hereafter.” Big Book pg. 63 


Have a blessed day Y’all! 


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Actions and Asking

   June 19, 2023 0 Likes 144 Views
Just ask… 

It’s a fact of life that things don’t happen unless we provide the efforts and actions. 


We have to work to support ourselves and our loved ones. 


We have to put the right foods in our bodies in order to be healthy. 

It’s the same in our Spiritual life and growth. 


We have to provide the actions in the forms of prayer, grace, and humble motives so the Lord can see that we are freely providing our own efforts to meet His will…


Check your experience…


“Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives.” Big Book pg. 86 


Lord let us come to you in prayer with open hearts and minds, AMEN. 


“And when you pray, your Father in heaven knows what you need before you ask him.” Matthew 6:7-8 


Have a blessed day Y’all! 


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Minding What Matters

   June 18, 2023 0 Likes 126 Views
When we mind what matters, what matters will be on our mind… 


It’s pretty easy to see what matters to us. 


Just look at who we associate with and what we tend to do. 


The things that we focus on as well as the people, places, things, and situations we seek are a great indicator of what matters to us. 
 


It’s a spiritual principle that what we allow to influence us shapes our attitudes, thoughts, behaviors, and ultimately our life. 

I learned long ago and it’s still shared in AA and most 12-step meetings to this day that when we mind what matters, what matters will be on our mind… 


Check your experience… 


“Here was something at work in a human heart that had done the impossible.” Big Book pg. 11 


 Lord, let us fill our hearts with the things that matter most to us, AMEN. 


“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6:21 


Have a blessed day Y’all! 


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Motives and Efforts

   June 17, 2023 0 Likes 131 Views
Check your motives and efforts…


Have you ever been in a situation where the harder you try the further behind you get? 


It’s frustrating not only because you are wasting tons of effort, but also it is not very enjoyable. 


Have you ever considered that perhaps your motives for doing this may be based on the wrong things and that is why the efforts are not bringing results? 


My best example was trying to lose weight but never changing my diet. 


Sure…I went longer at the gym, yet I continued to eat more carbs and junk. 


Perhaps it’s different for you, but I have learned to check my motives to make sure they are good and then see that my efforts match up… 


Check your experience… 


“We ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives.” Big Book pg. 85


 Lord, let us check our motives to make sure they align with Your will for us and not our selfish wants, AMEN. 


“…and as long as he sought the Lord, God made him prosper.” 2 Chronicles 26: 5 


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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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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