Living Life Recovery: Recent Episodes
Archie Boyle
Living Life Recovery is a safe place where people can come, share and investigate the realities of God’s promises for themselves.
We believe that as we investigate God’s promises for our lives and practice the ‘Spiritual Principles of Recovery’ as outlined in 'God’s Word’ we will find the strength and freedom we need to live productive and peaceful lives.
We welcome anyone who has a sincere desire to change their lives. To rise above the pain and turmoil caused by dependencies and compulsive behaviors their own lives or the lives of a loved one or friend.
Teach me how to live as you have promised. Don’t let any sin be my master. Psalm 119:133 I pray one prayer often: “God, show me the next step.”In 1989, I gave God control. He leads—I follow. That’s been my recovery model ever since. He opens doors, I walk through them. He gives clarity, I […]
The post 2025 | Discussion Starter | Pray Diligently first appeared on Welcome to Living Life Recovery.
Mistakes are part of the process of recovery. But God promises protection and safety to those who love and trust Him
The post 2025 | Discussion Starter | Trust God Always first appeared on Welcome to Living Life Recovery.
If you want a relationship with God, you need to read what He has already said.
The post 2025 | Discussion Starter | Read the Bible first appeared on Welcome to Living Life Recovery.
Recovery is full of both criticism and encouragement. Not all feedback is helpful.
The post 2025 | Discussion Starter #203 | Follow God’s Advice first appeared on Welcome to Living Life Recovery.
need to change our thinking to avoid repeating old behaviors
The post 2025 | Discussion Starter | Time for God first appeared on Welcome to Living Life Recovery.
As we walk with Him in recovery God equips us to face more - because we are ready!
The post 2025 | Discussion Starter #201 | God’s Opportunities first appeared on Welcome to Living Life Recovery.
Sin puts distance between us and God. If we want His help in the process of recovery we must be willing to change.
The post 2025 | Discussion Starter #201 | True Change is Required first appeared on Welcome to Living Life Recovery.
Pretending we have it all together or trying to fix everyone is exhausting and prideful.
The post John 1 | Day 2 | “I Am Not the Christ” first appeared on Welcome to Living Life Recovery.
STEP ONE I ADMIT THAT MY LIFE IS A MESS AND I AM OUT OF CONTROL Today I have been looking at the topic of DOUBT! As part of my daily reading I read the verses Psalm 42:5 Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! […]
Colossians 4:6 says, "Be gracious in your speech. The goal is to bring out the best in others in a conversation, not put them down, not cut them out"
Everybody needs recovery! Many of us know the reality of lives in addiction and compulsion. Of living in isolation.
The purpose of living life recovery is to help others get to know Jesus and His love for them. To learn and apply the Twelve Steps of recovery to daily living in order to discover life's lessons and Gods promises and apply His will to their lives.
I recently read this quote. "“Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words.”
My prayer today is that when we communicate with others in recovery, we will be able to 'listen for what is behind the words. " And do all we can to help each other as we walk the road to recovery together.
There is no greater feeling or faith builder than God's intervention. visit livingliferecovery.com
Stop! Read what the Bible says about making amends, and talk to God before you do. livingliferecovery.com
Our faith in God grows when we learn to trust Him and turn our wills and lives over to Him!
Jesus says, "Come to me! get away with me. And I will help you recover your life." Living Life Recovery
Spiritual Growth requires faith in Jesus Christ's ability to 'save us from our sins.' Living Life Recovery
God is not isolated! He knows about all our hard times, and our tearful hours. Living Life Recovery
Helping others is a natural progression in the recovery process. visit LivingLifeRecovery
Thank you for listening. Visit livingliferevovery.com to read and hear more on the subject of living life in recovery.
Because we love someone doesn't mean we have to approve of how they live. livingliferecovery.com
Why is everyone hungry for more? "More, more," they say. "More, more." I have God's more-than-enough, More joy in one ordinary day Than they get in all their shopping sprees. At day's end I'm ready for sound sleep, For you, God, have put my life back together. Psalms 4:6-8
None of us got up one day and thought "It's a good day to deal with my addictions and compulsions." Hope you get something out of "IT STARTS WITH GOD."
In my life back in 1989 God and I reached an agreement. He leads I follow. From that day to this day that is how my life has worked. He opens doors and I walk through them.
