Who’s in control?.. 

The need for control is part of our human nature. 

The extremes we take it to and the illusions that we and others feel we have are usually where we have our struggles. 

For instance, Miss Tami, Miss Kai and our 2 cats allow me to think I am in control in our home. 

Luckily for me, I have seen through this illusion and get to enjoy my quiet corner of the living room, or as I call it my “command center”! 

Another example I love to share is to challenge folks to try and herd cats! 

How’s that control working out for you?!? 

The fact I have learned the hard way over the years is that there are only 3 things I am in absolute control of; my attitude, my thoughts, and my behavior. 

All of the rest are driven by people, places, and things. 

The good news is that when I learned that I could turn it over to God, I no longer needed to allow the chaos of people, places, and things to affect my thoughts and behaviors… 

Check your experience… 

“All of us felt at times that we were regaining control, but such intervals -- usually brief -- were inevitably followed by still less control, which led in time to pitiful and incomprehensible demoralization.” Big Book pg 30 

Lord, let us give up the need to control things outside of our attitudes, thoughts, and behaviors, AMEN. 

“For you are a slave to whatever controls you.” 2 Peter 2:19 

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So where does fear come from?..

Fear is one of those 4 letter words that cause discomfort and pain.

It’s interesting to me to see the power this word has over our lives.

Now perhaps it’s different for you, but my experience has shown me that when this 4 letter word enters into my thoughts, if left unchecked and unchallenged, it can cause all sorts of troubles for me and those around me.

Over the years I have learned that the best way for me to deal with fear is to track it to its source.

More often than not that source is me and my attitudes, perceptions, and insecurities.

When I am able to see that the fear is not real but based on my own making, then I am able to give the fear to God in exchange for His grace, guidance, and love.

How are you handling your fears?..

Check your experience...

“We ask Him to remove our fear and direct our attention to what He would have us be.” Big Book pg 68

Lord, let us give you our fears in exchange for your guidance, grace, and love, AMEN.

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7

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We can’t keep it unless we give it away….

It is a wonderful feeling to be able to help another person with no expectation of a gain or a return. 

Perhaps you have experienced this spiritual principle enough to know the powerful blessing it brings to you and those you help. 

Just being able to help another is humbling for me, for there was a season for me over 29 years ago when I had nothing to give and not much hope. 

Thank goodness for the Salvation Army who loved me until I could learn to love myself again. 

AA, SCAA, CR,  and walking with Jesus has blessed my life far better than I could have ever imagined with Miss Tami, Miss Kai, and all the gifts of friends, family, ministry, and service work I have in my life today. 

I know from experience that we cannot keep it unless we give it away… 

Check your experience… 

 “Helping others is the foundation stone” Big Book pg 97 

 Lord, thank you for the bounty of blessings and the ability to help others not as blessed as we are right now, AMEN. 

“Because you have these blessings, do your best to add these things to your lives: to your faith, add goodness; and to your goodness, add knowledge; and to your knowledge, add self-control; and to your self-control, add patience; and to your patience, add service for God; and to your service for God, add kindness for your brothers and sisters in Christ; and to this kindness, add love.” 2 Peter 1: 5-7 

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A different way to “Google"

Google has made life a lot easier for me! 

It seems whatever I need to know; from directions to anywhere to what is the name of the actress that played Lorelai on Gilmore Girls, Google has it for me in a split second! 

How convenient and time saving it is! 

If only I could get answers to my moral and self-will challenges along with my spiritual directions from Google. 

While Google will attempt to answer our life questions and offer spiritual direction, it can’t see our hearts or know our soul like the Holy Spirit does. 

Thank goodness we can find those answers WHEN we become willing to ask, look, and receive. 

How is this working out for you? 

Are you turning to your internal Google in the form of the Holy Spirit when times are confusing or uncomfortable?... 

Check your experience… 

“Here we ask God for inspiration, an intuitive thought or a decision. Big Book pg 86 

Lord, let us ask You for guidance and direction with open minds and hearts, AMEN. 

“If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waiver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind.” James 1: 5-6 

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GREED Friday?.....Black Friday… 

COME EARLY and BUY THIS NOW, SAVE NOW, THE FIRST SHOPPERS GET THE DEAL! 

I saw this a few years ago… A Car Dealer offering $2000 off to the first few customers that show up tomorrow! 

WOW! 

 I know it’s great to save money and get deals but why are we allowing this need to override our time with family, friends and cloud the reason for the season?.. 

Check your experience… 

“Is it not evident to all the rest of the players that these are the things he wants?” Big Book pg 61 

Lord, let us know in our hearts that stuff comes and goes, but our relationship with You lasts forever, AMEN 

 “Then he said to them, watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.” Luke 12:15 

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Happy Thanksgiving!

There are many things that I am grateful for. 

