Month: May 2020

I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. John 15:1-2 It’s been a little maddening to keep up with the daily changes that Covid-19 has…
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Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you . . . Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. John 14:27 We all have different struggles. I’ve struggled with both drug addiction and anxiety. I’m not comparing addiction to anxiety. I’m just insisting that we all have different life…
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You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you. John 14:17 In my addiction, I turned my back on my faith. Every time I used, I felt guilty, and so, every time I used, I asked forgiveness from God, seeking absolution for that guilt. I didn’t change or stop using though,…
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If you love me, you will keep my commandments. John 14:15 In my addiction, I pursued the object of my addiction – the drug – above all else. I sacrificed everything to get the one and only thing I desperately desired. My family, my faith, and my career all took a back seat as my…
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If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it. John 14:14 As a child, I viewed this passage with awe and hope. You mean you will give me anything I ask for, God? It sounds absurd now, but I wanted to fly like superman. So, I prayed. When my prayer wasn’t answered,…
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I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. John 14:6 Probably the most common objection I hear to my faith is regarding the exclusivity of Christianity. There are those who don’t believe in God at all, but many who believe in some God, reject…
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Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster will not crow till you have denied me three times.” John 13:38 In recovery, one of the most dangerous things to embrace, is overconfidence. Many of us have fallen into this trap. Convinced that we’ve been fixed,…
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By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. John 13:35 Once a week, I’ve been shooting videos from the blog to post on Facebook. Usually, it’s pretty short and simple. I normally require just one or two attempts and then I’m done. Last week though,…
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So, after receiving the morsel of bread, he immediately went out. John 13:30 Near the end of my active drug addiction, I knew time was running out. I could just feel life collapsing as the consequences of my behavior approached. Any sane person would have stopped, but I didn’t. I knew I was on a…
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So when he had dipped the morsel, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. Then after he had taken the morsel, Satan entered into him. John 13:26-27 It’s common, when reading about modern medicine’s understanding of addiction to come across a statement like this. Under the old paradigm, we understood addiction as…
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