Month: March 2017

Luke 5:16 He would withdraw to desolate places and pray. I am not patient and I do not sit still well.  I prefer to do, which can be annoying to those around me.  I relax by engaging in what I consider to be leisurely activities, which my kids think look a lot like work.  Do…
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Luke 5:11 …They left everything and followed him. Yesterday, I asked the question, Does God heal me or do I need to go to treatment?  I was referring to drug addiction, but I trust the application to our other defects is obvious.  If I struggle with anxiety or pride, does God miraculously remove those defects,…
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Luke 4:40 All those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them. Within Christianity, there is a debate regarding how God heals us.  There are those who feel we are promised immediate healing from all our defects…
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Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me… to proclaim good news to the poor.  He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind… Yesterday, I wrote of my willful defiance of God.  I used painful language that may have been offensive, but I must…
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Luke 3:14 Soldiers also asked him, “And we, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your wages.” I can clearly recall the events that led me to relapse.  I am hesitant to write about it, as it…
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Luke 3:7,8 You brood of vipers!  …Bear fruits in keeping with repentance. For better or worse, I have frequent reminders of my addiction.  Consequences persist and memory is long.  These reminders can take me down one of several paths.  I can wallow in shame over my destruction.  I can be thankful that I am no…
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Luke 2:7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. I know it is immature to do so, but sometimes, when I am frustrated, I lash out at God.  When my phone dies…
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Luke 1:67,68,78  Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit…saying, “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has redeemed his people… because of the tender mercy of our God…” I remember watching a television show in which one of the characters turned out to be a drug addict.  As her addictive behavior worsened, her…
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Luke 1:46-50 My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior… for he who is mighty has done great things for me… And his mercy is for those who fear him… Addiction is being so enslaved to our own desires that we cannot say no.  Despite knowing the consequences of a…
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Luke 1:34  Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” I clearly remember praying a thousand times for God to take away my addiction.  What I meant was that I wanted God to magically remove my addiction with no injury to me.  I was not willing to follow or…
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