Author: Scott

What shall I do, Lord? Acts 22:10 I’ve known those whom God instantly and miraculously delivered from their addiction. Those I know who’ve experienced this would be the first to tell you that they still have other struggles – they aren’t perfect – but God did perform an instantaneous miracle regarding a specific addiction. This…
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I persecuted this Way to the death, binding and delivering to prison both men and women . . . Acts 22:4 To truly find recovery, I had to stop using drugs, but that wasn’t all. If I really wanted to live by faith, experiencing authentic recovery from the old life, I had to turn from…
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After greeting them, he related one by one the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry. Acts 21:19 I still attend a weekly recovery meeting. It helps keep me on track and it’s one way in which I can also help others. When we meet, we discuss our successes and failures…
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And since he would not be persuaded, we ceased and said, “Let the will of the Lord be done.” Acts 21:14 Whenever I see someone going through a trial, it’s usually my first impulse to want to relieve the discomfort. In the clinic, it’s my job to help those in front of me. In other…
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For I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. Acts 21:13 Before I had a drug addiction, I had other self-destructive appetites that needed to change if I truly wanted to live by faith. The problem with those other problems though, is…
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It is more blessed to give than to receive. Acts 20:35 As children, we loved receiving gifts. Whether it was Christmas day or a birthday, we knew it was our time to receive and we reveled in it. As we matured though, at some point we realized that the joy is in giving gifts. We…
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I am innocent of the blood of all, for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God. Acts 20:26-27 If a patient comes to me in clinic about a funny looking mole and it looks suspicious for a cancer, it’s easy for me to recommend a biopsy. What if I’m…
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But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus . . . Acts 20:24 Because we weren’t all home on Thanksgiving, we had our Thanksgiving meal yesterday with our immediate family and…
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And now, behold, I am going to Jerusalem, constrained by the Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there . . . Acts 20:22 When I had to leave my job in the ER due to my drug addiction, I had to go to inpatient treatment if I wanted my career back. With my…
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And they took the youth away alive, and were not a little comforted. Acts 20:12 Like any job, working the ER had its challenges about which I regularly complained. When I lost that job due to my addiction, I was out of work for a few months, during which time I was desperate to return…
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