tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9145749930716647082024-03-21T07:20:26.479-07:00Daily Hope and InspirationA quick daily shot of spiritually filled positive thoughts and actionsDaily Hope And Inspirationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13479193920263808128noreply@blogger.comBlogger1911125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914574993071664708.post-27802241365955712372022-10-29T01:00:00.000-07:002022-10-29T01:00:00.621-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dzjq7Atl122SbItDhM3LBMSF3AOTdQ0HSBl59b32n0J6ofE1OhXKLeMNyZ7fKyh_m706lmTxTGDvX2SY5H_5az4vNXN4UvMgo6hFbRJecDhsX_OnsnFY0qr6cf7wqS6eP5gJCT7hWLZxkrIoKJH22_Ef6QAuTRho-1PJRR6yr7hyOZCEP8TT0zMc/s256/helping%20others%20Galatians%20002.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="209" data-original-width="256" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3dzjq7Atl122SbItDhM3LBMSF3AOTdQ0HSBl59b32n0J6ofE1OhXKLeMNyZ7fKyh_m706lmTxTGDvX2SY5H_5az4vNXN4UvMgo6hFbRJecDhsX_OnsnFY0qr6cf7wqS6eP5gJCT7hWLZxkrIoKJH22_Ef6QAuTRho-1PJRR6yr7hyOZCEP8TT0zMc/s1600/helping%20others%20Galatians%20002.jpeg" width="256" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>If you can't see it, then BE it!.. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Here is a suggestion. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Think about this and try it today and this week! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">While going about your normal day and doing your same routines, look around today using the eyes of your heart. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Find someone doing some good and go out of your way to thank them. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Do something good unexpectedly for another person today. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>You will make their day and your heart will thank you!...</b>. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Check your experience… </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">"Helping others is the foundation stone" Big Book pg 98 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Lord open the eyes of our hearts today so that we can see and do good for others, AMEN. “</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone-especially to those in the family of faith.” Galatians 6:1</span></i></b><span style="color: #073763;">0 </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Have a blessed day Y'all! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>What if you had a person who coached and mentored you in building a better life? </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> Inspired 365 Life Coaching with Mark Farley!! </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/inspired-365-life-coaching">https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/inspired-365-life-coaching</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Want in? </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="mailto:Inspired365LifeCoaching@gmail.com">Inspired365LifeCoaching@gmail.com</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-small;">#lifecoaching #lifecoach #coaching #motivation #mindset #coach #selflove #inspiration #mindfulness #life #mentalhealth #love #selfcare #personaldevelopment #success #lifestyle #goals #personalgrowth #lifequotes #meditation #lifecoachingtips #happiness #lifecoachingforwomen #lifelessons #healing #motivationalquotes #lifecoaches #lifecoachforwomen #positivevibes #loveyourself</span></div>Daily Hope And Inspirationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13479193920263808128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914574993071664708.post-7612014231671671052022-10-28T01:00:00.001-07:002022-10-28T01:00:00.255-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-7YYSIVwiipAGNlzZvtYL95ncGZQchkSuwLvIPQoy-Pc4Jb7J6Wg1OiIMgwlwu5uRxMIIhgM-jGnXmZvHSPro7FwdKD2HrLPAl9Zde2pqDaIGZMj6jutJESeNnguWwoa-xOUAi5Lmkmes0OO9fhxem2PrwP4vffnhUZKw75uyk9oyqjwSPLPtVeH/s256/gain%20the%20world%20003.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="252" data-original-width="256" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-7YYSIVwiipAGNlzZvtYL95ncGZQchkSuwLvIPQoy-Pc4Jb7J6Wg1OiIMgwlwu5uRxMIIhgM-jGnXmZvHSPro7FwdKD2HrLPAl9Zde2pqDaIGZMj6jutJESeNnguWwoa-xOUAi5Lmkmes0OO9fhxem2PrwP4vffnhUZKw75uyk9oyqjwSPLPtVeH/s1600/gain%20the%20world%20003.jpeg" width="256" /></a></div><br /> <b style="color: #073763; text-align: justify;">What’s the real price?.</b><span style="color: #073763; text-align: justify;">. </span><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Perseverance and dedication are admirable traits and are certainly needed in order to be successful but at what cost? </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>It’s wise to learn, practice, and train in order to become good at what we do and gain valuable experience in order to be successful. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">But what about the other parts of our lives? </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Think about it. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">How beneficial is it to neglect our family and friends and ignore our Spiritual needs while we pursue a personal or professional goal?.. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Check your experience… </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“The central fact of our lives today is the absolute certainty that our Creator has entered into our hearts and lives in a way which is indeed miraculous.</span></i></b><span style="color: #073763;"> </span><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">He has commenced to accomplish those things for us which we could never do by ourselves.” Big Book pg. 25 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Lord, let us set aside our earthly wants and seek Your will for our lives, AMEN. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?” Matthew 16:26</span></i></b><span style="color: #073763;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Have a blessed day Y'all! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Join me in looking at the things we face daily with passages from both the Big Book and Bible! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/914574993071664708/1037989331735642208#">https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pastor+mark+farley&ref=nb_sb_noss</a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> How about a daily dose of hope and inspired thought? </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Free daily message in your morning inbox. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">I never share, sell, or publish your email. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/blog"><span style="color: #073763;">https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/blog</span></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-small;">#SCAA #SugarAddiction #CarbAddiction #Keto #Recovery #Sobriety #AA #12Step #DailyDevotion #BigBook #Inspiration #StepStudy #Abstinence #OA #Alanon #Bible #NA #Serenity #Faith #Workbook #SugarAddict #Addicted #FoodAddict #FoodAddiciton #Jesus #Alcoholic #12StepWorksheet #AlcoholicsAnonymous #RecoveryBooks #SoberBooks</span></div>Daily Hope And Inspirationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13479193920263808128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914574993071664708.post-88973589776026532402022-10-27T01:00:00.001-07:002022-10-27T01:00:00.258-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUlrQWezNiy_c0eNCBPIh-N5gmIVxEW_ZhSibIPl31Pq8qiSXfQQwS_oqlY9GkFL59P2fW36XppWRrwyUWFIBug6dYYD8NhG9AoKn8bjVbhRticK1XCXW1tzumC2ogPXwf2o5RyFfDnWIQ2n3WFIfywfFw0koECAuEqpTtV5k4RIxuqsQ-zNvJXmTk/s256/clother%203.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="256" data-original-width="188" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUlrQWezNiy_c0eNCBPIh-N5gmIVxEW_ZhSibIPl31Pq8qiSXfQQwS_oqlY9GkFL59P2fW36XppWRrwyUWFIBug6dYYD8NhG9AoKn8bjVbhRticK1XCXW1tzumC2ogPXwf2o5RyFfDnWIQ2n3WFIfywfFw0koECAuEqpTtV5k4RIxuqsQ-zNvJXmTk/s1600/clother%203.jpeg" width="188" /></a></div><br /> <b style="color: #073763; text-align: justify;">What are you wearing?.. </b><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">We have gear for all types of weather, events, sports, hobbies, and seasons. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">I just learned, and pardon my fashion backwardness, that there are even special shoes just for driving your car! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">While it’s nice to have all of these choices to clothe ourselves properly according to weather, activity, and such….</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>How are we covering, preparing, and protecting our Spirit for all situations we encounter?</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Our Bible teaches us to clothe ourselves in love which covers all things. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>While I’ll admit that sometimes that this is really hard to put on for certain situations, it generally goes much better when I do.</b>..</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Check your experience… </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“…asking each morning in meditation that our Creator show us the way of patience, tolerance, kindliness and love.” Big Book pg 83 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Lord. Let us clothe ourselves in love to handle all people, places, and things that we encounter, AMEN.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.” Colossians 3:14 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Have a blessed day Y'all! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Looking to volunteer or plug into an existing helping opportunity in the Greater Phoenix AZ area? </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Visit Servants Hearts! </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">It’s a free site to help connect folks with volunteer and helping opportunities! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://aservantsheart.us/">http://aservantsheart.us</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> How about a daily dose of hope and inspired thought? </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Join me in looking at the things we face daily with passages from both the Big Book and Bible! