Month: June 2016

Daily Reflection, 30 June, 2016

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Hiding

In Living Life Recovery there is no mincing with words. We say what we mean and we mean what we say. We face facts, we see our own ugly selves. But we also see the hidden credentials. We are confronted with the truth of the Bible and challenged to consider Jesus Christ.

A caring God looks looks after those drugged by lies, and ruined by recklessness who come to sanity and rectify their attitudes and behaviors. Isaiah 55:7 says “Let the one who is evil stop doing evil things. And let him quit thinking evil thoughts. Let him turn to the Lord. The Lord will show him his tender love. Let him turn to our God. He is always ready to forgive.” Recovery is a commendable thing to do. To  “Turn to the Lord before it’s too late. Call out to him while he’s still ready to help you.” (Isaiah 55:6)

Recovery requires honesty and facing exposure to the truth. Not allowing ourselves to be come complacent. Nor engaging in exaggerating or half truths as we share pour experience, strength and hope with others.

Let us maximize our effort for gaining God’s commendation for seeking and knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

2 Timothy 2:15 Do your best to please God.
Be a worker who doesn’t need to be ashamed. Teach the message of truth correctly.

Daily Reflection, 29 June, 2016

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misfitAny group of people will have varied opinions on most things.However most of the time when asked a question they will give the answer that is expected of them not what they really think. Peter boldly, openly and rightly when pushed for an answer from Jesus said.“You’re the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”  In doing so he [Peter] asserted that Jesus was the real deal. Historical facts confirm it: His [Jesus] mission, His death, His resurrection.

Our opinion of Jesus can be shaped by those we mix with. Alcoholics Anonymous and other secular Twelve Step fellowships entertain the idea of belief in a God of our own understanding.  For me that didn’t work and that is why in 1989 I pursued a deeper spiritual understanding on who God is, what does He stand for and how could He help me to achieve and maintain continued spiritual growth.Now I am not saying A.A. and other secular Twelve Step fellowships are wrong. What I am saying we all have a choice. For me the choice is One True Higher Power in whom I put my daily trust. Does that make me a “MISFIT BY CHOICE” in the eyes of others in secular recovery? Possibly! Does that man i am going to change what I believe to fit in and be accepted? definitely NOT!

Dismissal of Christ in the process of recovery to me is like playing
a game of chance with half a deck pf cards

 

Daily Reflection, 26 June, 2016

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joyThe Bible says in Galatians 5:22-23 The fruit the Holy Spirit produces is love, joy and peace. It is being patient, kind and good. It is being faithful
and gentle and having control of oneself. There is no law against things of that kind.

The fruit of the Holy Spirit is the spontaneous work of the Holy Spirit in us. Sometimes as we grow in the process of recovery we can feel like we have lost some of that Holy Spirit spontaneity that we had in early recovery.

Keeping spontaneity alive requires us joining our lives more and more with  the Holy Spirit : John 15:4-5 Remain joined to me, and I will remain joined to you. No branch can bear fruit by itself. It must remain joined to the vine. In the same way, you can’t bear fruit unless you remain joined to me. “I am the vine. You are the branches. If anyone remains joined to me, and I to him, he will bear a lot of fruit. You can’t do anything without me.

– Keeping spontaneity alive requires us knowing Him more and more.
– Keeping spontaneity alive requires us loving Him more and more.
– Keeping spontaneity alive requires us remembering Him more and more.
– Keeping spontaneity alive requires us imitating Him more and more.

Recovery is a spiritual growth process of progress in which we need to develop more and more Christ like qualities in our lives daily to achieve God’s will for our lives through continual interaction with the Holy Spirit.

Daily Reflection, June 27, 2016

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LLR Posts 27.6.16

Think about the process of recovery. About all the things God has forgiven you for. About all the things you haven’t dealt with yet because you are not yet strong enough. All the things you know that He will forgive because of His unconditional love for you.

“How many times should I forgive my brother?” As many as it takes to repair the relationship.

Matthew 18:15-16 “If your brother sins against you, go to him. Tell him what he did wrong. Keep it between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won him back.  “But what if he won’t listen to you? Then take one or two others with you. Scripture says, ‘Every matter must be proved by the words of two or three witnesses.”

