Author: Scott

I Thessalonians 4:10,11 But we urge you, brothers . . . to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs . . . As painful as it is to admit, in my drug addiction, I became condescending towards those who struggled differently than me. If I could find cause to be critical of…
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I Thessalonians 2:6 Nor did we seek glory from people . . . In the disaster of my addiction, one of the most painful consequences was that everyone knew. My reputation was the last thing I should have been worried about, but still, I desperately desired to protect my ego. That effort was futile of…
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Colossians 3:23,24 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men . . . You are serving the Lord Christ. I can have two very different days at work, based completely on my attitude. The events may be the same, but my perspective makes for two days that are quite dissimilar.…
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Colossians 3:12-14 Put on then . . . compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, patience and love . . . As I am prone to extremes, I have, many times, gorged myself and then promised that I would starve to make up for it. If I don’t eat  for three days, I can lose 10 pounds.…
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Colossians 3:5-8 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry . . . you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander . . . In my quest to understand my flesh nature, I have found today’s passage to be profoundly important.…
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Colossians 3:1-3 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above . . . Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. If I have been set free, why do…
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Colossians 2:18,19 Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and worship of angels . . . not holding fast to . . . God. As we are practice driving with our kids, we frequently attempt to impress upon them the reality that little distractions can have drastic consequences. No phone. Don’t mess with the…
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Colossians 2:13,14 You, who were dead in your trespasses . . . God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the debt . . . nailing it to the cross. The predicament of the drug addict is similar to that of others. The drug addict wants sobriety sometime. Right…
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Colossians 1:15-22 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation . . . You, He has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death . . . As an addict, my opinion regarding my need for pain medications is suspect. If I came to the clinic with a…
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Colossians 1:13 He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. I have mistakenly thought this passage meant that I was delivered from my addiction when I came to Christ. I paid a painful price for…
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