After discovering my sinful habits and attitudes and confessing them, I am now willing to let God change me. Get down on your knees before the Master; it’s the only way you’ll get on your feet.James 4:10 I knew God was the only one who could help me […]
On completion of my list of sinful habits, I will confess them to God and to someone that I trust. Make this your common practice: Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you can live together whole and healed. The prayer of […]
In order to help me change, I will investigate and record with God’s help – my sinful habits and attitudes. Let’s take a good look at the way we’re living and reorder our lives under God. Lamentations 3:40 As a result of admitting my life was out of […]
I am making a decision to let God help me change and commit to working with Him to do so. “Dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and […]
I believe God exists, that he cares about me and He can help me to regain control of my life. “God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him” Philippians 2:13 Belief in God, the Bible and Jesus Christ has […]
Self-Control People do not drift toward holiness. Apart from grace-driven effort, people do not gravitate toward godliness, prayer, obedience to Scripture, faith, and delight in the Lord. We drift toward compromise and call it tolerance; we drift toward disobedience and call it freedom; we drift toward superstition and […]
The Twelve Steps of Living Life Recovery came to me via the Holy Spirit a number of years ago as I focused on my recovery journey, the steps I took to achieve recovery and talked to Him about it. Over the next Twelve days I want to share […]
God is a safe place to hide, ready to help when we need him. Psalm 46:1 If you are going through a tough time right now, do not despair and do not retreat. Talk to your sponsor, or another trusted friend. A shared problem is a problem halved, […]
There were also lying prophets among the people then, just as there will be lying religious teachers among you. They’ll smuggle in destructive divisions, pitting you against each other-biting the hand of the One who gave them a chance to have their lives back! They’ve put themselves on […]
ELIMINATING IDLENESSJesus knew their thoughts …… Matthew 12:25 The saying ‘the thought is father to the act.’ is worth repeating. Proverbs 23:7 says …. as a man thinks in his heart, so is he… THOUGHT It is impossible to read unwholesome literature without it leaving an imprint on your […]