I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. Luke 19:26 As much as I’d like to say that I chose, of my own accord, to get help for my addiction, that would hardly be truthful. I…
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The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. Luke 19:10 Prior to finding recovery, I’d previously made a couple of half-hearted attempts, all ending in relapse. This last time though, something was radically different. God saved me from myself, and I finally realized that I must respond by daily making a…
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Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, “Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold.” Luke 19:8-9 In my addictive, destructive behavior, I caused the worst pain for those I was supposed to love the most. In recognizing this,…
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And when they saw it, they all grumbled, “He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner.” Luke 19:7 If I had to write my own life story, I’d be the hero, right? I’m basically a good guy and even though I’ve made a few mistakes, I’ve meant well. Even…
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There was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature. Luke 19:2-3 I heard it again the other day. I’m too flabby to go to the…
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And those who were in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent. But he cried out all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” Luke 18:39 I’ve never been comfortable with dancing – either with doing it myself, or with others doing it. Particularly in church, it makes me squirm to see…
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And he cried out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” Luke 18:38 I’m often asked if I still struggle with an appetite for pills. I can honestly say that God has transformed me so that today I don’t struggle. Today, I want my faith and recovery more than I want to get high.…
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There is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time . . . Luke 18:29-30 My family once went to one of those all-you-can-eat Brazilian steak houses, where I ate to the…
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How difficult it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God! For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God. Luke 18:24-25 In the disaster of my addiction, my personal and professional life was…
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The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 Nearly four years ago, I began writing The Seeds of the Spirit. Almost daily since then, this blog has chronicled my own walk of faith and recovery. It was…
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