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#ThoughtForToday

27th March 2022 aeboyle 2022, March, Thought For Today Comments Off on #ThoughtForToday

Colossians 2:9-11  Everything of God gets expressed in him, so you can see and hear him clearly. You don’t need a telescope, a microscope, or a horoscope to realize the fullness of Christ and the emptiness of the universe without him.  When you come to him, that fullness comes together for you, too. His power extends over everything. Entering into this fullness is not something you figure out or achieve. It’s not a matter of ……… keeping a long list of laws. No, you’re already in—insiders—not through some secretive initiation rite but rather through what Christ has already gone through for you, destroying the power of sin.

1 Corinthians 13:13  But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation:

Trust steadily in God
Believing God exists can and will help us to recover requires consistently and steadily trusting Him regardless of what is going on in and around us,

Hope unswervingly
Unswerving hope that we will overcome whatever comes our way with His help gives us confidence that things will get better.


Love extravagantly
Love never quits. Loving God is the most important command in the Bible.

The best of the three is love.

#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 | WE ADMITTED WE WERE POWERLESS

26th March 2022 aeboyle 2022, March, Thought For Today Comments Off on 2022 | WE ADMITTED WE WERE POWERLESS

It pleases God when we continue to remember and keeping up the traditions of the faith He teaches us. Jesus arrives in our lives right on time to make recovery happen. He doesn’t, wait for us to get ready. He presents himself when we are too weak and rebellious to do anything to get ourselves ready.

God put his love on the line for us by offering Jesus in sacrificial death while we were of no use whatever to him. In John 15:5Jesus said “I am the Vine, you are the branches. Separated, you can’t produce a thing.”

RECOVERY REQUIRES WE RECOGNISE OUR DEPENDENCE ON HIM – Stop following false gods

RECOVERY REQUIRES WE RECOGNISE AND FOLLOW HIS WILL – Read and study the Bible – Pray and meditate on what He shares with you.

RECOVERY REQUIRES WE RECOGNISE OUR NEED TO LIVE OUR LIVES FOR HIS GLORY – It is impossible for us to recover in our own strength

God created us with a desire to live lives that reflect His thoughts and attitudes . – then sin got in the way
His thoughts and attitudes are incredibly high:

• Love your enemies
• Bless those who curse you
• Rejoice and be glad in all circumstances
– Stop sinning
Many people hate the word SIN. It suggests immorality. It is associated with SHAME.

WE CAN’T OVERCOME SIN WITHOUT GOD’S HELP

The GOOD NEWS for us in this first step is God is ready and waiting to do for us what we can’t do for ourselves.

THROUGH PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT JESUS CHRIST IS GOING TO GIVE US EVERYTHING WE NEED TO CHANGE OUR THOUGHTS AND ATTITUDES TO BE LIKE HIS.

Jesus said: “It’s what comes out of a person that pollutes: obscenities, lusts, thefts, murders, adulteries, greed, depravity, deceptive dealings, carousing, mean looks, slander, arrogance, foolishness— all these are vomit from the heart. The source of your pollution.”

You know the story of how Adam landed us in the dilemma we’re in—first sin, then death, and no one exempt from either sin or death. That sin disturbed relations with God in everything and everyone. EVERYBODEY NEEDS RECOVERY


It’s who you are, not what you say and do, that counts. ACTIONS
“I am the Vine, you are the branches. When you’re joined with me and I with you, a relation intimate and organic” SPIRITUAL GROWTH NOT PERFECTION

God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine, guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us,


We’re all sin-infected, sin-contaminated. Our best efforts are grease-stained rags. WE ALL NEED HELP

• Romans 3:23 All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. RECOVERY REQUIRES RIGOROUS HONESTY

SPIRITUAL POWER COMES FROM GOD
Acts 1:8 When the Holy Spirit comes on you, you will be able to be my witnesses GOD PROMISES

RECOGNISING OUR POWERESSNESS PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES
2 Corinthians 12:9 My grace is enough; it’s all you need. My strength comes into its own in your weakness.
ALL WE NEED TO DO IS BELIEVE HE SI WHO HE SAYS HE IS AND TRUST HIM

GOD HAS THE AUTHORITY TO FORGIVE AND HEAL US
Matthew 9:6 Just so it’s clear, I’m the Son of Man and authorized to do either, or both.
. . .
1 Peter 1:5 God is keeping careful watch over us and the future. The Day is coming when you’ll have it all—life healed and whole.

