Judging a Book by Its Cover?

Mark Farley May 15, 2024 0 Likes 34 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***

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Solid as a Rock

Mark Farley May 13, 2024 0 Likes 34 Views

It’s Mother’s Day

Mark Farley May 12, 2024 0 Likes 37 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***

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Roots and Branches

Mark Farley May 10, 2024 0 Likes 45 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
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