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What Gets In Our Way..."I don't deserve Grace"

"And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us...full of grace and truth." John 1:14 "Wherefore, redemption cometh in and through the Holy Messiah; for he is full of grace and truth." 2 Nephi 2:6 "Gratitude begins when a man stops treating grace as rare and starts recognizing it as reality." Chris Harper It is so easy for anyone, especially someone with an addiction...to anything...to feel that they are undeserving of any help, especially Heavenly Help. It's easy to feel that they don't deserve Divine Forgiveness. Here's the problem. I believe we completely misunderstand both Grace and God's Love. In 1st John, we read that "God is love." During my years of recovery I've come to believe that's true...He IS love. It is who He is, and it is His nature. Maybe that is what makes Him God. So...I choose to see and experience Him through the lens of perfect love. All my scripture ...

WHAT GETS IN OUR WAY...DOING THIS BY OURSELVES

"The tragedy of our day is that we are raising men who know how to 'win' but do not know how to live. What if you don't have to hold it all together by yourself? What if your strength isn't measured by what you produce or how much you can take, but by where you are anchored? Brother, the world will keep piling on. It will keep telling you to 'man up' and push through. But Christ invites you to something better: to lay your burdens down, to anchor your soul in Him, to know that even if the world leaves you on the bench, He sits beside you. You may lose the applause, the trophies, even your dreams - but you will never lose yourself in Him. Hold fast. The world needs men who know where to stand when everything else falls away. Men who can say 'I am not alone.' Let that be your story." Chris Harper "You are not separate. You never were. You never could be. You're not a drop in the ocean. you're the ...

Love is Curious...Tell Me more

"Love Does" Bob Goff "Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling symbol. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing." Paul writing to the Ephesians "...Scripture is clear that God desires to produce in us a passionate pursuit and love for everyone around us. We demonstrate the depth of our love for Him through the depth of our love for others. Christianity is not a religion of cliques, comfort zones, or isolation. Rather, it is a personal relationship with a God who loves people and longs to fill us with His love for others....

Connection...the Continuing Adventure of Family

"The brochure is a lie." "We may eventually learn that what's most important in this life is not overcoming weaknesses, but learning to love those who have them. It's the relationships that matter." Joseph Grenny "I believe people come into our lives as a blessing or a lesson, and it's up to us to figure out which is which." From the movie "Mrs. Miracle" ...

Making Peace...

"Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." Phillipians 4:6-7 "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." Jesus...John 14:27 When I was at Desert Solace, one day I read those two verses in Phillipians, and since I was just beginning to see things with new eyes, the idea of a peace that passes all understanding just jumped off the page at me! Imagine...experiencing a personal peace that cannot be understood! That cannot be explained! That cannot be defined! What!? And I remember thinking right away, "How?" Something like that seemed so out of reach for me, and...

Bring the Spirit...Music!

K-LOVE CONCERT AT RED ROCKS IN DENVER...AUGUST 2023 THE MILLENIAL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA IN PALMYRA, NEW YORK...JUNE, 2024 "For my soul delighteth in the song of the heart; yea, the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me...Wherefore lift up your heart and rejoice." Doctrine and Covenants 25:12-13 "And it shall come to pass that the righteous shall be gathered out from among all nations, and shall come to Zion, singing with songs of everlasting praise." Doctrine and Covenants 45:71 "Serve the Lord with gladness: come before His presence with singing." Psalm 100:2 "I need music like I need water." Amy Grant "The Truth" by Megan Woods How many times can you hear the same lie b efore you start to believe it? The enemy keeps whisperin' to me, I swear these days, it's all I'm hearin' I used to know who I was, n ow I look in the mirror and I'm not so sure Lord, I don't wanna listen to the lies any mo...

Spiritual Connection and Recovery...Why Church

"The opposite of addiction is connection" "An exalting (church) community isn't just a group with whom to believe, it's an intimate bond with those who help us to become...An exalting community thrives or fails depending on how people show up in two moments: weakness and disbelief." Joseph Grenny "For where two or more are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." Jesus...Matthew 18:20 "As church attendance numbers fade across the nation and online services become very convenient, it's important to remember why church attendance for you and your family matters so much. You can't serve from your sofa. You can't have community of faith on your sofa. You can't experience the po...