• God’s Word is an indispensable weapon.
• A person living right with God is something powerful to be reckoned with.

2022 | Day Eighty-Six | Verse for Today

26th March 2022 aeboyle 2022, March, Verse For Today Comments Off on 2022 | Day Eighty-Six | Verse for Today

I am so pleased that you have continued on in this with us, believing and proclaiming God’s Message, from the day you heard it right up to the present. 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 1:5-6

Inspiring Gratitude

Carrying out social relief work involves far more than helping meet the bare needs of the poor. It also produces abundant and bountiful thanksgivings to God. Proclaiming the Message: telling others who God is and what He has done in and through your lives is an important part of the recovery process. One of my favourite experiences in the Salvation Army services was Testimony Time. Where people from the congregation had opportunity to tell others what God was doing in their lives at whatever step of the Spiritual Growth process they were at. One of my favourite times in recovery meetings is the Sharing Time. Where individuals get a chance to do the same thing. Our stories disclose in a general way – What we used to be like – What happened and What we are like now.

God has a plan and a purpose for you and a plan and a purpose for me. and, I thank Him today our plans got to intervene. For that we should give abundant and bountiful thanksgiving too Him..

2022 | Day Seventy-Nine | I Am a Friend of God

20th March 2022 aeboyle 2022, March, Step 2, Step 3, Thought For Today Comments Off on 2022 | Day Seventy-Nine | I Am a Friend of God

Abraham believed God and was set right with God, (includes his action.) It’s that mesh of believing and acting that got Abraham named “God’s friend.” 

Read James 2:22-24

It says in my BibleThe full meaning of “believe” in the Scripture sentence is that Abraham was named ‘Gods friend evidenced by changes in his action. Now anyone who has read these blog posts for a while will know my spiritual walk was influenced by the AA book Sobriety and Beyond by Father John Doe. Throughout the book, it talks about ‘ACTION’ being the magic word. In Step Two “WE CAME TO BELIEVE” God could and would help us to change if we put our faith and trust in Him. That He would help us to do what we needed to do our characters to live better lives than we had been living. If we really believe this then we should now be willing, with God’s help to develop new ways of acting and reacting to the things that happen in our lives. Verse 24 in the scripture above says “Is it not evident a person is made right with God by faith fruitful works.” My question for us all today is “are my actions today actions of which God approves?”

MEDITATION
Don’t assume that you can lean back in the arms of spiritual growth and take it easy, feeling smug because you’re an insider to God’s revelation, 
a connoisseur of the best things of God informed on the twelve steps and traditions. Knowing what God wants you to do and ignoring it leads to relapse. If you understand God’s will you should act on it. Because acting on it not only blesses you but blesses everyone in your sphere of influence. Knowing the right thing to do and not doing it goes against the principle of living a life of ‘rigorous honesty’ Sin hidden win God’s commandments can do more harm than sin on its own. So be careful don’t just talk the talk, learn to walk the walk.

PRAYER
Lord just for today help me to apply Your balance to my life. Let me not be hot or cold but be committed to Your will and act accordingly.

2022 | Day Seventy-Eight | Have Faith In God

19th March 2022 aeboyle 2022, March, Podcast, Thought For Today Comments Off on 2022 | Day Seventy-Eight | Have Faith In God

We have been made right with God because of our faith. Now we have peace with Him because of our Lord Jesus Christ

Peace! and being happy were the only two things I ever wanted in life while using. I drank to forget and when I sobered up there was never any peace because of the things I did when I drank. For a number of years now in my life, I have experienced the ‘Peace of God’ ’The peace beyond understanding.’ I received it through putting my faith in my Higher Power, Jesus Christ. It is very real and it is indescribable. If you are like I was I feel for you and I am glad I don’t live inside your head. If you are like me and you want peace, then I encourage you to investigate your personal relationship with Jesus. If you really want Him to help you to regain control of your life at some stage, you are going to have to trust him.

