What’s the difference between hopeless and powerless? ~ Question from Sponsee Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Faith. Faith is what you have when you find power, not in yourself but […]
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Consequences
Consequences follow. A decision not to frequent a favorite restaurant, not to go on a trip with people who disturb you, not to eat foods that fog your mind, not to spend the day hidden in bed, not to eat […]
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The apostle Thomas had one up on me, said “I believe, help my unbelief.” I don’t believe but you say I must, that I “came to believe” in some power greater than me. You talk of the God of my […]
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We of Overeaters Anonymous have found in this Fellowship a way to recover from the disease of compulsive overeating. ~ The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous (Kindle Locations 49-50). An OA physician had an epiphany… When I am in […]
Continue reading »The Greatest Possession
Cling to the thought that, in God’s hands, the dark past is the greatest possession you have – the key to life and happiness for others. (Alcoholics Anonymous, page 124) Humiliation, shame, rage — hurling dung on the hopes of family, treacherous […]
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