Posts that discuss godly character
(From the book Eternal Sobriety, Chapter 9, God’s Will, page 195) The expression “living one day at a time” is a principle direct from the teachings of Christ (see Matthew 6:34 below). We use this truth to stop drinking one day at a time. Long-term sobriety comes in little daily chunks. With sobriety, we further […]
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The 12-Step path we follow in Alcoholics Anonymous is a practical behavior changing process and can result in a positive character change within us. These Steps, if followed, will reduce our self-centered thoughts and hopefully give us some visibility in to our behavioral problems and the defects of character underlying them. Then, once uncovered, we
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This article will provide visibility to the truth about the nature and purpose of pain. There is not one person who does not experience some sort of pain or grief within the course of their lifetime. We all know what it is like to feel pain as it is a prevalent part of our existence.
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The COVID-19 virus erupted in 2020 and has brought major awareness to our generation of how frail and powerless we are as a human race. Most of the social interactions and freedoms we had previously known essentially shut down in 2020, as the virus spread throughout the world. Lockdowns, shortages, and mask-wearing have become the
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As Christians, we are in a constant struggle with temptation from the moment we are saved until the moment we die. Previous articles in this series discussed building good moral character and habits and making godly choices. Good moral character means godly character. Developing godly character diminishes our struggling difficulties we have in life and
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Studies show that at least 40 percent of our daily activity occurs through the process of habits – which are behavioral routines that occur without our awareness of conscious decisions being made. We all have many habits, some good and some bad, they have formed over our lifetime, and new ones are forming all the
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This article deals with the inner struggle that we, as recovering folks, often deal with, as we trudge the road of happy destiny. It is a struggle of wanting to return to our old ways – even knowing the dangers and consequences that a reversal of direction from sobriety would bring. How wonderful would it
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Note: The reader should review the article “Building Character – As God Sees it – Self-Discipline – The Spiritual Solution” for best understanding of this article. In the previous article, we stated that when the desire to not drink is stronger than the desire to drink, we will stay sober. That attitude needs to remain
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Note: The reader should review the article “Building Character – As God Sees it – Self-Discipline – The Problem” for best understanding of this article. This article deals with how the spirit of God provides the recovering person the power needed to overcome alcoholism and character defects, when their own attempts seem to fail. This
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There are many useful principles discussed in Alcoholics Anonymous meetings that provide help with the process of building our character. Honesty and humility are top contenders, and many of us learn the value these principles bring when we practice them in our daily activities. Willingness is an essential ingredient to the practice of these foundational
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