MEDITATION
Shining on those in darkness, those sitting in the shadow of death. Showing us the way, one step at a time down the pathway to peace. God promises us peace. Jesus appeared and said ‘peace be with you.’ I am leaving you well and whole. That is my parting gift to you. I don’t leave you the way you are used to being left, Feeling abandoned. So don’t be distraught. Be a good citizen. Under God live God’s order, be responsible and the God of great hope will fill you up with joy, fill you up with peace so your believing lives will be filled with the life-giving energy of the Holy Spirit.

PRAYER
Just for today Lord give me peace. Teach me to live under your order so I may be responsible and enjoy all You have in stor for me.

2022 | Day Seventy-Four |Thought for Today

15th March 2022 aeboyle 2022, March, Thought For Today Comments Off on 2022 | Day Seventy-Four |Thought for Today

God cannot help us on ‘the road to recovery’ if we keep going back.

2022 | Day Seventy-Three | Thought for Today

14th March 2022 aeboyle 2022, March, Thought For Today Comments Off on 2022 | Day Seventy-Three | Thought for Today

“I wish I had your faith” “You’ve got it easy” I wish I had a dollar for every time someone has said these things to me. Following Jesus and serving Him is not always easy. When things don’t go according to plan in my life my natural inclination as a man is to ‘fix it’ To do whatever I have to do to make it right. But that’s not what God tells me to do

Job 4:6 says “Shouldn’t you worship God and trust in him? Shouldn’t your honest life give you hope” Following Jesus means waiting on Him, for things to happen in His time? Sometimes that is hard. When you see things falling apart, do all that you can, and waiting for Him to intervene isn’t always easy or comfortable.

MEDITATION
If you fall to pieces in a crisis, there wasn’t much to you in the first place. Strategic planning is the key to winning. Since God has so generously let us in on what He is doing, we’re not about to throw up our hands and walk off the job just because we run into occasional hard times. Don’t shrug off God’s discipline, but don’t be crushed by it God is educating you; that’s why you must never drop out. He’s treating you as dear children. This trouble you’re in isn’t punishment; it’s training, Don’t resent God’s discipline; don’t sulk under His loving correction. Anyone signing up for the kingdom of God has to go through plenty of hard times.

PRAYER
Just for today Lord strengthen me as I go through Your program of disciplining me. Help me persevere when times get tough. Don’t let my weaknesses get the better of me. Help me to rely on Your strength to overcome whatever comes my way today.

2022 | Day Seventy-Two | Verse for Today

13th March 2022 aeboyle 2022, March, Verse For Today Comments Off on 2022 | Day Seventy-Two | Verse for Today

The Word became flesh and blood and moved into the neighborhood. We saw the glory with our own eyes, the one-of-a-kind glory, like Father, like Son, Generous inside and out, true from start to finish. John 1:14

Faith is the opening of the eyes to see the glory of Christ and the affiliation of God.

God, shield me on all sides. Real help comes from You. Your blessings clothe your people!  Your glory is on tour in the skies, God-craft on exhibit across the horizon. Keep us safe from ourselves and the Devil. You’re in charge! You can do anything you want! You’re ablaze in beauty! In charge of it, all have the final word on everything. At the center of all. Be glad that you are in the very thick of what Christ experienced. This is a spiritual refining process, with glory just around the corner. Everything that goes into a life of pleasing God has been miraculously given to us by getting to know, personally and intimately, the One who invited us to God. The best invitation we ever received! 

2022 | Day Seventy-One | Verse for Today

12th March 2022 aeboyle 2022, March, Podcast, Step 3, Verse For Today Comments Off on 2022 | Day Seventy-One | Verse for Today

Cultivate your own relationship with God, but don’t impose it on others. You’re fortunate if your behavior and your belief are coherent. Romans 14:22

Some things are unlawful, some things are lawful but not good for us, others though lawful are morally wrong. The Bible condemns things that are by nature evil, not just for a set group of people but for everyone.
these things can be wrong because they harm us or their use can harm others. To live life in recovery we need character change. Character change can be realized only through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and putting Him where He belongs in our lives. Things that lead us to live unholy character in our lives must be abolished. Nothing condemned by scripture can be acceptable in our behaviour. Jesu came to set us free, to live lives according to His will and His word.

As we progress in the process of giving care of our wills and lives to God we need to take inventory on the things we have been doing that go against the lives God is now leading us into and we need to learn to LET GO of our old sinful nature and behavior and LET GOD transform us into the people He is calling us to be,

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