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Free daily message in your Inbox! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/blog">https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/blog</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-small;">#SCAA #SugarAddiction #CarbAddiction #501c3 #Recovery #Sobriety #AA #12Step #DailyDevotion #BigBook #AZCharity #FoodAddiction #PrayerWarriors #Pastors #Leadership #Faith #DailyScripture #FaithOverFear #FaithThroughWorksFellowship #Prayer #taxwriteoff #FurnitureBank #TaxReceipt #BibleVerse #GodIsFaithful #Jesus #Bible #LoveGodLovePeople #nonprofit #Abstinence</span></div>Daily Hope And Inspirationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13479193920263808128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914574993071664708.post-82309970809841363532022-10-26T01:00:00.001-07:002022-10-26T01:00:00.264-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKl3Oar8Dt_8_2DwoAEbPoY_MkOLE0YprH9iFYLaIp8A8LIU9z1Vyjfz5I8VmbGYdZlqEPfIIYZjjlmqKCg7R0WSWskaZE9C1muMdLE69ErkKlrs4ea5k17JS_NB0eYjdekO-n-TIiN_HEDFNrfB5xsCC0kvC8qG5gFKC1QOQi41meCM4amwmAjN2/s622/embracing%20a%20challenge%20001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="479" data-original-width="622" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKl3Oar8Dt_8_2DwoAEbPoY_MkOLE0YprH9iFYLaIp8A8LIU9z1Vyjfz5I8VmbGYdZlqEPfIIYZjjlmqKCg7R0WSWskaZE9C1muMdLE69ErkKlrs4ea5k17JS_NB0eYjdekO-n-TIiN_HEDFNrfB5xsCC0kvC8qG5gFKC1QOQi41meCM4amwmAjN2/s320/embracing%20a%20challenge%20001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Embracing a challenge…. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">When it’s all said and done, we basically have 2 choices with respect to challenges. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">We can either let fear win and stop us from moving through it, or we can park our fears and walk straight into the challenge with faith, hope, and perseverance. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Think about it. It is our own mind that usually stops us from embracing change. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">We tell ourselves through negative self-talk that we can’t. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Heck, we even try to rally others around us to reinforce this thought and gain their agreement that we can’t.</b> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">This makes it easier not to even try. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>How about looking in your heart? </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">That is where the Holy Spirit lives and usually, if you listen to your heart, your head quiets down with the negativity… </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Check your experience… </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“For if (we) failed to perfect and enlarge (our) spiritual life through work and self-sacrifice for others, we could not survive the certain trials and low spots ahead” Big Book pgs. 14-15 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Lord, let us embrace a challenge knowing we can learn and grow from it, AMEN. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.” Romans 5:35 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Have a blessed day y’all! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Please help us help others! </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><a 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Inspirationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13479193920263808128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914574993071664708.post-93268525918638722022-10-25T01:00:00.001-07:002022-10-25T01:00:00.253-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6iwmPADlAYzwGTqSyAm0ITY1nOAczsID7ke3G2MPO7PTcu0m6rFXPz1PWMGCxm6OcsVjSahLyfZKNkpxbS1S_ANewswyngrtKIqro-PahHM_4X9CwZYMf3vjHgMLrXcdEmewzst6kN4Wn5BLreEloxJ5vnd6S5O1cJCXvTlKZEHoskGIaGIoHIFyz/s494/Motives%201%20Timothy%205%2025%20Verse%2001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="486" height="320" 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#073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">It’s interesting to me to watch folks as they interact with others. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">My experience has been that different situations bring different actions and behaviors. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">For instance, at the fast-food drive-through, the focus is on the order, as both the attendant and the customer are centered on the purchase of a pre-established menu item, pretty much a no-brainer. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Then there is the grocery store and the need to be in the shortest line. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>The type A personality versus the passive is fun to watch. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">The Type A will go all out directly to the short line and heck with whoever has the misfortune of being in their way.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">While the passive personality will be aware of others and see the Type A and clear out of the way letting them go first. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>My favorite is unexpected assist. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">One night a while back, I observed a mom with a toddler attempting to fit all of her bagged purchases into one hand while deftly grabbing car keys and freeing the other arm to hold the baby because the cart would not go outside of the store.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">While shoppers ignored her and moved around her as they exited the store. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">She almost went into shock when I asked her if I could help. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">After the shock wore off, she saw my smiling wife and figured out quickly I was not a psycho stalker, she politely refused and gave us a heartfelt thank you for caring enough to ask. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> Remember folks, keep the eyes of your hearts open to see who the Lord puts in your path. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>It’s always good to offer assistance for the right reasons… </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Check your experience… </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“It depends on us and on our motives.” Big Book pg 70 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Lord, let us perform good deeds with the only motive of being of service to others and not for personal gain, AMEN. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“In the same way, the good deeds of some people are obvious. And the good deeds done in secret will someday come to light.” 1 Timothy 5: 24-25 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Have a blessed day Y’all! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Join me in looking at the things we face daily with passages from both the Big Book and Bible! </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pastor+mark+farley&ref=nb_sb_noss">https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pastor+mark+farley&ref=nb_sb_noss</a><span style="color: #073763;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> How about a daily dose of hope and inspired thought? </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Free daily blog emailed to you in the morning! 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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Their positive motivation and encouragement inspire me to continue to work on myself. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>The key word here for me is WORK. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Maybe your results have been different, but I have not been able to just think my way to positive change within me and my life. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>I have had to provide the needed actions to change my attitudes, beliefs, habits, and behaviors too. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">The blessings for me in all of this activity is that not only do I begin to become the person God intended me to be, but also, I am building new friendships and relationships as I grow. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>How are you bringing change to yourself?.. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Check your experience… </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change.” Big Book pg. 84 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Lord, let us provide the action and willingness to bring about the needed changes in our lives, AMEN. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“Get rid of all the sins you have done and get for yourselves a new heart and a new way of thinking.” Ezekiel 18:31 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Have a blessed day Y’all! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">What if you had a person who coached and mentored you in building a better life? </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> Inspired 365 Life Coaching with Mark Farley!! </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/inspired-365-life-coaching">https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/inspired-365-life-coaching</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Want in? </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="mailto:Inspired365LifeCoaching@gmail.com">Inspired365LifeCoaching@gmail.com</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-small;">#lifecoaching #lifecoach #coaching #motivation #mindset #coach #selflove #inspiration #mindfulness #life #mentalhealth #love #selfcare #personaldevelopment #success #lifestyle #goals #personalgrowth #lifequotes #meditation #lifecoachingtips #happiness #lifecoachingforwomen #lifelessons #healing #motivationalquotes #lifecoaches #lifecoachforwomen #positivevibes #loveyourself</span></div>Daily Hope And Inspirationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13479193920263808128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914574993071664708.post-74323860749323940392022-10-23T01:00:00.001-07:002022-10-23T01:00:00.249-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgroR2IXjq-P_aqeopA0v1nMziCc5wQTi3INyCdFGtPnO1lVMmOhJsiWgdMeVKgMvSFIEaJJAuD3uihEhod-J58ro-hWB_3lXJKnS2PHgC-F7iGzSIE-lxkM6xVKRM2URCxL4rHvbKR2oWkQYnlbu-uj_pQsC83pScPiT9JkbeYyB_t_fim31HGUFMw/s256/when%20the%20going%20getes%20rough%20Isaiah%20verse%2001.