 * ­What relationships are you going to need help to repair?

 Prayer: Lord, help me identify relationships I need help to repair.

Daily Reflection, June 26, 2016

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The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous talks about us trying to find and easier, softer way.Human nature is to always take the easy least troublesome way.

 You will not forget your past, but you no longer have to live there. There will be things  you think about doing but won’t do because you now know better.

 

Thinking it isn’t doing it. Step six is about behavioral change. Thought change can take longer. I have had people come to me in recovery and say “I had a dream about drinking last night.” It happens. If you have suffered from alcohol addiction your body is used to being driven by alcohol. The same for drugs etc. The important thing is under no circumstances pick up the first one. 

 

 

Prayer: Lord help me today when stinking thinking occurs to turn to
You and rely on You.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daily Reflection – June 25,2016

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LLR Posts 25.6.16God’s holiness is our standard for living life recovery.

When we turn our lives over to God we can sometimes feel pressure pulling us back to our old ways of living.

Recovery requires total commitment to God and His way of living. It means living lives that are guided by God’s standards. Living qualities of lives that are prioritized by what the Bible says.

Our focus needs to be God’s focus. To help us to focus on what God focuses on He gives us daily relationship with the Holy Spirit. Change requires calling on God often. Listening to Him and following where He leads us.

  • How are you allowing God to lead you today?

Prayer: Lord today help me to follow where You lead and obey Your directions.

 

Daily Reflection, June 24, 2016

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LLR Posts 24.6.16
Following God’s guide book (The Bible) leads to blessing.

Spiritual growth through listening, understanding and obeying God’s Word  is a blessing. Through His Word God promises us His love and his power. Receipt of His blessing also includes staying in contact with others in recovery. Those who isolate themselves and try to go it alone cut themselves off from God’s power and risk relapse.

Regular attendance and participation at meetings in recovery helps us to feel more and more comfortable at sharing in them.

Prayer: Lord teach me today the value of sharing with others
in recovery and attending meetings regularly.

 

Daily Reflection – June 21, 2016

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PATHWAY

There’s a song in The Salvation Army song book that says:

There’s a path that’s sometimes thorny,
There’s a narrow way, and straight;
It is called the path of duty,
And it leads to Heaven’s gate.
While we tread this path of duty,
We will find our needs supplied
From the river of God’s mercy
That is flowing close beside

Chorus:
By the pathway of duty
Flows the river of God’s grace.
By the pathway of duty
Flows the river of God’s grace.

The pathway to successful spiritual recovery is through the same pathway. God cares about me and He supplies everything I need to walk the pathway of duty. His grace abounds in my life everyday as long as I stay on the path.

  • What pathway are you following to reach God’s purpose?

Prayer: Lead me of the pathway of duty and help me to stay on it.

Daily Reflection – June 20,2016

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focus your heart on God

Psalms 146-150 are filled with praise. Each one begins with “Praise the Lord.” They teach us the importance of   Praising God in the process of recovery.

  • Praise takes our minds off of our problems.
  • Praise moves our focus from ourselves to God.
  • Praise moves us from individual meditation to group meditation.
  • Praise makes us stop and consider God’s character.
  • Praise shifts our perspective from earthly things to heavenly things.

I have been asked numerous times why do all your recovery meetings begin with Worship? The answer is easy Praising God plays a big part on the process of spiritual transformation.

Prayer: Lord help me today to worship You in all I do and say
so others may see my example and Worship You!

Daily Reflection, June 19, 2016

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Concentrate on YouAll the time in recovery I experience people who want to complain about others in recovery.

The Bible tells us to love God and love others. How can we do that when we are too busy taking other people’s inventories?

The Serenity Prayer says in its first request to God; Grant me Serenity to accept the things I cannot change.

I am not responsible for anyone else’s recovery and they are not responsible for mine.

Another hard thing to do in the process of recovery is to allow others to make their own mistakes. Tell the truth about your own experience.

  • When have you let someone else’s inventory damage your recovery?

 

Prayer:  God help me today to concentrate on me.

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