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And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ . . . Philippians 1:9-10 While treating those with substance use disorders, it’s easy to err in either…
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It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart . . . Philippians 1:7 Honestly, working in addiction medicine can be frustrating. Patients often don’t show up for their appointments. Relapse and failure are daily realities. It seems that the only clean time that some…
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And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:6 It can be tempting to believe that because it’s my nature to do something, that it must be right. If God made me like this, he wanted…
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Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus . . . Philippians 1:1 It’s not uncommon for the one struggling with addiction to have a distorted self-image. Early on, to avoid his problem, he will dismiss it. I’m not an alcoholic, I just like to drink. Later, when he’s caused a spectacular amount of destruction, he’ll…
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Praying . . . also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak. Ephesians 6:18-20 I can remember asking my father where babies…
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  . . . Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints . . . Ephesians 6:18 When my kids were little, they thought I could fix anything. Fixing something though, was usually synonymous with simply replacing…
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. . . And take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God . . . Ephesians 6:17 Every day, I have a multitude of voices speaking into my head. I must look at my phone a hundred times a day. I sit in front of our TV for at least an…
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. . . And take the helmet of salvation . . . Ephesians 6:17 When I got out of treatment, I was going to go into addiction medicine and save the world. I was naive. I’d just lost a job in the ER due to my addiction. My life and career were a total disaster.…
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In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one. Ephesians 6:16 I still work a few hours of urgent care every week where I see a tremendous number of respiratory illnesses. Everyone wants something fixable and the words that patients dread to…
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. . . And, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. Ephesians 6:15 I’ve been thinking a lot lately about attitude in the workplace. We’re in the middle of a Covid-19 surge again, which is becoming more normal, but still, it’s hard on morale. I’m not…
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