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="256" data-original-width="214" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgroR2IXjq-P_aqeopA0v1nMziCc5wQTi3INyCdFGtPnO1lVMmOhJsiWgdMeVKgMvSFIEaJJAuD3uihEhod-J58ro-hWB_3lXJKnS2PHgC-F7iGzSIE-lxkM6xVKRM2URCxL4rHvbKR2oWkQYnlbu-uj_pQsC83pScPiT9JkbeYyB_t_fim31HGUFMw/s1600/when%20the%20going%20getes%20rough%20Isaiah%20verse%2001.jpeg" width="214" /></a></div><br /> <b style="color: #073763; text-align: justify;">When the going gets tough...</b><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">There are times when we are faced with a difficult decision or situation, it seems to be a part of being human. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Perhaps you are healthier mentally and spiritually than me, but my initial gut reaction is to feel alone, isolate, and let my self-generated fears magnify the difficult moment to lead me into making a bad choice with my actions or behaviors. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Over the years I have learned to expect this reaction in me and to not act on it. I turn to prayer and invite the Holy Spirit to guide my words, actions, and choices. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">When I do, I no longer feel alone, defeated, or fearful. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Sure, I still have to walk through the situation but I no longer let it control me and my attitudes. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">I remind myself that God has me covered with His Spiritual Armor and I walk through it. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Is God helping you through those rough patches?..</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Check your experience… </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">"God either is or He isn't. What was our choice to be?" Big Book pg. 53 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Lord, remind our hearts and quiet our minds in times of difficulty that You are with us no matter what, AMEN. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">"When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown!” Isaiah 43:2 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Have a blessed day Y’all!! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Join me in looking at the things we face daily with passages from both the Big Book and Bible! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pastor+mark+farley&ref=nb_sb_noss">https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pastor+mark+farley&ref=nb_sb_noss</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> How about a daily dose of hope and inspired thought? </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Free daily message in your morning inbox. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">I never share, sell, or publish your email. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/blog">https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/blog</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-small;">#SCAA #SugarAddiction #CarbAddiction #Keto #Recovery #Sobriety #AA #12Step #DailyDevotion #BigBook #Inspiration #StepStudy #Abstinence #OA #Alanon #Bible #NA #Serenity #Faith #Workbook #SugarAddict #Addicted #FoodAddict #FoodAddiciton #Jesus #Alcoholic #12StepWorksheet #AlcoholicsAnonymous #RecoveryBooks #SoberBooks</span></div>Daily Hope And Inspirationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13479193920263808128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914574993071664708.post-87689361310337291022022-10-22T01:00:00.001-07:002022-10-22T01:00:00.253-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcUGF8XZlibJnB7GDAfbBzWoG-tzGhgEPZlmaS32oshkIqkuIEp9hxbjLCix8GRvL8lnQvGUK0P8hYKlum8YalF9L9kmNZo2va8IeZwV9K2uJBJoXVD7i5P1K-9NwMLyxWZJRKx9W64yeuzcGpxPzdvacI8s9UPUe7r5NHVXOByaix-dlQuf30c8o/s540/weeds%20201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="518" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHcUGF8XZlibJnB7GDAfbBzWoG-tzGhgEPZlmaS32oshkIqkuIEp9hxbjLCix8GRvL8lnQvGUK0P8hYKlum8YalF9L9kmNZo2va8IeZwV9K2uJBJoXVD7i5P1K-9NwMLyxWZJRKx9W64yeuzcGpxPzdvacI8s9UPUe7r5NHVXOByaix-dlQuf30c8o/s320/weeds%20201.jpg" width="307" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Pull the weeds trying to grow near your heart...</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Static noise and visual distractions are everywhere these days. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Our tablets and electronic devices are bombarded with visual ads trying to distract us. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">I just learned that highway billboard are now electronic and change ads in front of our eyes as we drive! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">The ads on "free versions" of Internet radio interrupt our music filling our heads with "offers and specials" </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Peyton Manning humming the Nationwide jingle is still stuck in my head! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>We experience the same type of distractions with our Spiritual walk with Jesus. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Worldly clamors distract us trying to allow fear, worry, and pride to fuel our self-centered minds away from seeking and doing God's will.</span></i></b><span style="color: #073763;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>How many times daily are your good thoughts challenged with earthly interruptions? </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Check your experience...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“His presence had been blotted out by worldly clamors, mostly those within myself." Big Book pg 12-13 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Lord, please let us focus on your love and will for us despite all of the earthly distractions around us, AMEN. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">"The seed that fell among the thorny weeds is like those who hear God’s teaching, but they let the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life keep them from growing and producing good fruit.” Luke 8:14</span></i></b><span style="color: #073763;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Have a blessed day Y’all! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>What if you had a person who coached and mentored you in building a better life? </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> Inspired 365 Life Coaching with Mark Farley!! </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/inspired-365-life-coaching">https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/inspired-365-life-coaching</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Want in? </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="mailto:Inspired365LifeCoaching@gmail.com">Inspired365LifeCoaching@gmail.com</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #073763;">#lifecoaching #lifecoach #coaching #motivation #mindset #coach #selflove #inspiration #mindfulness #life #mentalhealth #love #selfcare #personaldevelopment #success #lifestyle #goals #personalgrowth #lifequotes #meditation #lifecoachingtips #happiness #lifecoachingforwomen #lifelessons #healing #motivationalquotes #lifecoaches #lifecoachforwomen #positivevibes #loveyoursel</span>f</span></div><p></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Daily Hope And Inspirationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13479193920263808128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914574993071664708.post-10379893317356422082022-10-21T01:00:00.001-07:002022-10-21T01:00:00.253-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAr1o-Xb8Ynv0uc07NTBJYFWngx3znZPm2FjqZBALo9r6YZzxq6-osY7ykK28VJrpDWk1AHKYGmgdBs7LHSiwZSsTko7_yD3WQF6NYZeNheiKib7vUeRjuqP9kJkA7bBWMvmLxAxuhbVBodMCVZMx36poub5N6NrZv3Gd_OlcZgxHfK6l1lZFWEhQ/s736/eyes%20on%20your%20own%20paper%20Galatians%206%204%20Verse%2001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="736" data-original-width="506" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijAr1o-Xb8Ynv0uc07NTBJYFWngx3znZPm2FjqZBALo9r6YZzxq6-osY7ykK28VJrpDWk1AHKYGmgdBs7LHSiwZSsTko7_yD3WQF6NYZeNheiKib7vUeRjuqP9kJkA7bBWMvmLxAxuhbVBodMCVZMx36poub5N6NrZv3Gd_OlcZgxHfK6l1lZFWEhQ/s320/eyes%20on%20your%20own%20paper%20Galatians%206%204%20Verse%2001.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Keeping our eyes on our own paper…. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Remember hearing that when we were in grade school? </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>The temptation to look at our neighbor’s work is based on the fear of doing something new and is a basic part of growing we all go through. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">This temptation takes a twist as we become adults. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Instead of looking at our neighbor’s work to get the answer, we want to look to compare. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">It’s now a pride issue and not a fear issue. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">We want to either catch them doing it wrong or pat ourselves on the back for being better than them. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Either way, we are stuck in a self-centered motive fueled by pride and the outcome is never healthy</b>. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Think about it, our best learning comes from working with others and not against them. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b> When we focus on doing our best and not on the other person’s work, we are fulfilling a spiritual principle</b>… </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Check your experience… </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“What seemed at first a flimsy reed, has proved to be the loving and powerful hand of God. A new life has been given us or, if you prefer, "a design for living" that really works.” Big Book pg 28 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Lord, let us look at our motives and efforts to see that we are doing the best work that we can, AMEN. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> “Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else.” Galatians 6:4 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"> Have a blessed day y’all! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Join me in looking at the things we face daily with passages from both the Big Book and Bible! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pastor+mark+farley&ref=nb_sb_noss">https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pastor+mark+farley&ref=nb_sb_noss</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> How about a daily dose of hope and inspired thought?</span></i></b><span style="color: #073763;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Free daily message in your morning inbox. 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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></o:p></p>Daily Hope And Inspirationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13479193920263808128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914574993071664708.post-33061386075651450562022-10-20T01:00:00.001-07:002022-10-20T01:00:00.262-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSybEp3vtI-6KS8WzYGJQDKKkXQUCltrmCkRXfJvvDoRzOdL_IOUxa9BptlqChVGdT_QFQrNTg7HW2lKlVptpIf7On_GsvfAYRkihOoF4ZH_Goxn922_1NjXxUyLWCD8HXXmUHYXAePj0a6mQdOLnzxQmttgcJ4hoo9rhebRC8Tf3jsNsQTkUPidN/s284/truth%20for%20a%20lie%20Romans%20Verse%2002.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="249" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSybEp3vtI-6KS8WzYGJQDKKkXQUCltrmCkRXfJvvDoRzOdL_IOUxa9BptlqChVGdT_QFQrNTg7HW2lKlVptpIf7On_GsvfAYRkihOoF4ZH_Goxn922_1NjXxUyLWCD8HXXmUHYXAePj0a6mQdOLnzxQmttgcJ4hoo9rhebRC8Tf3jsNsQTkUPidN/s1600/truth%20for%20a%20lie%20Romans%20Verse%2002.jpeg" width="249" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Exchanging the truth for a lie… </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Part of being human and having free will is dealing with the constant challenges we face daily for our attention and focus. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">There are all kinds and types of never-ending noise around us attempting to grab our attention and take us hostage emotionally. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">We are led to believe by many tricksters and false prophets that their product or service will fix us and make us complete. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>It never ends, or so it seems...</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">The gift of free will is that we can consciously choose what we focus on and what we allow to grab our attention. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">The person, place, thing, or situation that we allow to dominate our mind will eventually invade our heart and drive our behaviors. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>It becomes our God. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">So the suggestion I want to make today is to take a long look in the mirror and ask ourselves, what or who is our God? ..</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Check your experience...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">"We had to fearlessly face the proposition that either God is everything or else He is nothing." Big Book pg. 53 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>Lord let us open our hearts and minds daily to turn our will and lives over to You to be free of the worldly false Gods, AMEN. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">"They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator." Romans 1:25</span></i></b><span style="color: #073763;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Have a blessed day Y'all! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Looking to volunteer or plug into an existing helping opportunity in the Greater Phoenix AZ area? </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Visit Servants Hearts! </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">It’s a free site to help connect folks with volunteer and helping opportunities! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://aservantsheart.us/">http://aservantsheart.us</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><b><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">How about a daily dose of hope and inspired thought? </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Join me in looking at the things we face daily with passages from both the Big Book and Bible! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Free daily message in your Inbox! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/blog">https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/blog</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-small;">#SCAA #SugarAddiction #CarbAddiction #501c3 #Recovery #Sobriety #AA #12Step #DailyDevotion #BigBook #AZCharity #FoodAddiction #PrayerWarriors #Pastors #Leadership #Faith #DailyScripture #FaithOverFear #FaithThroughWorksFellowship #Prayer #taxwriteoff #FurnitureBank #TaxReceipt #BibleVerse #GodIsFaithful #Jesus #Bible #LoveGodLovePeople #nonprofit #Abstinence</span></div>Daily Hope And Inspirationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13479193920263808128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914574993071664708.post-2609259420798727692022-10-19T01:00:00.001-07:002022-10-19T01:00:00.257-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZ1pkB91AVrcxMsfsqzjYawYORwe9J7tlIVGK2P2fCIN49QXAt-rsVjMYe0IpJyT9nRGuO350QYjXPrEB0bJek159qCmkTT7HlzULMlfsDzUNDGc84cpfzSxchsYbB5YscizVsj4yjkJJB_YnMCFXm75q0PvKfMbaQvsC0CJLCSDq2yx4MSkNNveE/s256/get%20a%20grip%202%20thes%20verse%2003.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="256" data-original-width="240" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXZ1pkB91AVrcxMsfsqzjYawYORwe9J7tlIVGK2P2fCIN49QXAt-rsVjMYe0IpJyT9nRGuO350QYjXPrEB0bJek159qCmkTT7HlzULMlfsDzUNDGc84cpfzSxchsYbB5YscizVsj4yjkJJB_YnMCFXm75q0PvKfMbaQvsC0CJLCSDq2yx4MSkNNveE/s1600/get%20a%20grip%202%20thes%20verse%2003.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <b style="color: #073763; text-align: justify;">Get a grip… </b><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">There is a big difference between being in the grip and in getting a grip. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><i>When something has a grip on us, like an illness, we are almost powerless over it until it releases us. </i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>However, when we get a grip on something, like our Spiritual life, we control the effect it has on us through our motives and efforts. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Experience along with good counsel from many wiser than me has taught me to get a grip on my Spiritual life instead of remaining in the grip of the worldly clamors of pride, anger, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, and sloth. (PAGLEGS) </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>How’s this working out for you? </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">As always, please ….check your experience… </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> “It is easy to let up on the spiritual program of action and rest on our laurels. We are headed for trouble if we do.” Big Book pg. 85 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Lord, let us get a grip on our relationship with You through time in Your Word and prayer, AMEN. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“With all these things in mind, dear brothers and sisters, stand firm and keep a strong grip on the teaching we passed on to you both in person and by letter.” 2Thessalonians 2:15 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Have a blessed day Y'all! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Please help us help others! </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://www.furniturebank.us/arizona-tax-credit.html">http://www.furniturebank.us/arizona-tax-credit.html</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Donate today! </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">How about a daily dose of hope and inspired thought? </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Join me in looking at the things we face daily with passages from both the Big Book and Bible! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Free daily message in your Inbox! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/blog">https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/blog</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-small;">#Nonprofit #Helping #Charity #SCAA #SugarAddiction #501c3 #Recovery #Sobriety #AA #12Step #DailyDevotion #BigBook #TaxReceipt #FoodAddiction #ChristianNonProfit #Pastors #Leadership #Faith #ChristianCharity #TaxDeduction #FaithThroughWorksFellowship #DonateMoneytocharity #Arizonanonprofit #FurnitureBank #PublicCharity #GodIsFaithful #Jesus #Bible #LoveGodLovePeople #DonateMoneyToGetATaxWriteoff</span></div>Daily Hope And Inspirationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13479193920263808128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914574993071664708.post-53343330119104384602022-10-18T01:00:00.001-07:002022-10-18T01:00:00.253-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZThxz8XBRSRN_qsPyl2-fff-hU_B2Kqq0txNBndFT7y-xCdC_vX03guhcNzntSTzIxyC0W5kVrL2J_d3YLJMomjYNF33RTYg_B3YP7H4hK7EGAF-QPjOfnWpD_zIEPv7M7u1z0kTw5M4pQnB0_csKVynWm6nFpMgpccZB4ZxPdjY4IPq_JKKTRpHW/s421/hole%20in%20heart%2005.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="421" data-original-width="354" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZThxz8XBRSRN_qsPyl2-fff-hU_B2Kqq0txNBndFT7y-xCdC_vX03guhcNzntSTzIxyC0W5kVrL2J_d3YLJMomjYNF33RTYg_B3YP7H4hK7EGAF-QPjOfnWpD_zIEPv7M7u1z0kTw5M4pQnB0_csKVynWm6nFpMgpccZB4ZxPdjY4IPq_JKKTRpHW/s320/hole%20in%20heart%2005.jpg" width="269" /></a></div><br /> <b style="color: #073763; text-align: justify;">Trying to fill that hole in our hearts… </b><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Have you ever noticed that in certain times of trial or stress, no matter how much thought, effort, and will you give it, it just doesn’t seem enough? </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Or perhaps you ar</span><span style="color: #073763;">e struggling with that empty feeling and no matter what you attempt to do or use to overcome it, the hole remains. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">That hole is in our hearts and no amount of food, relationships, material things, booze, drugs, or any other man-made solution will fill it. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>That is Jesus knocking on the doors of your heart asking to come in. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Perhaps you invited Him in long ago but, like the well-worn pair of shoes in the back part of the closet, you leave them there but no longer use them</span></i></b><span style="color: #073763;">. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>When we have a daily relationship with Christ, much like our daily relationships with our loved ones, the hole in our hearts gets filled and we become complete.</b>.. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Check your experience… </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“There had been a humble willingness to have Him with me -- and He came.” Big Book pg 12 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Lord, let us look to You to fill the hole in our hearts, AMEN. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“You have planted much but harvest little. You eat but are not satisfied. You drink but are still thirsty. You put on clothes but cannot keep warm. Your wages disappear as though you were putting them in pockets filled with holes!” Haggai 1: 4-6 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Have a blessed day Y’all! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Join me in looking at the things we face daily with passages from both the Big Book and Bible! </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pastor+mark+farley&ref=nb_sb_noss">https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pastor+mark+farley&ref=nb_sb_noss</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> How about a daily dose of hope and inspired thought? </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Free daily blog emailed to you in the morning! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/blog">https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/blog</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-small;">#SCAA #SugarAddiction #CarbAddiction #Keto #Recovery #Sobriety #AA #12Step #DailyDevotion #BigBook #Inspiration #StepStudy #Abstinence #OA #Alanon #Bible #NA #Serenity #Faith #Workbook #SugarAddict #Addicted #FoodAddict #FoodAddiciton #Jesus #Alcoholic #12StepWorksheet #AlcoholicsAnonymous #RecoveryBooks #SoberBooks</span></div>Daily Hope And Inspirationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13479193920263808128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914574993071664708.post-55288508822492116732022-10-17T01:00:00.001-07:002022-10-17T01:00:00.256-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTs8unUaMbmg89w-58WpWa27cwmUcgZ9i6a73ZAIKv_vuOCPw_RFom3t-riZ1WFS290CqeHKLn1ta36bbiJIhXzfcIcb3SYnc14AwcEnpGGZvj6GmsRnQadsBtX1D4RyBur7Exhu3p85U62Ien6EfiEgR1DPgh3o6_qp9Z4BS1wFJ45Tr7H0cyF4a/s412/clear%20mind%2006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="412" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTs8unUaMbmg89w-58WpWa27cwmUcgZ9i6a73ZAIKv_vuOCPw_RFom3t-riZ1WFS290CqeHKLn1ta36bbiJIhXzfcIcb3SYnc14AwcEnpGGZvj6GmsRnQadsBtX1D4RyBur7Exhu3p85U62Ien6EfiEgR1DPgh3o6_qp9Z4BS1wFJ45Tr7H0cyF4a/s320/clear%20mind%2006.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Clear-headed…</b> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Most of us are busy these days trying to live life on life’s terms. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">From the jobs we have that provide the income that helps us to have homes to live in, food to eat, and things our families need, to the demands on our time to be available for our spouses, children, parents, friends, and family members; we are constantly busy. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">It’s probably different for you, but one thing I have to constantly watch myself on is to stay engaged and not be “asleep at the wheel”.</span><span style="color: #073763;">, and not just go through the motions without mentally being present. </span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">I have learned the hard way that when I fall into this trap, not only do I miss out on what is happening but also the activity in my head fails to match up with the present. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>I have learned to stay clear-headed by focusing on the here and now and being present. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">This keeps my thoughts on what I am currently doing and my head clear of all the other things it wants me to think about instead. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>How’s this working out for you?.. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Check your experience… </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“Our thought-life will be placed on a much higher plane when our thinking is cleared of wrong motives.” Big Book pg 86 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Lord, let us keep our minds and hearts clear so we can be present in the moment, AMEN. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> “So be on your guard, not asleep like the others. Stay alert and be clearheaded.” 1 Thessalonians 5:6 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"> Have a blessed day Y’all! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">What if you had a person who coached and mentored you in building a better life? </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> Inspired 365 Life Coaching with Mark Farley!!</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/inspired-365-life-coaching">https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/inspired-365-life-coaching</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Want in? </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="mailto:Inspired365LifeCoaching@gmail.com">Inspired365LifeCoaching@gmail.com</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-small;">#lifecoaching #lifecoach #coaching #motivation #mindset #coach #selflove #inspiration #mindfulness #life #mentalhealth #love #selfcare #personaldevelopment #success #lifestyle #goals #personalgrowth #lifequotes #meditation #lifecoachingtips #happiness #lifecoachingforwomen #lifelessons #healing #motivationalquotes #lifecoaches #lifecoachforwomen #positivevibes #loveyourself</span></div><p></p>Daily Hope And Inspirationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13479193920263808128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914574993071664708.post-65237741587720198952022-10-16T01:00:00.001-07:002022-10-16T01:00:00.247-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho2Ue4rRi6OdD2rD4hC5t8RQrPBC7mXMW5PvPcqbJqFzyIWPdqhS8UrPx--zuBnYBmL6Y2QIacyiTEE3TYljGe5bxrsWjaQgtdppXmZfe3PZrwLA2zmwbkIaJpZ4UvwIb_eH3yZTWrH58o6Wrw_P15oU9bHKEn9k9W53RhLT7a52pGtrI7C9nS4Zw4/s256/we%20get%20what%20we%20give%20romans%20verse%2001.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="256" data-original-width="135" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho2Ue4rRi6OdD2rD4hC5t8RQrPBC7mXMW5PvPcqbJqFzyIWPdqhS8UrPx--zuBnYBmL6Y2QIacyiTEE3TYljGe5bxrsWjaQgtdppXmZfe3PZrwLA2zmwbkIaJpZ4UvwIb_eH3yZTWrH58o6Wrw_P15oU9bHKEn9k9W53RhLT7a52pGtrI7C9nS4Zw4/s1600/we%20get%20what%20we%20give%20romans%20verse%2001.jpeg" width="135" /></a></div><br /> <b style="color: #073763; text-align: justify;">Getting what we give….. </b><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Most of us do a pretty good job of surrounding ourselves with people who we can get along with pretty well. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">However, every now and then we are put into a situation with strangers who make us uncomfortable with their actions or we have an encounter with others whose behaviors may not match up with what we consider acceptable or normal. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Now perhaps it's different for you, but it’s in these times that my self-centered head likes to hold court and begin judging and condemning others because they are not doing or behaving the way I consider acceptable. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">You know what I mean. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Like the guy who forgot to brush his teeth and you are trapped listening to him go on and on about something you could care less about while your mind tries to determine from his breath what his last meal was. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Or the person who is making a mountain out of a molehill over something that is obviously important to them, yet insignificant in your life. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Judging others is never good because it warps our opinions and does not give our heart a chance to see why the Lord has put this person in our path. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>We don’t have to agree with everyone we encounter, but we do need to treat them like we want to be treated..</b>.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Check your experience… </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“but we let God be the final judge.” Big Book pg. 70 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Lord, open the eyes of my heart and let me seek to understand instead of looking to be understood, AMEN. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“Since you judge others for doing these things, why do you think you can avoid God’s judgment when you do the same things? Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you?” Romans 2: 3-4 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Have a blessed day Y’all!! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Join me in looking at the things we face daily with passages from both the Big Book and Bible! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pastor+mark+farley&ref=nb_sb_noss">https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pastor+mark+farley&ref=nb_sb_noss</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"> </span><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">How about a daily dose of hope and inspired thought?</span></i></b><span style="color: #073763;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Free daily message in your morning inbox. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">I never share, sell, or publish your email.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/blog">https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/blog</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-small;">#SCAA #SugarAddiction #CarbAddiction #Keto #Recovery #Sobriety #AA #12Step #DailyDevotion #BigBook #Inspiration #StepStudy #Abstinence #OA #Alanon #Bible #NA #Serenity #Faith #Workbook #SugarAddict #Addicted #FoodAddict #FoodAddiciton #Jesus #Alcoholic #12StepWorksheet #AlcoholicsAnonymous #RecoveryBooks #SoberBooks</span></div>Daily Hope And Inspirationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13479193920263808128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914574993071664708.post-85579780601100299632022-10-15T01:00:00.000-07:002022-10-15T01:00:00.340-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjheaKh8m2aBeX8FO4dxgV4WXNPZ2ijQeNu3JHGscjwsthcCLadCdG0YlMgvfZD0EUhDRruSyyHYnukB4KZVhy7v06xXGkPHUo7z9jUXwiD75IAjvQsjNZUgyeWp1gXTTHJxAwYj87hEvmLlvHNS3uQmBT_UBD73Jlxy8o8MRm9DX8SIzk4Fkqstd7K/s256/drop%20the%20rocks%20001.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="256" data-original-width="198" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjheaKh8m2aBeX8FO4dxgV4WXNPZ2ijQeNu3JHGscjwsthcCLadCdG0YlMgvfZD0EUhDRruSyyHYnukB4KZVhy7v06xXGkPHUo7z9jUXwiD75IAjvQsjNZUgyeWp1gXTTHJxAwYj87hEvmLlvHNS3uQmBT_UBD73Jlxy8o8MRm9DX8SIzk4Fkqstd7K/s1600/drop%20the%20rocks%20001.jpeg" width="198" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Drop the rocks...</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Did you ever notice that in times of stress, fear, or extended worry your back usually aches and your shoulders and neck are stiff and tight? </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Sheesh! </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">What's up with that? </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">You are probably familiar with the term <b>'carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders';</b> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">and that is exactly what we are trying to do during these painful times! </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>We can't change people, places, things, or situations. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">So why do we load our hearts and minds with the weight of things, we cannot change? </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">When we block our hearts off from the Holy Spirit, our minds become prisoners of our self-induced thoughts our body takes on the weight of this unnatural stress causing pain in our back, shoulders, and neck...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Drop those rocks! </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Give the weight of the world to God and watch your pains go away!..</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">As always..... Check your experience…</span><span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><i>"But soon the sense of His presence had been blotted out by worldly clamors, mostly those within myself." Big Book pgs. 12-13 </i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>Lord let us give the weight of the world to you freeing us to focus on Your will for us and enjoy Your grace and peace, AMEN. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><i>“Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.” Matthew 11: 29-30</i></b> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Have a blessed day Y’all! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">What if you had a person who coached and mentored you in building a better life? </span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> Inspired 365 Life Coaching with Mark Farley!! </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/inspired-365-life-coaching">https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/inspired-365-life-coaching</a><span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #073763;">Want in? </span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="mailto:Inspired365LifeCoaching@gmail.com">Inspired365LifeCoaching@gmail.com</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="256" data-original-width="222" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACZNzre7oGazQSWvQHjrjH6yjnuVVhlxATuCOwkgESqvPA-xFP5VVeh8HcKH9awxIUiPyXL_UnFCR9M5uOC5CqUhnkxDLNRznRQuOCc26AM5GdN0rsZdBouZRizimNFcv6zlxBoU-BwVrxDoXBy-RlXgSpszmwl--agL8EAuNkIqMehlBTwxLhMA3/s1600/wisdom%20James%203%2017%20verse%20002.jpeg" width="222" /></a></div><br /> <b style="color: #073763; text-align: justify;">Are we being smart or wise?...</b><span style="color: #073763; text-align: justify;"> </span><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">While these 2 words generally mean the same thing, there is a big difference. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Being smart comes from relying on our own self driven actions, skills, knowledge, and work. </span></b></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Wisdom comes from knowing our limitations, learning from experience, and relying on something or someone outside of ourselves.</b> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Humility and discernment lead us to wisdom. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">So think about this today. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">We need both in our lives depending on the situation is when we must make the choice. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Are you being smart or wise?... </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Check your experience … </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>“if it is wisely handled -- and it seems to be in wise and prudent hands -- there are doors of opportunity ahead of this project that may surpass our capacities to imagine." Big Book pg. 572 </b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><br /></b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Lord, let us lean toward wisdom when it comes to matters of the heart and will, AMEN. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><br /></b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>“But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.” James 3:17 </b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Have a blessed day Y'all! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Join 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style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Have you ever considered that the things we rely on most we don’t actually see or understand how they exactly work? </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">We can’t see the air we breathe. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Except for a few friends who are engineers, we can’t really explain all that is involved when we turn on a light. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">We put the key in the ignition and the car starts right up. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">These things require something on our part that we don’t normally think about. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">We have faith that they will work. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>This faith comes from the experience we have built up from doing these things over and over again for a long time.</b> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">We trust that they will work and don’t really give it much thought. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>That is how our faith works in the other areas of our lives. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">When we trust God with all of our heart, faith can carry us through many situations and seasons that are either uncomfortable or unfamiliar to us…</span></i></b><span style="color: #073763;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Check your experience… </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> “To be vital, faith must be accompanied by self-sacrifice and unselfish, constructive action.” Big Book pg. 93 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Lord let us grow our faith through daily practice in trusting and relying on You, AMEN. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1</span></i></b><span style="color: #073763;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"> Have a blessed day Y'all! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"> Looking to volunteer or plug into an existing helping opportunity in the Greater 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prison?...</b></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.”- Nelson Mandela - </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>This thought can give us insight to what our fears, resentments, and anger is based on. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Are we still a prisoner of our own bitterness and hatred because we REFUSE to embrace our freedom and move on from the past?... </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Check your experience… </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“If we were to live, we had to be free of anger.” Big Book pg. 66 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> Lord let us walk in freedom letting go of the bondage of anger over the past, AMEN. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> “Don’t sin by letting anger control you. Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry,” Ephesians 4:26</span></i></b><span style="color: #073763;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Have a blessed day Y'all! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Please help us help others! </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.furniturebank.us/arizona-tax-credit.html">http://www.furniturebank.us/arizona-tax-credit.html</a><span style="color: #073763;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Donate today! </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span 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imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="477" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnbAC2eAXmN7-WC5E06uzhEhFN34T6O7UN50eBC5RDjbtmVLwPywHURYhGW1Sw74LVNibseDRiDoTlYIcZ9bOszcbdov7rRdsqUALwBRDa6qFL5s6lhf2AuueTMZbnlFJkGgy0hfOAKB61CzPzofxK3LFv8CXiVtAkiRgpKjMXejfe4I5cJ0kQy1cK/s320/facts%20Colossians%202%208%20Verse%2002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Resources for fact-checking…</b> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"> When I was working on my MBA, we were required to use verified and proven sources as we did our assignments and presented information in class. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"> What was comforting to me about this was that not only did I have to make sure that what I was sharing with the class was verified and true, but also, I was able to relax knowing that what my classmates shared was verified and true as well. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"> In my experience, this has helped to create a solid and powerful learning environment. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Wouldn’t that be great if our culture and society required the same thing? </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Sure, on some levels we do, that is why there is the “fine print” at the bottom of most documents requiring our signatures, but what about the advertisements and wild claims that fly from folks’ mouths as they try to say our opinions or move us to buy or try to evoke emotions in us? </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>It pays to check the source of the information.</b> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Sometimes selfish motives outweigh facts, and the information gets manipulated to stretch or fabricate the truth. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>The promises that are in the 2 most important books in my life assure me that their facts are straight and real. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">The Bible and the Big Book are the 2 sources I rely on daily to help me see and say the truth… </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>How do you verify what you are seeing and hearing?.. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Check your experience… </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“For faith in a Power greater than ourselves, and miraculous demonstrations of that power in human lives, are facts as old as man himself.” Big Book pg 55 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Lord, let us look to Your Word and Your will for us when we seek to learn the truth, AMEN. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“Don’t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ.” Colossians 2:8 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Have a blessed day Y’all! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Join me in looking at the things we face daily with passages from both the Big Book and Bible! </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pastor+mark+farley&ref=nb_sb_noss">https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pastor+mark+farley&ref=nb_sb_noss</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> How about a daily dose of hope and inspired thought?</span></i></b><span style="color: #073763;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Free daily blog 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class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAM_HK2IJfiF7Jl2ljs9duK6LTVWbaihLiXG28M3FRjpxTrknlD7o5lbydPc9by2LYH8fMwjKmERL7uwxlVIQzdh6zWTOx_UoA4guIWfjf_kwfnoAaFWtigPeRX9MknqR-l6dqAayKw8Wa6R_VaIwL3a74AsI_kuf3lF4N9D6Xi85woQtlQkBBTqy/s256/salt%20colossians%2001.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="138" data-original-width="256" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAM_HK2IJfiF7Jl2ljs9duK6LTVWbaihLiXG28M3FRjpxTrknlD7o5lbydPc9by2LYH8fMwjKmERL7uwxlVIQzdh6zWTOx_UoA4guIWfjf_kwfnoAaFWtigPeRX9MknqR-l6dqAayKw8Wa6R_VaIwL3a74AsI_kuf3lF4N9D6Xi85woQtlQkBBTqy/s1600/salt%20colossians%2001.jpeg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Seasoned with salt – NOT Salty language! </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Even though words fly out of our mouths with meaning formed from our emotions and experience, they can be received and interpreted differently by the individuals receiving them. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Obviously, our words have different meanings depending on what part of the country we are in. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">For instance, asking for a pop outside of the Southern United States will get you blank stares instead of asking for a soda or other carbonated beverage. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>The point I am trying to share is that our words need to be geared toward the audience we are addressing.</b> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Our dinner conversations with our 23-year-old daughter revolves around more adult themed topics like finances and insurance instead of the topics we discussed with her in her younger years. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Are you making sure the words you are using are being received in the right manner?.. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Check your experience… </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> “Patience, tolerance, understanding and love are the watchwords.” Big Book pg 118 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Lord let our words be filled with grace and formed so that the ears of those receiving will understand, AMEN. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“Live wisely among those who are not believers and make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone.” Colossians 4: 5-6 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Have a blessed day Y’all! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">What if you had a person who coached and mentored you in building a better life? </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b><i> Inspired 365 Life Coaching with Mark Farley!! </i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><a 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#personaldevelopment #success #lifestyle #goals #personalgrowth #lifequotes #meditation #lifecoachingtips #happiness #lifecoachingforwomen #lifelessons #healing #motivationalquotes #lifecoaches #lifecoachforwomen #positivevibes #loveyourself</span></div>Daily Hope And Inspirationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13479193920263808128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914574993071664708.post-50807619454475524012022-10-09T01:00:00.001-07:002022-10-09T01:00:00.267-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KZqw0nNApok0UsxmCoiRK7OTmOpdqn3OffoD_MtruyZSh48v6E_dC9SiCfS0iBbZzKo4By81uD3P3-wX9lwrumeIXI1CA8zkytMK2uafYQ-J2M6_VIC1CQlllIAwEc_z4ZFb8VBZM9he5tAJALjc20g9-ookfYaQrJNv3XT-ahz7Al1T6Ui40orb/s256/footing%2002.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="256" data-original-width="145" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KZqw0nNApok0UsxmCoiRK7OTmOpdqn3OffoD_MtruyZSh48v6E_dC9SiCfS0iBbZzKo4By81uD3P3-wX9lwrumeIXI1CA8zkytMK2uafYQ-J2M6_VIC1CQlllIAwEc_z4ZFb8VBZM9he5tAJALjc20g9-ookfYaQrJNv3XT-ahz7Al1T6Ui40orb/s1600/footing%2002.jpeg" width="145" /></a></div><br /> <b style="color: #073763; text-align: justify;">How’s your footing? … </b><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Sometimes we find ourselves on rocky, cluttered, or unstable paths as we try to walk. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">When we encounter these challenges, we usually become a bit more wary of each step and sometimes consider changing our path. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">We don’t necessarily need to change the goal or the destination, but perhaps change the way we are trying to get there. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"> <b>We can and will encounter some unstable paths in life and along our Spiritual walk as well. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">It’s in those times we can look to the Holy Spirit to guide us and set us on a clear and more stable path instead of trying to seek an easier, softer way on our own. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>How do you find firm footing spiritually? </b>… </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Check your experience… </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“Established on such a footing we became less and less interested in ourselves, our little plans and designs.” Big Book pg. 63 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Lord, let us look to You to establish our footing when we find ourselves on shaky ground, AMEN. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> “You cleared the ground under me so my footing was firm.” 2 Samuel 22:37 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Have a blessed day Y’all!! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Join me in looking at the things we face daily with passages from both the Big Book and Bible! </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pastor+mark+farley&ref=nb_sb_noss">https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pastor+mark+farley&ref=nb_sb_noss</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> How about a daily dose of hope and 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slave to our self-centered thoughts. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Thankfully I have folks in my life who know me and help me to avoid traveling down the path of isolation. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">I learned long ago that a good idea only becomes great when shared with another and not left to our own thoughts. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>How often and how measured is your alone time?… </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Check your experience… </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“…being restored and united under one God, with hearts and minds attuned to the welfare of others,” Big Book pg. 161 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Lord let us lean on our brothers and sisters in Christ for both good times and challenging seasons, AMEN. