It’s important to understand. In order to resist temptation, we must understand what is going on. If we miss an aspect of it, we cannot really resist it. We just shift it around or suffer through. “Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted withContinue reading “How Are We Tempted?”
Category Archives: Criminal Recovery
I Am Legion
You are never too far gone. In the books of Luke, Mark, and Matthew we see the story of the Gadarene Demoniac. (Mark 5:1-20, Luke 8:26-39, Matt. 8:28-34) He had an unclean spirit, which called itself “Legion” because there were many of the demons inhabiting this man. He lived in the tombs, crying out andContinue reading “I Am Legion”
Me And God
That’s all there is Yes, I know the grammars bad. I don’t really care, I’m free. I don’t write poetry to please my English teacher. I write it because it’s inside of me, and wants out. I’ve never obeyed the rules, designed by men. Those words that keep us in line, like sheep to theContinue reading “Me And God”
Can Mobsters Be Christians?
Do you really know What makes a Christian? The story goes, that a police wire tap expert named Jimmy Vaus had tapped the notorious LA gangster Mickey Cohen. However Cohen discovered the tap, and instead of killing Jimmy Vaus he got Vaus to spy on the cops instead. Eventually Vaus was caught and publicly shamed.Continue reading “Can Mobsters Be Christians?”
Work Out Your Own Salvation
What does it mean? “Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.”—Phil. 2:12-13 There areContinue reading “Work Out Your Own Salvation”
Walking on Water
Take A Step In Faith To See Miracles In Your Life When we have trouble in our lives we often pray to God. But, sometimes we do not see anything happening. We expect a bolt from the blue, or a miracle, but God mostly works through His creation. So we relax andContinue reading “Walking on Water”
Overcome Evil With Good
Attacking evil with evil, just makes more evil All of us have had things happen in our lives that we would define as evil. We could make a list of the things that are evil, and it would not cover everyone or everything. You know when evil happens to you, whether anyone else agrees thatContinue reading “Overcome Evil With Good”
This Old Bowl
A thing of memory (Drabble Prompt) This old bowl reminds me of where I have been and the climb that came with it. A life of drunken abuse and waste. From birth till the day I broke through rock bottom, to find the cellar. A darker place where there was nothing and no one; exceptContinue reading “This Old Bowl”
Does Tough Love Help Addicts?
Does it really help? Well, it depends on how far you go with it. Most of the time tough love comes at a point of frustration, not at a point of love. Do not let frustration and anger guide you. It has been years and you have tried and tried to help a friend orContinue reading “Does Tough Love Help Addicts?”
Refining Fire
Purified through burning Gold bubbles in the pot,burning torment of mind.enough is enough. Anger rages at injustice,vile hatred spews forth,it bubbles to the top. Trouble burns and boils,and more rage pops.The impure scraped away. Darkness glows red,around the boiling pot. Trouble burns bright. Purest gold remains,after melting in painful flame.The filthy dross drawn out. GoldContinue reading “Refining Fire”
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