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#VerseforToday

27th March 2022 aeboyle 2021, March, Verse For Today Comments Off on #VerseforToday

Every desirable and beneficial gift comes out of heaven. The gifts are rivers of light cascading down from the Father of Light. There is nothing deceitful in God, nothing two-faced, nothing fickle. He brought us to life using the true Word, showing us off as the crown of all his creatures. James 1:17-18

The Bible in James 1:5 says “If you don’t know what you are doing PRAY to the Father because He loves to help.” Help from God is a gift. He calls us to live in freedom and enjoy the beneficial gifts He assigns to us. They are to be used by is for His Glory. and the benefit of others. The privilege of intimate conversation with God makes it plain we are not His slaves, but His children. Free to recover, free to love, free to serve Him, and free to help others be free.

We cannot live sometimes one way and other times another way according to how we feel on any given day.

1 Peter 1:18-19 says “It cost God plenty to get you out of that dead-end, empty-headed life you grew up in. He paid with Christ’s sacred blood. . He died like an unblemished, sacrificial lamb.” He died so we could live, lives pleasing to God. Enjoying the gifts cascading down from heaven.

2022 | Day Thirty-Four |Morning Harmony

5th February 2022 aeboyle 2021, February, Morning Harmony, Comments Off on 2022 | Day Thirty-Four |Morning Harmony

Luke 5:22 Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them, “Why do you think such things?

God knows what we are thinking! We can’t hide certain areas of our lives or shut God out of them. He can break any barriers of resistance way may raise. He can un-lock the area we don’t want Him to see.

There are areas in all of our lives of which we are ashamed. Guilt, regret, resentment, and unconfessed sin foster disablement and distrust. The GOOD NEWS is within us all is the power to let go and let God take control of these areas within us. desperation and despair can be overcome by placing our faith and trust in Him and allowing Him to help us with the areas we feel we need not let Him into.

2022 | Day Twenty-Three | Verse for Today

23rd January 2022 aeboyle 2021, January, Verse For Today Comments Off on 2022 | Day Twenty-Three | Verse for Today

1 Peter 1:2 God the Father has his eye on each of you and has determined by the work of the Spirit to keep you obedient through the sacrifice of Jesus. May everything good from God be yours!

Text Box: 1 Peter 1:2 God the Father Has his eye on each of you and has determined by the work of the Spirit to keep you obedient through the sacrifice of Jesus. None of us ended up in recovery by mistake, we are here because God planned it.

Weak and helpless knowing we could do nothing to save ourselves. He came to rescue us. Exactly at the right time —according to God’s plan. God controlled the timing, method, and events surrounding our recovery.

God’s goal for us is to make us like Jesus. As we become more and more like Him, we discover our true selves, the people He created to be. How?  By reading and obeying God’s Word, Studying Jesus life on earth through the Gospels. And spending time in prayer.

Live for God One Day at a Time:

  • Let God guide your life.
  • Always be thankful,
  • Let God’s peace rule your heart.
  • Forgive others always.
  • Love like Jesus loves.
  • Imitate Jesus.

Live like Christ’s representative

Christ arrives right on time to make this happen. He didn’t, and doesn’t, wait for us to get ready. He presented himself for this sacrificial death when we were far too weak and rebellious to do anything to get ourselves ready. And even if we hadn’t been so weak, we wouldn’t have known what to do anyway.  Romans 5:6

God knew what he was doing from the very beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love him along the same lines as the life of his Son. The Son stands first in the line of humanity he restored. We see the original and intended shape of our lives there in him.  Romans 8:29

Chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength, discipline. Colossians 3:12

2022 | Spiritual Foundations | Week Four

22nd January 2022 aeboyle 2021, January, Podcast Comments Off on 2022 | Spiritual Foundations | Week Four

Remember, there is only one foundation, the one already laid: Jesus Christ.  1 Corinthians 3:11

A large contributor to how well we progress in recovery is based on what we do at the beginning, what foundations we establish to build our new lives on. 