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">"Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble." Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Have a blessed day Y'all! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>What if you had a person who coached and mentored you in building a better life? </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> Inspired 365 Life Coaching with Mark Farley!! </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/inspired-365-life-coaching">https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/inspired-365-life-coaching</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Want in? 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</span></p><p><span style="color: #073763;">Words and lessons we study are important also, and perhaps it’s different for you, but..</span></p><p><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> Experiences are what I learn best from and remember the most.</span></i></b></p><p><span style="color: #073763;"><b>It seems our actions are remembered more than our words. </b></span></p><p><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">It’s a spiritual principle that we should let our actions, or light if you will speak for us. </span></i></b></p><p><span style="color: #073763;">Think about it. </span></p><p><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Light doesn’t take away from or compete with the action. </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #073763;">It supports it silently so others can see it. </span></p><p><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">That is how God wants us to let our light shine, through our actions and not our words…</span></i></b></p><p><span style="color: #073763;">Check your experience… </span></p><p><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“Now we need more action, without which we find that “Faith without works is dead.” Big Book pg 76 </span></i></b></p><p><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Lord, let our light shine through our actions and not our words, AMEN. </span></i></p><p><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless.” James 2:17</span></i></b></p><p><span style="color: #073763;"> Have a blessed day y’all! </span></p><p><span style="color: #073763;">Join me in looking at the things we face daily with passages from both the Big Book and Bible! </span></p><p><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pastor+mark+farley&ref=nb_sb_noss">https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pastor+mark+farley&ref=nb_sb_noss</a> </span></p><p><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">How about a daily dose of hope and inspired thought? </span></i></b></p><p><span style="color: #073763;">Free daily message in your morning inbox. I never share, sell, or publish your email. </span></p><p><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/blog">https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/blog</a><br /><br /> <br /><br />. <br /><br />. <br /><br />. <br /><br />. <br /><br />. <br /><br />. <br /><br />. <br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />#SCAA #SugarAddiction #CarbAddiction #Keto #Recovery #Sobriety #AA #12Step #DailyDevotion #BigBook #Inspiration #StepStudy #Abstinence #OA #Alanon #Bible #NA #Serenity #Faith #Workbook #SugarAddict #Addicted #FoodAddict #FoodAddiciton #Jesus #Alcoholic #12StepWorksheet #AlcoholicsAnonymous #RecoveryBooks #SoberBooks</span></span></p>Daily Hope And Inspirationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13479193920263808128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914574993071664708.post-29008559492876013132022-10-06T01:00:00.001-07:002022-10-06T01:00:00.262-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5Kzd-sCcf3vr3RXk_U38cAIvWG1QEMXP3POFqqAdLfuTRocXRL6msQUWxtcx5AfElmxTdksaIvkSn1GxTkCRASSff7GTzdnbK2j-50Fv3Ft2scpeSvzDLRhws6qCInh4QCk5qOusgd0ZbjSHupE-R6WmuCRihUD_RQTq_xWbJuEjRU2InyNVi6He/s256/walk%20by%20faith%20002.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="175" data-original-width="256" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5Kzd-sCcf3vr3RXk_U38cAIvWG1QEMXP3POFqqAdLfuTRocXRL6msQUWxtcx5AfElmxTdksaIvkSn1GxTkCRASSff7GTzdnbK2j-50Fv3Ft2scpeSvzDLRhws6qCInh4QCk5qOusgd0ZbjSHupE-R6WmuCRihUD_RQTq_xWbJuEjRU2InyNVi6He/s1600/walk%20by%20faith%20002.jpeg" width="256" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Faith it until you make it…</b> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">We use faith in one form or another in many situations daily. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">For instance, when we touch a light switch, we naturally assume without much thought that the light will come on. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Oh sure, a few of us, <b>BUT NOT ME,</b> have engineering degrees and understand all of the mechanics and physics involved in this simple act, but for the most part, folks like me trust that the light will just turn on. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">It’s the same experience in my car every time I turn the key to start it or apply the brakes while driving. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>I have faith, based on my previous experiences, that these actions will bring the desired results. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">The more I experience something, the stronger my faith is. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>It’s the same with our spiritual life. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">The more we spend time in the Word and with Jesus, the stronger our faith grows.</span></i></b><span style="color: #073763;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>We can’t buy faith, but we can surely grow it!.</b>. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Check your experience… </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“In this book, you read again and again that faith did for us what we could not do for ourselves.” Big Book pg 70 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Lord, let us grow our faith through daily contact with You and time in Your Word, AMEN. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> “For we live by faith, not by sight.” 2 Corinthians 5:7 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"> Have a blessed day Y’all! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"> Looking to volunteer or plug into an existing helping opportunity in the Greater Phoenix AZ area? </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Visit 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Inspirationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13479193920263808128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-914574993071664708.post-41600589085495554462022-10-05T01:00:00.000-07:002022-10-05T01:00:00.256-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUBdHB19f5PX3L__I4utVNaurmQiZaqo5d-nINRtkr4ebx3U2YGF4vyXqPu1sVPRlWTbOJdJG2anlK_4uwtxFyYvDOeddrAwpNzj11Z__193ho6UL1-TMA1LN5OQIKRvomQ7NJO0V79n_2610xHBgwjnakhJrxDwRstQ5cekybN_yc_4qrqmP97Hs/s256/ours%20for%20the%20asking%20John%2015%20Verse%2001.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="193" data-original-width="256" height="193" 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justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">We even work on ourselves, physically, mentally, and spiritually in order to keep healthy. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">One of the things that we don’t have to work for is God’s, unconditional love. </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>He chose us and it’s ours for the asking! </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">However, we must work to build a relationship with Him in order to grow in Christ and know His will.</span></i></b><span style="color: #073763;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>How is this working out for you?.. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Check your experience… </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“God either is or He isn't. What was our choice to be?” Big Book pg 53 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Lord, thank You for choosing us and allowing us the opportunity for Your grace and everlasting life, AMEN. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;"> “You have not chosen Me, I have chosen you. I have set you apart for the work of bringing in fruit. Your fruit should last. And whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give it to you.” John 15:16 </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Have a blessed day Y'all! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Please help us help others! </span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="http://www.furniturebank.us/arizona-tax-credit.html">http://www.furniturebank.us/arizona-tax-credit.html</a> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><b>Donate today! </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">How about a daily dose of hope and inspired thought?</span></i></b><span style="color: #073763;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Join me in looking at the things we face daily with passages from both the Big Book and Bible! </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">Free daily message in your Inbox!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><a href="https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/blog">https://www.faiththroughworksfellowship.org/blog</a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #073763; font-size: x-small;">#Nonprofit #Helping #Charity #SCAA #SugarAddiction #501c3 #Recovery #Sobriety #AA #12Step #DailyDevotion #BigBook #TaxReceipt #FoodAddiction #ChristianNonProfit #Pastors #Leadership #Faith #ChristianCharity #TaxDeduction #FaithThroughWorksFellowship #DonateMoneytocharity #Arizonanonprofit #FurnitureBank #PublicCharity #GodIsFaithful #Jesus #Bible #LoveGodLovePeople #DonateMoneyToGetATaxWriteoff</span></div>Daily Hope And Inspirationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13479193920263808128noreply@blogger.com0