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Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me… to proclaim good news to the poor.  He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind… Yesterday, I wrote of my willful defiance of God.  I used painful language that may have been offensive, but I must…
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Luke 3:14 Soldiers also asked him, “And we, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Do not extort money from anyone by threats or by false accusation, and be content with your wages.” I can clearly recall the events that led me to relapse.  I am hesitant to write about it, as it…
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Luke 3:7,8 You brood of vipers!  …Bear fruits in keeping with repentance. For better or worse, I have frequent reminders of my addiction.  Consequences persist and memory is long.  These reminders can take me down one of several paths.  I can wallow in shame over my destruction.  I can be thankful that I am no…
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Luke 2:7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. I know it is immature to do so, but sometimes, when I am frustrated, I lash out at God.  When my phone dies…
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Luke 1:67,68,78  Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit…saying, “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has redeemed his people… because of the tender mercy of our God…” I remember watching a television show in which one of the characters turned out to be a drug addict.  As her addictive behavior worsened, her…
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Luke 1:46-50 My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior… for he who is mighty has done great things for me… And his mercy is for those who fear him… Addiction is being so enslaved to our own desires that we cannot say no.  Despite knowing the consequences of a…
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Luke 1:34  Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin?” I clearly remember praying a thousand times for God to take away my addiction.  What I meant was that I wanted God to magically remove my addiction with no injury to me.  I was not willing to follow or…
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Mark 1:18 And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.” We were driving down the interstate the other day when a voice spoke out of my phone, warning us of upcoming congestion.  My phone, guiding us to our destination, knew…
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Mark 7:21,22 For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. I said a bad word the other day.  This would not be worth writing about, but I did not just say it, I yelled it… in front of a…
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Mark 5:36 Do not fear, only believe. I often use donuts symbolically in my writing to represent the destructive appetite of my flesh nature.  Some do not share my appetite for donuts however (weirdos), so for them, anxiety may be a more apt representation.  As it turns out, Jesus said quite a bit more about…
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