Now I never understood this when I first came to recovery. I thought you do the Twelve Steps, one to twelve, and when you have done them all you have recovery. But there’s more to it than that. Because when we first enter recovery many of us are too sick to understand the twelve steps. That’s why I believe one of the first things we should all do in the process of recovery is establishing clear spiritual foundations (because it’s a spiritual program) and make them the foundation stones of our recovery.  Failing to build on an enduring foundation leads to destruction.

–  What are your foundation stones of recovery? 

Prayer: Lord help me today to identify Your foundations’ stones to life-changing recovery.

  1. GROWTH IN UNDERSTANDING

Grow in grace and understanding of our Master and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Glory to the Master, now and forever! Yes!
                                 2 Peter 3:18

Proverbs 18:2 Fools care nothing for thoughtful discourse; all they do is run off at the mouth.

Proverbs 2:2 Tune your ears to the world of Wisdom; set your heart on a life of Understanding.

2, GROWTH IN OBEDIENCE

We pray that you’ll live well for the Master, making him proud of you as you work hard in his orchard. As you learn more and more about how God works, you will learn how to do your work. Colossians 1:10

Acts 5:29 “It’s necessary to obey God rather than men.”

1 Peter 1:14 Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now.

3. GROWTH IN FAITH

There has never been the slightest doubt in my mind that the God who started this great work in you would keep at it and bring it to a flourishing finish on the very day Christ Jesus appears. Philippians 1:6

Don’t fool yourself into thinking that you are a listener when you are anything but, letting the Word go in one ear and out the other. Act on what you hear! Those who hear and don’t act are like those who glance in the mirror, walk away, and two minutes later have no idea who they are, what they look like.

James 1:22-24

2022 | Day Twenty One | Verse for Today

21st January 2022 aeboyle 2021, January, Verse For Today Comments Off on 2022 | Day Twenty One | Verse for Today

“You’re blessed when you care. At the moment of being ‘careful,’ you find yourselves cared for.” Matthew 5:7

Figure out what Scripture means: I’m after mercy, not religion.’ I’m here to invite outsiders, not coddle insiders. God’s mercy flows in wave after wave on those who are in awe. before him. God told Moses, “I’m in charge of mercy. So let’s walk right up to him and get what He is so ready to give. Take the mercy, accept the help. Kind mercy wins over harsh judgment every time. God is sheer mercy and grace; not easily angered, He’s rich in love. Let grace, mercy, and peace be with us in truth and love from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, Son of the Father! You can’t whitewash your sins and get by with it; you find mercy by admitting and leaving them.

God uses fallible people to work His will. His mercy is adequate for all of us. When we turn our wills and our lives over to God we can be confident He will use our pain to bring healing. God is willing and able to show mercy to all who call on Him for help.

2022 | Day Fourteen | Morning Harmony

14th January 2022 aeboyle 2021, January, Morning Harmony, Comments Off on 2022 | Day Fourteen | Morning Harmony

Time is a talent God gives to us. Our time is misused when it is not used according to God’s design.

2022 | Day Thirteen | Morning Harmony

13th January 2022 aeboyle 2021, January, Morning Harmony, Comments Off on 2022 | Day Thirteen | Morning Harmony

We can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good. All praise to God and our One True Higher Power, Jesus Christ! God is the Father of all mercy! God of all healing counsel! He comes alongside us when we go through hard times, and before you know it, He brings us alongside someone else who is going through hard times so that we can be there for that person just as God was there for us. Blessed are you who give yourselves over to God, turn your backs on the world’s “sure thing,” ignore what the world worships; The world’s a huge stockpile of God-wonders and God-thoughts.

MEDITATION
When the Holy Spirit convinces us to receive Christ we get a new perspective and a new mindset on life, We trust that God has our lives planned and He will guide us and equip us for wherever He wants us to go. Faith in God helps us to face the truth about ourselves, our lives, and our need for change. Some of us believe because Godcomforts us our problems are going to go away. We need to understand God will give us the strength, encouragement, and hope to deal with our problems.

