4 God’s Guys & Gals
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The nature of sheep… When they are restless, irritable, discontented (quote from Big Book), they mill around, bumping into each other and create more upset. Dangerous for sheep. The shepherd walks slowly among them, speaking softly so they hear his voice. Then He makes them lie down in their green pastures. Pastures are not meadows,
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I made a decision to turn my will and life over to God’s care. As I reflect on my 3rd step, I picture myself in a little boat with a small outboard motor. My hand tightly holds the tiller of the motor. I am heading towards the sights and sounds of people having fun. Music
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When we find ourselves powerless over something/someone that is causing us distress, one action we can take is to ask God for His Serenity. In serenity we find safety. We find that we are restored to sanity as Step Two promises. When we receive sanity, our obsessive thinking, our overwhelming negative emotions, and our compulsive
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] What are you thinking about? Philippians 4:8 offers some guidelines. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, Think On Theses Things. Our character defects are displayed in our behavior, but they also show
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When we find ourselves overwhelmed by a person, an event, or a circumstance a question to ask would be “what am I afraid of?” The state of powerlessness causes anxiety. Naturally. Taking an inventory of just what is it that is causing distress might lead to a new understanding of our needs. For example:
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When I heard that the Carl’s Jr near me was closing, I was surprised by my anxiety reaction. I don’t eat there, but it has been a fixture in my neighborhood for as long as I have lived here. Asking the Lord what was going on, l learned that when the familiar is disturbed
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For all of us in recovery, from whatever, there comes a time when we have to heal from our broken attachment wounds. None of us grew up in a healthy, nurturing home environment. We are all damaged by our parents or caregivers’ brokenness to some degree. Our broken attachments are not our fault. We have
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The 23rd Psalm states that the Good Shepard can restore our soul. What is our soul? Our soul is our unique human self, created in God’s image. Our soul is our thinking, feeling and acting. Addiction, in ourselves or someone we love, robs us of our soul. We are not in our right mind, because