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Love is an Action Word

   February 19, 2023 0 Likes 286 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!


Join me in looking at the things we face daily with passages from both the Big Book and Bible!

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Just a Daily Dose

   February 18, 2023 0 Likes 293 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!


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Change Comes From Within

   February 17, 2023 0 Likes 304 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!


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?

Faith It

   February 16, 2023 0 Likes 363 Views
Faith it till ya make it…


Have you heard the term “blind faith” or maybe even the expression of “taking something on faith”?  


It seems this faith thing has some powerful pull to it.

Most of us take many things daily by faith without even thinking about it.  


When we put the key into the car ignition, we assume it will start, or when we flip a light switch or use the remote to our TV, we naturally expect it to turn on.


Why is it then that we seem to demand proof of other things before they happen?


Now maybe it’s different for you, but I seldom get into a debate over my car starting, or feel the need to have an engineer come to our home to tell me that our light switch will work before I try.


So why is it then do we at times, myself included, DEMAND that God  show us proof of success before we attempt something new or uncomfortable.


Just look at the sun, the sky and feel the air we breathe!


We use faith daily, isn’t it time we give God more credit with our faith in Him?…

Check your experience…


“In one form or another we had been living by faith and little else.” Big Book pg 54

Lord, let us have the same faith in You as we have in our car keys and light switches because You never fail us, AMEN.


“Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.” Hebrews 11:1


Have a blessed day y’all!  


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Love is in the Air

   February 14, 2023 0 Likes 301 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 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?

Perceptions and Trust

   February 13, 2023 0 Likes 329 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?  


Inspired 365 Life Coaching with Mark Farley!!

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Want in?

[email protected]

No Pain No Gain

   February 12, 2023 0 Likes 338 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! 


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? 

Measuring Our Motives

   February 10, 2023 0 Likes 328 Views
Measuring our motives…


Way back when I was in grade school, every time we went to visit my father’s Aunt Mabel, she would send me to visit her friend Mrs. Wheatley.


Now this was not fun for a 10-year-old boy, but when the visit was over I would walk away with a big candy bar!


So, I was always willing to pay a visit to Mrs. Wheatley.


Sadly today, that is the only thing I remember about Mrs. Wheatley.


Now Y’all can say it’s because I am old and my boyhood memories have faded, but the sad truth is my only motive in going was for the candy bar.

Ever participated in something purely for a self-serving gain?


Heck, I am guilty of that at times still to this very day!


My point is that when others are counting on us to be there, we should check ourselves and our motives to make sure we are there for the right reasons.


Check your experience…


“Our thought-life will be placed on a much higher plane when our thinking is cleared of wrong motives.” Big Book pg. 86


Lord please help me clear my mind of self-serving thoughts so that my heart can participate 100% for the right reasons based on Your will and not mine, AMEN


“All a person’s ways seem pure to them, but motives are weighed by the Lord.” Proverbs 16:2


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?

What’s in Your Heart?

   February 9, 2023 0 Likes 282 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!


Looking to volunteer or plug into an existing helping opportunity in the Greater Phoenix AZ area?


Visit Servants Hearts!


It’s a free site to help connect folks with volunteer and helping opportunities!
http://aservantsheart.us