In The Now - A Recovery Poem 19 March 2024 Yesterday was heavy So please put it down Tomorrow won't be pleasant If it's started with a frown We've only got this moment So live life this way Yesterday is gone now It's a million miles away One foot in Yesterday And one foot in Tomorrow Means I'm defecating on today And …
Faith In Recovery - Step 2 18 August 2023 Step 2 - “Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” (Adapted from the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous) “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” - 2 Tim 1:7 (NKJV) Hope in a Solution In …
Vulnerability Part 1 - No holding back 16 May 2023 Vulnerability Part 1 Martha, with her sister Mary and brother Lazarus, lived in the small Judean town of Bethany, a few miles from Jerusalem. When Jesus was in the area, He would often stop and pay the trio a visit. The three siblings were Jesus’ dear friends, their home was His …
Faith is...Knowing Who God is 02 May 2023 FAITH Part 2 - Read the rest of the Faith Series here And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” - Galatians 4:6 Biblical faith is only possible because of the nature and character of God, as revealed in Jesus. Our faith …
Faith or Fear? 02 May 2023 FAITH Part 1 “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see” - Hebrews 11:1 One day you will find yourself in a crisis. You may be there already. This crisis could be a financial one, or a health issue, it could be a relationship that is not …
Journey to Freedom - Part Two 02 May 2023 Introduction In Part 1 of this series, we looked at how the first part of the Exodus story reflects 3 areas of the journey to freedom from addiction - God gives a promise, God calls an imperfect person, and there is a battle against opposition. Unfortunately, escaping from …
Journey to Freedom - Part One 28 April 2023 Looking at the story of the Bible, when it comes to “freedom”, one of the most distinct things that come to mind is the journey of the people of Israel, fleeing from slavery in Egypt. It is a story of both God’s miraculous power, victorious liberation, and promise fulfillment, …
An Exercise in Forgiveness 27 April 2023 Have you ever noticed that certain situations or people make you feel a certain way – and it isn’t very nice? Perhaps when you are with those people you feel afraid and so retreat into yourself, or they get you wound up and you feel irritated and angry. You can have been …
True Freedom Requires Deep Change 25 April 2023 “How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart? Cleanse me from these hidden faults. Keep your servant from deliberate sins! Don’t let them control me. Then I will be free of guilt and innocent of great sin. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing …
Forgiveness, Responsibility, and Recovery 10 March 2023 “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can …
