A New Spirit John 6:63 The Holy Spirit gives life. The body means nothing at all. The words I have spoken to you are from the Spirit. They give life. For about 30 years of my life I suffered from a bad back. A result of an accident […]
When Christ died he took that entire rule-dominated way of life down with him and left it in the tomb, leaving you free to “marry” a resurrection life and bear “offspring” of faith for God. For as long as we lived that old way of life, doing whatever […]
Cheer Up! A happy heart cheers us up, whilst heartache crushes our spirit. Recovery is a life-long process of spiritual growth. Remember that and Cheer Up! Are you happy you are here? If not, Why not? What do you need to change? Jesus said “Here on earth you […]
The Word For Recovery Proverbs 18:14 A man’s cheerful heart gives him strength when he is sick. You can’t keep going if you have a broken spirit. As we come to the end of Step One remember where you came from. Remember what has happened to you over […]
Recommendation Luke 5:22 Jesus knew what they were thinking, so he asked them, “Why do you question this in your hearts? Personal recommendation is the best means of advertising and most likely to qualify success. In our efforts to influence others, daily witnessing will be of more value […]
Self-Deception Proverbs 28:26 Anyone who trusts in himself is foolish. But a person who lives wisely is kept safe. “I only trust myself!” “I can do it!” Two of the most self-deceptive statements we have all said at one time or another in our lives. We have been […]
Dislocated People Are you a dislocated person? Part of you out of harmony with the rest of you. detached and possible injured. Kept closely guarded and strictly secret? Probably most of us at some time have chosen to reserve a small area of ourselves, disallowing any intrusion from […]
No More! I have lived a lot of places in the past. Most of which I moved to in search of a ‘fresh start’ All of which didn’t work out. The reason they didn’t work out was I kept taking me with me as I travelled all around […]
Good News is for Sharing The willingness to share in meetings without holding back from the truth is one of the main contributions to the success of the meetings and our spiritual growth. Sharing encourages understanding, interest, support and fellowship. It makes us feel better when we have […]
Don’t Trust Feelings I have never liked the taste of alcohol, even when I drank. I drank for the feeling. When I realised I had a drinking problem, it was destroying my life and would probably result in my dying, I drank for the feeling. I had a […]