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Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 For months, I have been planning this week’s hike with my son. Way back in February, I began looking at maps and on long winter…
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How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple?  Proverbs 1:22 What is wrong with you? Why are you the way you are? The questions stung, but under the circumstances of my addiction and subsequent destruction, they were probably appropriate. It is difficult for those unfamiliar with addiction to comprehend the why of addiction. It was…
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The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:7 I must admit that sometimes, I don’t like what I read in the Bible. There are things I don’t understand and there are rules I dislike. If I were in charge, I would do it differently. Then, there are…
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Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!  Psalms 139:23-24 I knew a man, many years ago, who took what he wanted and did as he pleased. As I was a timid…
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For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalms 139:13-14 More than once, I have been frustrated with God for the way he made me. Why did you give me these appetites if they lead to destruction? You set me…
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Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain . . . eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep. Psalms 127:1-2 In my addiction, anxiety – previously not something with which I’d struggled – became a constant companion as I was continuously afraid of discovery. I’m going…
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How can a young man keep his way pure? . . . Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.  Psalms 119:9,105 Working with addicts, I unfortunately have the opportunity to witness some profoundly destructive behavior. In looking back, I often want to ask, How did you get here?…
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His steadfast love endures forever! Psalms 118:1 Every day, I begin my prayer time by reminding myself of this one enduring reality: God loves me. No matter what I’ve done, I cannot increase or decrease his love. He sent Jesus Christ to die for my forgiveness and to restore me to a right relationship to himself and…
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Know that the LORD, he is God! It is he who made us, and we are his . . . Psalms 100:3 I’m not like everyone else. I don’t fit in. I’m not good enough, funny enough, smart enough, or attractive enough. I just don’t know who I am. Most of us know what it’s like…
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I was envious of the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. Psalms 73:3 I must admit, I have those times when I lament the fact that there are certain things that I will never do again in this life. At my worst, I remember how much I enjoyed pills. I took them for…
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