Month: February 2019

Before there comes upon you the day of the anger of the Lord. Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, who do his just commands; seek righteousness; seek humility . . . Zephaniah 2:2-3 As a teenager, I recall thinking that the adults around me were naturally mature and that I would automatically get…
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I will punish the men who are complacent . . . Zephaniah 1:12 Those who find a genuine recovery, but then go on to relapse, often have a similar story to tell. At first, in the midst of some misery, the addict vows to change, and he does . . . for a while. He may…
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I will stretch out my hand against Judah . . . those who bow down and swear to the Lord and yet swear by Milcom . . . Zephaniah 1:4-5 In my addiction, I claimed to believe one thing, while behaving in a manner completely contrary to that belief. I would love to say that my hypocrisy…
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Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines . . . yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation. Habakkuk 3:17-18 For most of us, when we’ve caused ourselves some significant misery, turning to God in that misery is natural. When in…
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What profit is an idol when its maker has shaped it, a metal image, a teacher of lies? For its maker trusts in his own creation when he makes speechless idols! Habakkuk 2:18 Step two of the Twelve Steps states that as addicts, we must come to believe that only a power greater than us can…
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Woe to him who makes his neighbors drink. Habakkuk 2:15 By the time I left college, I’d been wrestling for most of my life, being instructed by someone else on when and how to exercise. Frankly, I was tired of it. I looked forward to doing what I wanted, when I wanted. As it turns out…
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Wine is a traitor . . . Habakkuk 2:5 As you know if you’ve read previously, eating right is one of my life struggles. I’d been doing pretty well lately, when last weekend, for some reason, we had a full pan of s’mores bars just sitting around. I must have walked by them 20 times, remaining…
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The righteous shall live by his faith. Micah 2:4 I heard it again the other day. A fellow struggler, wanting to quit using, asked me to pray for divine assistance. I asked what his plan of action was. To pray. And to ask you to pray. I encouraged him to pray, but in his prayer, to…
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