Daily Hope and Inspiration from Pastor Mark

Thursday, July 15, 2021



“You can go your own way”… A great song by Fleetwood Mac. 

It’s great to be independent and it’s our nature to be self-sufficient and self-supporting. 

Yet, we still need to get our guidance and direction from somewhere in order to continue to be successful. 

Think about it. 

In most areas of our lives, we are given parameters, instructions, boundaries, and or guidelines. 

We then learn by doing as well as being shown. Finally, experience gives us the confidence and comfort we need in knowing that we are able to succeed. 

The Lord molds us and shapes us when we are willing into who and what He needs us to be. 

Where are you getting your direction and guidance from?..

Check your experience… 

 “Next, we decided that hereafter in this drama of life, God was going to be our Director.” Big Book pg 62 

Lord, please mold us into the masterpieces You have designed each of us to be, AMEN. 

 “Yet you, LORD, are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand.” Isaiah 64:8 

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Wednesday, July 14, 2021

 



ASK… SEEK… KNOCK… 

These are powerful words requiring individual efforts and actions that lead to amazing and blessed results. 

I get caught up in my own head at times and begin to think that folks are SUPPOSED TO KNOW what I want or need. 

Now, maybe it’s different for you, but when this doesn’t happen, I then begin to get resentful and wonder why they are ignoring me. 

It’s the same with our relationship with Christ. 

Even though God knows our thoughts even before we form them, He still needs us to participate with our will, words, and actions in order to give us what we need or get us to where we need to be. 

How’s that working out for you? 

Are you asking, seeking, and providing the effort and actions to make your needs known to God? … 

Check your experience… 

“We found that God does not make too hard terms with those who seek Him.” Big Book pg 46 

Lord, let us be willing in our hearts to provide the needed actions, efforts, and words to do our part and be in Your will, AMEN. 

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” Matthew 7:7 

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Monday, July 12, 2021


 

How’s your footing?..

Sometimes we find ourselves on rocky, cluttered, or unstable paths as we try to walk. 

When we encounter these challenges, we usually become a bit more wary of each step and sometimes consider changing our path. 

We don’t necessarily need to change the goal or the destination, but perhaps change the way we are trying to get there.  

We can and will encounter some unstable paths in our Spiritual walk as well. 

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.  

How do you find firm footing spiritually?..

Check your experience…  

“Established on such a footing we became less and less interested in ourselves, our little plans and designs.” Big Book pg 63 

Lord, let us look to You to establish our footing when we find ourselves on shaky ground, AMEN.  

“You cleared the ground under me so my footing was firm.” 2 Samuel 22:37 

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If nothing changes then nothing changes…

None of us are perfect. 

We each have things that need our attention and cannot be fixed without our participation and ownership. 

We need to own our challenges, struggles, and shortcomings. 

The good news is that God can and will help us if we stay willing and provide the effort! When He can see our efforts fueled by our motivation to change, then He can heal us! 

Ask yourself if you are participating in your own improvement and as always… 

check your experience… 

"..we did because we honestly wanted to, and were willing to make the effort." Big Book pg 22

Lord fill our hearts with the desire to change and the drive to provide the needed efforts, AMEN.

"Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.” Luke14:27

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Sunday, July 11, 2021



Foreign “gods” of today… 

What do you worship? 

Believe it or not, but some folks blindly serve another god in the form of money, work, or a material possession. 

Heck, some of us might even worship another human; like a movie star, athlete, or even obsess on a personal relationship. 

Now don't get me wrong, it's great to have nice things and healthy personal relationships, but are we allowing people, places, things, and or situations to become our “gods”? 

Do we spend a large amount of time focusing our thoughts, energies, and efforts attempting to please or serve them? 

I am a firm believer of the spiritual principle that your heart exists where your thoughts reside...

Check your experience… 

"God either is or He isn't. What was our choice to be?" Big Book pg 53 

 Lord, let us focus our thoughts on Your will and not fall into false worship of the people, places, and things around us, AMEN. 

"The Lord alone led him; no foreign god was with him." Deuteronomy 32:12 

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Saturday, July 10, 2021



If you are going through hell…keep on going… 

Back in Sacramento, years ago, ol’ Dick E. used to say in the AA meetings, 

“Don’t turn a bad moment into a bad day.” 

I have held onto that thought over the years and found that when I am in times of stress or struggle, that this thought gets me through it. 

While some situations last longer than a moment, I have learned that I am not facing it alone and that when I turn my troubles and fears over to the Lord, not only does my day go better, but also, the situation usually resolves itself and leaves me in a better place as a result. 

Are you allowing bad moments to become bad days?..

Check your experience…

“In this book you read again and again that faith did for us what we could not do for ourselves.” Big Book pgs. 70-71 

Lord, what times of uncertainty, stress, or struggle come, remind my heat that You are with me and I can turn it over to Your care and not let it run my whole day, AMEN. 

“I know how great this makes you feel, even though you have to put up with every kind of aggravation in the meantime. Pure gold put in the fire comes out of it proved pure; genuine faith put through this suffering comes out proved genuine.” 1 Peter 1:6-7 

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Friday, July 9, 2021



Power Aid… 

Power is the thing that we all crave and seek in one from another. 

The problem is our minds get twisted by the illusions of the material world and lead us to seek the wrong type of power. 

We have our will power that is part of our human make up. It will never go away, but we can learn to harness our will power and align it with a Power greater than ourselves. 

Hopefully, we have learned that the best Power to align our will with is the power of God, and not some worldly based perceived power in another person, place or thing? 

What is your power source?.. 

