Tag: addict
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Rock Bottom Hope
7The one who keeps the law is a son with understanding, but a companion of gluttons shames his father.–Proverbs 28 It almost seems impossible that Jesus didn’t have this proverb on his mind when he gave his famous parable about the Prodigal Son in Luke 15. Let’s use that passage to illustrate. A father had…
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Hope for the Hider With Secrets! [1-minute read]
20If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god, 21would not God discover this? For he knows the secrets of the heart.–Psalm 44 I used to be an addict and I would hide my addiction from others. I had excuses and rationalizations for my sin, but…
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Christmas in Recovery
8And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear.10And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you…
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The Addict’s Struggle
133Keep steady my steps according to your promise, and let no iniquity get dominion over me.–Psalm 119 Here are three points that jump out at me from today’s text.
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The Big Difference
9I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral people— 10not at all meaning the sexually immoral of this world, or the greedy and swindlers, or idolaters, since then you would need to go out of the world.11But now I am writing to you not to associate with anyone who bears the…
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Outside-In or Inside-Out?
6There are many who say, “Who will show us some good? Lift up the light of your face upon us, O LORD!” 7You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound.–Psalm 4 David pictures some party goers grumbling about God. They were most likely many cups of wine…
Joel M Bradshaw 