Sometimes when complacency sets in we get careless and forget to thank and praise the One who has brought us to where we are now.
Recognition of self-choosing the ways of sin and death is the number one step towards rejection of the same and switching to the right way.
Today’s meditation says, isn’t that what so many require in their lives? If it sounds a bit like a fairy-tale story. Easy to reject? When we reject the touch of God we remain unwell: We try pain killers, indulge in mind-altering substances, paint our world with whatever narcotics we are offered, assemble around like-minded individuals and make merry.
A good measure for defining God’s will and purpose is through discussing it with someone else you trust who is knowledgeable in the recovery process.
If you are struggling with life's problems, and pressures, or seeking a deeper spiritual understanding God can help! if You Let Him ...
Morning Harmony is a daily devotional written for the Salvation Army Bridge Programme in Adelaide, South Australia. Readings that became important to my spiritual growth in my early recovery.
Every day I try to start the day with a daily devotional time. If you are in recovery and don't I suggest you start. There are many, many resources available but if you can't find any I suggest you start usibng the 'Morning Harmony' or 'Discussion Starter' devotional series founr here or on www.livingliferecovery.com
As we face all the changes that recovery brings we can sometimes feel it is too much for us to bear.
Genesis 21:22 says “It is evident that God helps you in everything you do." Many times God has intervened in my life and I am sure He is with me as I walk daily in recovery.
In recovery, we all need a sponsor or a mentor. Sponsors and mentors are people who will help us to find and apply God's will for our lives. It is not creating carbon copies of themselves.
GOD KNOWS EVERYTHING!
God, investigate my life; get all the facts firsthand. I'm an open book to you; even from a distance, you know what I'm thinking. You know when I leave and when I get back; I'm never out of your sight. Psalms 139:1-3
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When we allow the Holy Spirit to guide us God can and will help us to change our bad habits.
To understand what works for you in recovery you may need to try a number of different brands of recovery. Alcoholics Anonymous is not for everyone.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/07/01/god-cares-about-me-2/
Stay clear of silly stories that get dressed up as religion. Exercise daily in God—no spiritual flabbiness, please! Workouts in the gymnasium are useful, but a disciplined life in God is far more so, making you fit both today and forever. You can count on this. Take it to heart. This is why we've thrown ourselves into this venture so totally. We're banking on the living God, Savior of all men and women, especially believers. Get the word out. Teach all these things. 1 Timothy 4:7-11 MSG
God’s plans for you are always for your good. The unknown can be frightening, but when Jesus Christ is you One True Higher power, you can rest in the knowledge that He has good things planned for your future.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/06/04/2022-day-155-verse-for-today/
Responsible Trust in God requires seeking His will and His power to carry it out. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/05/28/2022-day-148-discussion-starter/
On completion of my list of sinful habits, I will confess them to God and to someone that I trust. Join me this week for week three of Step Five
- Enjoy week one of my four week series on step five On completion of my list of sinful habits, I will confess them to God and to someone that I trust.
Many of us wallow in our pasts and sink easily into the harbour of such memories. Ask forgiveness for allowing these feelings to overcome what you know is your new reality. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/04/27/thougtfortoday/
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If you are like Thomas, imagine what it would be like to 'believe without seeing.' - That's faith: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/04/23/we-came-to-believe/
HAPPY EASTER this episode is also available as a blog post: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/04/17/let-god-arise/
Jesu Christ came to save sinners this episode is also available as a blog post: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/04/16/the-promised-rescuer-2/
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/04/02/2022-the-twelve-steps-am-i-enough/
WE ADMITTED WE WERE POWERLESSGod gives power to the tired and worn out, and strength to the weak. Isaiah 40:29
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/03/26/2022-we-admitted-we-were-powerless/
I. Stay in communication with God: He will reveal the right times to us for everything.
II. Do regular spiritual check-ups on ourselves: It is easy to get caught up in the process of recovery and forget about living life.
III. Do what needs to be done to keep us moving forward: Process is progress, and we need to keep moving forward
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Just for today Lord help me not to stunt the spiritual growth of others. Teach me Your ways so I may teach them to others and support them in becoming all You created them to be.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/03/13/2022-day-seventy-two-thought-for-today/
God, shield me on all sides. Real help comes from You. Your blessings clothe your people! Your glory is on tour in the skies, God-craft on exhibit across the horizon. Keep us safe from ourselves and the Devil. You're in charge! You can do anything you want!
