Posts that discuss godly character
As recovering alcoholics participating in a 12 Step process, it is vital to understand the biblical God. Having a concept of God as an imaginary genie (choose your own meaning), leaves us without any realistic approach to the truthful meaning of the human life process. The biblical story found in Genesis can explain our personal […]
As God Is – What We Are Like – Created in His Image Read More »
Bad beliefs are a reality in everyone. Is your belief about a higher power wrong? It is important to remember that not only did we bring bad beliefs in to recovery – we can also continue to develop bad beliefs in recovery. Progression in spirituality depends upon what we use as the source of our truth.
When God Becomes the Central Fact in Your Life and Christ Becomes the Lord of Your Life. Read More »
(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
The Change Process in AA Versus the Change Process of our Creator Read More »
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.
Building Character – As God Sees It – Killing The Pain Read More »
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
Building Character – As God Sees It – Crucify the Fat Read More »
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
Building Character – As God Sees It –The Struggle Within Read More »
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
Building Character – As God Sees It – A Life of Choices Read More »