If today you are feeling overwhelmed at what lies ahead of you, I ask you to remember God is there to help. He places in our lives other people on the same path so we can help us and they can help us move forward in the recovery process. The passage above says ‘blessed are you who give yourselves to God.’ It also says we need to turn our backs on the world’s ‘sure thing’ ACTION IS THE MAGIC WORD!

PRAYER
Just for today, God help me to turn my back on the things that seem like a shortcut to solving my problems. Give me the strength, encouragement and, hope to listen to the people you place in my life. Help me to help them where I can as they also help me on the road to recovery.


2022 | Day Nine | Verse for Today

9th January 2022 aeboyle 2021, January, Verse For Today Comments Off on 2022 | Day Nine | Verse for Today

Psalms 32:3-4  When I kept it all inside, my bones turned to powder, my words became daylong groans.  The pressure never let up; all the juices of my life dried up.

Restlessness rooted in impatience can lead to sin. Unexpressed feelings can lead to us doing the wrong thing. I can think of times in my life (as I am sure you can) where I have made the wrong decisions because I was to proud to talk to anyone about how I was feeling. Sometimes I have been my own worst enemy. Thinking I was far worse than I am. Beating myself up, battling with my own self-will.

A broken spirit, mixed up with false thoughts distorts our thinking and stumps our spiritual growth.

Psalms 51:17 says “Heart-shattered lives ready for love don’t for a moment escape God’s notice.” God knows what we are going through, and He will always present a way out if we put our trust in Him.

2022 | Day Eight | Verse for Today

8th January 2022 aeboyle 2021, January, Verse For Today Comments Off on 2022 | Day Eight | Verse for Today

Proverbs 13:12  Unrelenting disappointment leaves you heartsick, but a sudden good break can turn life around.

John Wesley said. “delays in obtaining what a man passionately desires is satisfactory, and reviving.”

Sometimes God makes us wait because we are not ready yet to handle some of the things we desire. For 30+ years I have been in recovery. Since 2005 I have been Living Life Recovery. When God first gave me this mission and ministry I believe He gave me a picture of what it can and will be. Once I have done all He thinks I am ready to handle it. Does that mean I stop doing what I believe He wants me to do? A wiser, Godlier man than me once said to me “Maybe it is not meant to happen until you retire from work and have the time to put into it!”

I am convinced that one day God will make the picture He revealed to me in 2005 my reality. Till that day I will “Keep Moving Forward.” without looking for an easier softer way.

2022 | Day Seven | Discussion Starter

7th January 2022 aeboyle 2021, Discussion Starters, January, Podcast Comments Off on 2022 | Day Seven | Discussion Starter

I pulled you in from all over the world, called you in from every dark corner of the earth, Telling you, ‘You’re my servant, serving on my side. I’ve picked you. I haven’t dropped you.’ Don’t panic. I’m with you. There’s no need to fear for I’m your God. I’ll give you strength. I’ll help you. I’ll hold you steady, keep a firm grip on you. Isaiah 41:9-10

I have watched more people walk away from recovery than have completed it, all because of ‘fear of the unknown.’

We have all heard the saying ‘it’s better the devil you know.’

I want to tell you it isn’t. Recovery is a scary and sometimes thankless process. I want to tell you today, having spent many years in recovery. It is worth it.

Do not quit! The smallest step forward is still a step in the right direction. I heard many years ago the slogan: ‘You only fail when you stop trying’ So just keep moving forward and I promise you – It will get better.

  • In what ways has your recovery been worth it?

Prayer: just for today Lord help me today to keep moving forward.

CONTINUE TO PRAY:
Study God and his strength, seek his presence day and night 1 Chronicles 16:11 

AVOID DISTRACTIONS THAT LEAD AWAY FROM THE GOAL:
Let’s not allow ourselves to get fatigued doing good. At the right time. we will harvest a good crop if we don’t give up, or quit. Galatians 6:9

Rely on the Power of the Holy Spirit :
Prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long. Pray for your brothers and sisters. Keep your eyes open. Keep each other’s spirits up so that no one falls behind or drops out. Ephesians 6:18


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