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/03/13/2022-day-seventy-two-verse-for-today/
"Because you're not yet taking God seriously," said Jesus. "The simple truth is that if you had a mere kernel of faith, a poppy seed, say, you would tell this mountain, 'Move!' and it would move. There is nothing you wouldn't be able to tackle." Matthew 17:20
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/03/12/2022-who-is-god-week-five/
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This episode is also available as a blog post: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/03/09/2022-day-sixty-seven-thought-for-today/
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"These words I speak to you are not incidental additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living. They are foundational words, words to build a life on. If you work these words into your life.” Matthew 7:24
God’s Word is foundational for the recovery process. It is our foundation stone, designed for building our lives. We are all unique. God created us all in His image, but He also created us as individuals.
Today, I want to encourage everyone to find out what works for you. There is only one way to achieve recovery, as far as I am aware. That is God’s way! Do not be pressured by others to do what they did. You are not them. Take time to get to know God and His plan for you and then establish your foundations built on how He guides you. God will not guide you in any direction that goes against his Word,
- What is God saying to you about His plan for your life?
Prayer: Just for today,God, help me listen for, establish and apply Your will for my life
A lot of my time (the first two years) in recovery I spent writing and taking notes on things I learned through the process of recovery.
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Remember where you came from, accept where you are now and thank God for bringing you here. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/02/27/2022-day-fifty-eight-thought-for-today/
We know very well that we are not set right with God by rule-keeping but only throughpersonal faith in Jesus Christ, the One True Higher Power.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/02/24/2022-thought-for-today-day-fifty-five/
We can be ruled from within by our own sinful nature. Whilst detesting the bossiness of others we can fail to see character defects in ourselves that put us on a par with them.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/02/22/2022-thought-for-today-day-fifty-three/
Many times in my spiritual walk I have been tested - many times I have failed but with God's help, I have always come through. And, in coming through become stronger in my faith and in my life.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/02/20/2022-day-fifty-one-verse-for-today/
My goal in life, which I also believe is my God-given purpose is to "lead others to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ through sharing the Twelve Steps of recovery with them'." To that end, I have been blogging on recovery issues since 2008 and I look forward to doing so as long as I am able.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/02/19/2022-thought-for-today-day-fifty/
Jesus is a firm foundation of the recovery process. He can help us to overcome any problem or trouble we may encounter through daily reading of the Bible. learning and adapting what we read to our daily living.
- Read this episode is as a blog post: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/02/19/2022-who-is-god-week-two/
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Because of my faith in God and my decision in step three to turn my will and my life over to His care, I have had more opportunities, and more breaks in my one life than anyone should have had. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/02/13/2022-who-is-god-week-one/
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/02/13/people-like-me/
I could spend all day sharing verses and giving examples of the things beyond my wildest dreams God had done for me. But recovery is about Learning to Live Life and I have a lot of life living to do today. blog post: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/02/13/2022-day-forty-four-verse-for-today/
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God could have offered us nothing more startling, exciting, and far-reaching than His announcement, His personal desire to ‘give us a new spirit that is faithful to Him’. Read his episode as a blog post: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/02/12/2022-thought-for-today-day-forty-three/
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Focus Verse: Romans 8:35 Do you think anyone is going to be able to drive a wedge between us and Christ’s love for us? There is no way! Not trouble, not hard times, not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not bullying threats, not backstabbing, not even the worst sins listed in Scripture.
Learn to accept different
Romans 14:1 Welcome with open arms fellow believers who don’t see things the way you do. And don’t jump all over them every time they do or say something you don’t agree with–even when it seems that they are strong on opinions but weak in the faith department. Remember, they have their own history to deal with. Treat them gently.