Too many to list here, but most of all I am grateful for my salvation, sobriety, and serenity. 

I am thankful for my family, friends, church, and ministry. 

It’s a spiritual principle that I try to live daily… 

We cannot keep it unless we give it away…. 

“We thank God from the bottom of our heart” Big Book pg 75 

Thank you Lord for my family, my friends and the bounty of blessings You allow them to bring in my life AMEN. 

“I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.” Philippians 4:11-12 

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Watch your tongue… 

It’s that time of year when we gather together with family, friends, and others to fellowship, celebrate, and spend time with others that we may not see that often. 

Hopefully these times are full of fun, love, and create more warm memories. 

This can also be a time where our petty differences, resentments, and unchecked emotions can try to take the stage in front of the captive audience gathered. 

Please take this as a suggestion and guard your words! 

Our self-will can override our spiritual connection during times of stress and anxiety leading to all sorts of words and actions that we later regret. 

Hopefully you can direct those nasty words to stay inside your head and not come rolling off your tongue. 

Remember the Holy Spirit lives within you and can give you grace, peace, and comfort during these times IF you let Him… 

Check your experience… 

“Patience, tolerance, understanding and love are the watchwords.” Big Book pg 118 

Lord, let our words be driven from love and kindness and not from motives of hurt and pain, AMEN. 

“So also the tongue is a small thing, but what enormous damage it can do, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is always ready to pour out its deadly poison. Sometimes it praises our heavenly Father, and sometimes it breaks out into curses against men…” James 3:5-9 

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Don't judge a book by its cover... 

Looks can be deceiving, especially when we allow our judgment to be based solely on what we initially see. 

Perhaps it's different for you, but I have shared before how my magic magnifying mind likes to trick me into trusting the ideas it generates on its own just for me. 

It pays to learn more of the story before we pass judgments. 

Years ago when I was living, recovering, and working at the Salvation Army in Sacramento, we had this very small man named Joe who also lived there. 

Because of a stroke he suffered, Joe walked funny and had a hard time speaking so it was easy to pass him by as another needy and hopeless cause. 

However, I got to know Joe. 

As our friendship grew, I learned that he was a powerlifter in the gym before he had a stroke in his mid-20's. He was a college graduate with a promising career in engineering. 

Different choices he made around drugs and alcohol led to difficult twists, and turns in his life, like many of us encountered before we wound up at the Salvation Army for help. 

Joe helped teach me and others to weight lift and use the gym safely. 

He was very encouraging to me to get my college education and pursue God's calling on my life. 

I am glad I took the time to get to know Joe before he went home to the Lord. 

His encouragement and influence helped me a lot during that season of my life. 

Are there any "Joe's" in your life where you don't know their story?

Check your experience.... 

"We let God be the final judge." Big Book pg 70 

Lord open the eyes of our hearts so the we can see those You send to help us, AMEN. 

"Do not judge according to appearance" John 7:24 

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It’s all in how you ask… 

Have you ever asked or prayed for something only to either not get it or get something you were not expecting? 

For years I have been asking and praying for weight loss, six pack abs, and a Tim Berry physique but y’all know that ain’t happening! 

I am sure many folks ask to win the lottery, but we all know how that goes! 

The thing I have learned in my sobriety and in my walk with Jesus is that it is OK to ask for things….BUT…. make sure we are asking with an open mind, willing heart, and correct motives. 

It seems all these years I have asked for weight loss while not being completely willing to do the required work on my part with diet and exercise. 

When I do ask in prayer with the right motives, the right things happen. 

While I don’t have six pack abs and a Tim Berry Physique at the moment, I have lost 127 pounds over the past 4 years. 

So, for me, the lesson is to look at my motives before asking in prayer to make sure they are backed by willingness and effort on my part. 

When I do this, things tend to work out pretty well. 

How’s this working out for you in your asking and prayer life?.. 

Check your experience… 

“Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives.” Big Book pg 86 

 Lord let us ask You for anything with an open mind, willing heart and motives not based on self-will, AMEN. 

“You do not get things because you do not ask for them. Or if you do ask, you do not receive because your reasons for asking are wrong. You want these things only to please yourselves.” James 4: 3-4 

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Reaping and sowing…. 

It’s a fact of life, based on a solid spiritual principle that we GET what we GIVE. 

I was grateful to learn this fact in the rooms of AA listening to others share. 

I am also blessed to experience this as I walk with Jesus daily. 

Now perhaps it’s a bit different for you, but I have learned from my own experiences, as well as from helping others in their walk that....

We only GET OUT of a person, place, things, or situation, what we are WILLING TO GIVE to it. 

Negativity breeds negativity, and misery does love company. 

However, supply some positive attitude, support, encouragement, and good effort and you will be amazed at what you get in return!.. 

