Drop the Rocks

Drop the rocks...

Did you ever notice that in times of stress, fear, or extended worry your back usually aches and your shoulders and neck are stiff and tight? 

Sheesh! What's up with that? 

You are probably familiar with the term 'carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders'; and that is exactly what we are trying to do during these painful times! 

We can't change people, places, things, or situations. 

So why do we load our hearts and minds with the weight of things we cannot change? 

When we block our hearts off from the Holy Spirit, our minds become prisoners of our self-induced thoughts. 

Our body takes on the weight of this unnatural stress causing pain in our back, shoulders, and neck....

Drop those rocks! 

Give the weight of the world to God and watch your pains go away!..

As always..... Check your experience…. 

"But soon the sense of His presence had been blotted out by worldly clamors, mostly those within myself." Big Book pg. 12-13 

Lord let us give the weight of the world to you freeing us to focus on Your will for us and enjoy Your grace and peace, AMEN. 

"...let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us." Hebrews 12:2 

Have a blessed day Y'all! 

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Looking for the Good

Looking for the good in all situations...

Perhaps it's different for you, but I have this magic magnifying glass in my mind that automatically tries to find the negative in everything and make it bigger than it is. 

Over the years I have learned to recognize this and turn it off before it gets a chance to twist my thinking. 

I now look for the good in everything and everyone, even when I am facing challenges and bad news. 

I am FREE to do this because I am God's kid, and His Spirit resides in me. 

I know that no matter what, I will survive the situation and either learn or benefit in some way from it... 

Check your experience... 

"When I focus on what's good today, I have a good day, and when I focus on what's bad, I have a bad day. If I focus on a problem, the problem increases; if I focus on the answer, the answer increases." Big Book pg. 417 

Lord, remind our hearts to quiet our minds in difficult times so that we may feel Your Spirit and know this too shall pass, AMEN. 

"We can rejoice too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love." Romans 5:3-5 

Have a blessed day Y'all! 

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No Pain....No Gain

 No pain...no gain.... 

Maybe it's different for you, but I can honestly say that I do not enjoy pain of any kind in any form. 

I don't intentionally go looking for it but I have learned that when I do find myself in pain, there is either a lesson to be learned or an experience to grow from if I look with a willing heart and open mind. 

Staying spiritually fit is hard work but the benefits are immense. 

Sobriety is not easy but the pains from gaining and maintaining it have brought me blessings far beyond what I deserve. 

The same can be said for my journey to attain physical health and fitness. 

God gives us the pain inside of every challenge to encourage us to find the benefit He has for us. 

Check your experience... 

"If we are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we are halfway through." Big Book pg. 83 

Lord when we are in pain, please remind our hearts to seek the goodness we can gain from seeking Your will, AMEN. 

"And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope." Romans 5:2-4 

Have a blessed day Y’all! 

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