Check your experience… 

“We had to find a power by which we could live, and it had to be a Power greater than ourselves.” Big Book pg 45 

Lord, thank You for our free will and the blessing and promise from Your word of the grace, abundance, and eternal life we gain from aligning our will with Yours, AMEN.

 “…not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the Lord of hosts” Zechariah 4:6 

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Thursday, July 8, 2021




It’s an inside job...

People who are living with grace, joy, and peace have that happy glow about them. 

What I have learned is that they get this glow from the happiness that exists inside of them. It’s not from winning the lottery, or being a millionaire, or even having those material things that we feel at times we just have to have. Yes, those things bring a different kind of happiness. 

This inside happiness I and sharing about centers around knowing that, no matter what, they are covered, protected, and blessed by God. His Holy Spirit lives in each of us and that is how He can bless us abundantly. 

Our part is to merely seek and do His will daily. 

In living our faith in a way that others can see, we are allowing God to work through us to help others. 

Are you doing your part?… 

Check your experience… 

“We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness.” Big Book pg 83 

Lord, thank You for the abundance of blessings in our lives. Please continue to let our hearts see that happiness comes from the Holy Spirit living in each of us, AMEN. 

“And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.” 2 Corinthians 9:8 

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Wednesday, July 7, 2021




Using the correct power source...

Human beings are amazing creatures. 

When we want something we usually and naturally use our own power to provide the correct effort to gain it. On occasion when that fails, we apply more of our own power through effort and self-will to make it happen. Sometimes it does and sometimes it does not happen. 

Over the years I have learned by experience that the problem is not our lack of power. 

The problem is our lack of using the right Power source to make sure we are seeking the correct thing for us. 

Just because it’s new and shiny does not necessarily mean we have to have it right now. Just because the guy on TV tells us we need it to make our lives better does not mean that it’s the truth. 

Tap into the power of God and watch a new world of possibility, abundance, and grace open up for you!...

Check your experience… 

“But where and how were we to find this Power?” Big Book pg 45 

Lord let Your power lead, guide, and direct our thoughts, will, actions, and words, AMEN. 

“With God’s power working in us, God can do much, much more than anything we can ask or imagine.” Ephesians 3:20 

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Tuesday, July 6, 2021



Work is one of them 4 letter words…

Work seems to be a heavy word. 

There are things in life we must do that we don’t necessarily enjoy that require work. From simple things like laundry to complex things like car maintenance. (well… it’s very complex for me!) The work required may not be enjoyable, but we know it’s needed. 

On the other hand, each of us possess talents and skills that we enjoy and because of our passions for them, it doesn’t feel like work. 

What is your passion or talent that you gain enjoyment and satisfaction from doing? 

These are just a part of the many gifts God has given us...

Check your experience…

“It works, if we have the proper attitude and work at it.” Big Book pg 86 

Lord let our hearts be reminded that while most work is necessary, we do have talents and gifts that bring us pleasure in some of our work, AMEN. 

"Then he said to his disciples, The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” Matthew 9:37-38 

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Monday, July 5, 2021


 



Got faith?..

Except for electricians and engineers, can we absolutely and completely explain why the light comes on when we touch the switch? 

We have faith from our experience that it will. 

Same thing with starting our computers and cars, we can't entirely explain it, but we have faith from our experience that it will work. 

Now what about God? 

I can't speak for you but through my life experiences and His grace and Word, I know my faith is based on a real and loving God. 

How about you?..

Check your experience… 

"We finally saw that faith in some kind of God was a part of our make-up, just as much as the feeling we have for a friend." Big Book pg 55 

Lord, let us grow our faith through daily contact with You through prayer and Your Word, AMEN. 

"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see..." Hebrews 11:1 

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Sunday, July 4, 2021



One stop shopping…

We stop at many places for many things most days. 

We go to the coffee shop for our coffee, the juice place for our smoothies, the cleaners for our clothes, the healthy market for our specialty foods, and the grocery store for the rest! 

We travel many places to get many things to help us in our daily lives! 

What about our spiritual lives? 

It is comforting to know that all we need is contained in one Book and we can usually get spiritually fed through studying and learning The Book with other believers. 

Where are you getting your spiritual food?..

How is that working out for you? 

Check your experience… 

“Assuming we are spiritually fit, we can do all sorts of things” Big Book pg 100 

Lord, let us look to Your Word to learn and apply the truths in our lives to give us our spiritual nourishment, AMEN. 

“Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” John 6:35 

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Saturday, July 3, 2021



Freedom is not free…

As we celebrate with family and friends today, please remember our soldiers who made and make our way of life possible along with the biblical principles our Founding Fathers used to build the foundation of our great nation upon. 

“We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness.” Big Book pg 83 

Lord, let us remember that our freedom is a privilege and a part of the heritage we receive from You, AMEN. 

“For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom” 2 Corinthians 3:17 

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Friday, July 2, 2021


 

Guard your words and walk your talk… 

Perhaps it’s different for you and I hope it is, but I spent many years reacting on emotions and allowing words fueled by fear, insecurity, and pride escape from my mouth before sensibility, reason, and wisdom had a chance to respond. 

My failure to control my words led to all sorts of situations where I had to amend, apologize, and suffer the consequences. 

When I finally learned to respond rather than react, I found not only less stress and chaos in my life, but also learned that this is where the Holy Spirt in us can speak into our hearts and show us not only the words we should use, but also the actions we need to back these words. 

 Are you reacting or responding?..

Check your experience...

Our behavior will convince them more than our words.” Big Book pg 83 

Lord, thank you for the reminder that while small, our tongue is mighty and we must watch our words, AMEN. 

“Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way. We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth. And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong. In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches.” James 3: 2-5 

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Thursday, July 1, 2021




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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