Tag: Integrity

Discussion Starter #13

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Change Your Habits

Check out everything and keep only what’s good. Throw out anything tainted with evil.1 Thessalonians 5:21-22

I learned bad habits by doing bad things. I did bad things because they felt good. Notice I said, ‘they felt good’ not ‘they were right.’

Recovery is about doing the right thing. We are all born knowing the difference between right and wrong. Most of us end up in trouble because we choose to do wrong. I did.

In recovery and in life the best source I have found to learn the right thing from is the Bible.  God created us in His image and He gave us His Word as a guide of how to live life as He wants us to.

  • Do you read the Bible?

  • Do you Pray?

  • If not, why not?

  • Are you willing to start?

STOP BEATING YOURSELF UP
What I don’t understand about myself is that I decide one way, but then I act another, doing things I absolutely despise. Romans 7:15

  • One of the best ways to deal with bad habits is to accept them for what they are and confess them honestly to God.

REPLACE BAD HABITS WITH GOOD HABITS
Don’t shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up and be alert to what is going on around Christ–that’s where the action is. See things from his perspective. Colossians 3:2

  • Changing a bad habit brings deeper satisfaction in the recovery process.

BE AN EXAMPLE TO OTHERS
Teach believers with your life: by word, by demeanor, by love, by faith, by integrity.
1 Timothy 4:12

  • Make it a habit to share what God has done and is doing in and through your life.

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Prayer: God today give me a desire to do the right thing and, give me a thirst to know His Word and to apply it to my life.

Verse For Today

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Jesus said: “If you’re honest in small things, you’ll be honest in big things.” Luke 16:10

  • God calls us to be honest even in small details we could easily ignore.
  • We need to maintain our integrity in every area of our lives
  • Recovery requires rigorous honesty.

 

 

Integrity Takes Effort

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I will refuse to look at anything vile and vulgar. I hate all who deal crookedly; I will have nothing to do with them. I will reject perverse ideas and stay away from every evil. I will not tolerate people who slander their neighbors. I will not endure conceit and pride. I will search for faithful people to be my companions. Only those who are above reproach will be allowed to serve me. I will not allow deceivers to serve in my house, and liars will not stay in my presence.  Psalms 101:3-7

It is vital in the recovery process we do not follow a program that undermines our faith in God. We need to learn how to discern the right things to believe, do and follow. Honesty in the process is not an optional extra. It says in the ‘Big Book’ of Alcoholics Anonymous it is “a process that demands rigorous honesty”  Rejecting ideas and people who may present the ‘easier, softer way’ is also important.

Tough Decisions

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Psalms 25:8 The Lord is honest and good. He teaches sinners to walk in his ways.

Lying in the process of recovery destroys our integrity.

A number of years ago I worked for The Salvation Army’s Family Stores, now Salvo Stores and the Territorial Director retired. The new Territorial Director suggested to me I was in the wrong job. A job I had been in for many years. He said to me “I don’t want to lose you so I want you to write a new Job description for yourself.” I was devastated. Because I believed then and still believe I was in a God-called position in my life. The result of that conversation was that after eighteen years working for Family Stores I resigned.

The reason I resigned was that I believed and still believe what I was being asked to do in the company went against God’s integrity.

  • What tough decisions is God asking you to make?

 

Prayer: Lord help me to make the tough decisions I need to make

#2127 Chosen by God

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1 Thessalonians 1:4 Brothers and sisters, you are loved by God. We know that he has chosen you.

 

 

It is good to remember that good choices have positive long-term results. When we remember that in the context of God choosing us it makes the process of recovery and the privilege we have been given just that bit more special.

There is nothing more exciting in my life than the knowledge that God loves me, sent His Son to die for me and introduced me to daily relationship with the Holy Spirit enable me to do all He is calling me to do.

  • How is making the right choices in your life reflecting on your integrity?
  • How is obedience to God bringing you safety and security?

 

#2094 The Word For Recovery

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The WORD For Recovery

Proverbs 14:32 The evil of bad people leaves them out in the cold; the integrity of good people creates a safe place for living.

Stop Telling lies

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Numbers 23:19 God isn’t a mere man. He can’t lie. He isn’t a human being. He doesn’t change his mind. He speaks, and then he acts. He makes a promise, and then he keeps it.

Lying in the past was a way of life to me. Not only did I lie, I also believed my lies. When I came into recovery it took time for me to decipher what the truth was about me and about my life.

Today one of my motto’s is “Always tell the truth.” No matter how bad it is or what the consequences of it may be. Today I try to live a life of ‘Integrity’ I’d like to say I am always truthful, but that would be a lie!

  • Are you a liar?
  • Why can’t you be honest?
  • Are you ready to live a life that demands rigorous honesty?

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The most important amends we face are with those to whom we are closest.

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Job 6:29 No double-talk! Think carefully–my integrity is on the line!

The WORD For Recovery

Recovery Devotion #195, 2017

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Integrity is a long-term character trait.

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Step Five

Job 27:3-6 For as long as I draw breath, and for as long as God breathes life into me, I refuse to say one word that isn’t true. I refuse to confess to any charge that’s false. There is no way I’ll ever agree with your accusations. I’ll not deny my integrity even if it costs me my life. I’m holding fast to my integrity and not loosening my grip– and, believe me, I’ll never regret it.

Recovery won’t fail if we hold fast to our integrity.

Proverbs 11:3 The integrity of the honest keeps them on track…

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