Check your experience… 

“Do not think of what you will get out of the occasion. Think of what you can bring to it.” Big Book pg 102 

Lord, let us give our best to others and be a source of hope, grace, and love, just like You are for us, AMEN.

“Do not be deceived. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.” Galatians 6:7-8 

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Humility is way different than humiliation…. 

Humility is a good virtue that allows us to acknowledge others and respect their dignity, talents, and opinions. 

Humility is not weakness; it’s a spirit of self-examination that through seeking and doing God’s will prevents us from becoming selfish and arrogant. 

Humiliation is a painful emotion that we feel when we’ve been shamed. 

It’s a negative response that usually comes as a consequence of our own selfish actions. 

I used to confuse the 2 words, I think a lot of corporate America still does. 

I have learned that a humble person is a powerful person who has a firm relationship with God, self, and others. 

A humiliated person tends to be isolated and suffer from their own actions based on self-centered fears, greed, and pride. 

How do you see yourself?... 

Check your experience… 

“Belief in the power of God, plus enough willingness, honesty and humility to and maintain the new order of things, were the essential requirements.” Big Book pg 13 

Lord, let us humble ourselves to be strengthened and fortified by our Word, grace, and promises. AMEN. 

“If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind.” James 3: 13-16 

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Take time to listen before waiting to speak… 

Have you ever caught yourself on “auto-pilot” in a conversation? 

For me, it usually happens during a familiar conversation or recurring situation. 

My mind tells me the answer before the other person even asks or finishes! 

Now maybe it’s different for you, but I catch myself going into auto- pilot mode when I start deciding what must be done even before I have really listened and or HEARD what the other person is trying to say. 

OK, so this is part of standard fare for raising kids under 5 when it comes to junk food and unsafe toys, we DO know the answers before they form the question, but this type of listening hurts us in all other aspects of our lives. 

Think about it. 

We like to be listened to, heard, and feel that we have been understood. 

 It’s a spiritual principle that we need to treat others in the same way that we wish to be treated. 

So maybe this is the 3rd time Aunt Mabel has told you the story about her trip to the grocery with the wrong coupons. Perhaps by actively listening to her and building conversation around her story, she may finally feel heard and stop telling you the same story. 

How do you listen? 

Does the solution noise in your head drown out what the other person is trying to say? … 

Check your own experience and…

Take time to listen instead of waiting to speak. 

“We never gave the spiritual side of life a fair hearing.” Big Book pg 50 

Lord, let us listen with our hearts and hear with You Holy Spirit that resides in us all, AMEN. 

"To answer before listening-- that is folly and shame. Proverbs 18:13 

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Looking away or looking to help... 

Sometimes when we see uncomfortable or unpleasant things, we divert our eyes away so our mind won't focus and our hearts won't feel the situation. 

I used to do this every time I walked by my teenager's room. I am sure it's a well-organized myriad of clothing, books, and life pertinent items to her, but it looked like remnants of a hurricane to her mother and me. 

It's easier to just look away and move on. 

What about those times when we are at work or out and about with a group of friends and we see someone noticeably upset or hurting. 

Hopefully it's our natural reaction to seek to learn the situation, offer comfort, and help if possible. 

Now what about when we see that out of place person trying to deal with something that is obviously unfamiliar for them? 

I know that it's easier to look away and pretend we don't see that older person in the store trying to figure out how to lift that case of water. 

Or its "better to ignore" the dirty looking person on the street with the shopping cart full of weird stuff. 

I am not suggesting we stop and try to change their whole life, but what about looking them in the eye and saying hello? 

What would Jesus do? 

Check your experience... 

"Helping others is the foundation stone of our recovery." Big Book pg 97 

Lord, let us open the eyes of our heart to see where You would have us offer compassion and help, AMEN. 

 "Seeing the people, He felt compassion for them, because they were distressed and dispirited like sheep without a shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, "Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too." Philippians 2:4 

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Motives and efforts…. 

Ever heard the saying you get OUT of it what you PUT IN to it? 

Great examples of this are folks that run their first Triathlons, lose massive amounts or weight, win their first bodybuilding contest, or achieve some other life altering change for the good. 

The secret to success in each of these examples is that while they were training and working to achieve their goal, they constantly made sure their efforts matched their motives daily. 

We can use this “secret” in our everyday lives for ordinary things as well. 

This is a biblical principle that never changes! 

From being a better person, to overcoming an uncomfortable situation, if we measure our motives and match them to our efforts we will see change.. 

How well are your efforts matching your motives?... 

Check your experience… 

“Keep on the firing line of life with these motives and God will keep you unharmed.” Big Book pg 102 

Lord, let us provide the efforts needed along with the right motives to bring the healthy changes into our lives and strengthen our walk with you, AMEN. 

 “People may be pure in their own eyes, but the Lord examines their motives. Commit your actions to the Lord, and your plans will succeed.” Proverbs 16: 2-3 

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