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Don't fool yourself into thinking that you are a listener when you are anything but, letting the Word go in one ear and out the other. Act on what you hear! Those who hear and don't act are like those who glance in the mirror, walk away, and two minutes later have no idea who they are, what they look like. James 1:22-24
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Tomorrow I am going back to work after three weeks off. Three weeks in which the omicron virus has run riot in Victoria, Australia: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/01/16/2022-day-sixteen-morning-harmony/
"Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You're not in the driver's seat; I am.: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/01/15/2022-day-fifteen-discussion-starter/
PRAYER: Just for today, God, help me to apply Your truth to my life. Teach me the areas that need refining. In Your time, when You think I am ready use me to help others on the road to recovery so they may triumph over their addictions and compulsions and be all that You want them to be,: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/01/15/2022-day-fifteen-morning-harmony/
Legalism is faith gone wrong. It puts the emphasis on doing what you are allowed to do instead of following God.: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/01/14/2022-day-fourteen-discussion-starter/
Time is a talent God gives to us. Our time is misused when it is not used according to God's design.: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/01/14/2022-day-fourteen-morning-harmony/
We are all born knowing the difference between right and wrong. Most of us end up in trouble because we choose to do wrong: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/01/13/2022-day-thirteen-discussion-starter/
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God works in every area of our lives - not just or addictions and compulsions - for our good.: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/01/13/2022-day-thirteen-verse-for-today/
One of the most important steps in the recovery process is to get a 'sponsor' or 'mentor': https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/01/13/2022-day-twelve-discussion-starter/
Just for today, I will think before I speak and try to look at things from God's point of view. I will try not to allow stinking thinking to make me do or say things I rely on at a later date.: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/01/12/2022-day-twelve-morning-harmony/
- Don't fail to achieve the goals God has ready for you to achieve, Don't end up in the wilderness, wondering why you can't change your life: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/01/12/2022-day-twelve-verse-for-today/
Recovery rescued me. I attended meetings and groups where there were people just like me. People who understood my struggles.: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/01/11/2022-day-eleven-discussion-starter/
Sometimes with self inflicted-pain, we have felt sorrow, shame, and blame.The 'Good News' is Jesus meets us right where we are: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/01/11/2022-day-eleven-morning-harmony/
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/01/11/2022-day-eleven-verse-for-today/
The Church is not a substitute for recovery meetings. Most people in the Church are either in need of recovery or, in recovery: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/01/10/2022-day-ten-discussion-starter/
I don't understand God. I know He loves me; I know He cares about me, and I know He wants the best for me. I didn't arrive at that realization on my own://livingliferecovery.com/2022/01/10/2022-day-10-morning-harmony/
God determines our development. Before we were born, He knew what we would do when we would do it, and how we would do it. He also knew how He would react to it. [LOVE]: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/01/10/2022-day-ten-verse-for-today/
God may not have revealed all His plans for you now, but He has revealed everything you need to know to live life according to His purpose today.: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/01/09/2022-day-nine-morning-harmony/
Psalms 51:17 says "Heart-shattered lives ready for love don't for a moment escape God's notice." God knows what we are going through, and He will always present a way out if we put our trust in Him.: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/01/09/2022-day-nine-verse-for-today/
Many times it would have been easier for me to turn back to where I felt comfortable than it was to continue in recovery: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/01/08/2022-day-eight-discussion-starter/
Sometimes God makes us wait because we are not ready yet to handle some of the things we desire: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/01/08/2022-day-eight-verse-for-today/
God is still on the throne! There are wilderness times in my life where I felt it better to do something than to do nothing: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/01/08/2022-day-eight-morning-harmony/
Do not quit! The smallest step forward is still a step in the right direction.: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/01/07/2022-day-seven-discussion-starter/
Rough enough is good enough! I used to say it all the time. Coming to recovery has changed my approach to the things I do and say: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/01/07/2022-day-seven-verse-for-today/
- Don't ger discouraged when people don't believe you are on the path you are on or understand it: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/01/06/2022-day-six-discussion-starter/
God gave me a fresh charter for my life. I had no idea where I was going or what I was going to do: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/01/06/2022-day-six-verse-for-today/
It has always amazed me how people all around this world can read a passage of God's Word and receive a different message from the Holy Spirit.t: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/01/06/2022-day-six-morning-harmony/
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://livingliferecovery.com/2021/12/30/2021-day-364-discussion-starter/
In my life since 'turning it over to God' one of the mottos of my life is "Always tell the truth, even when it hurts,"
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If we believe 'God cares about us and He can help us regain control of our lives." we will experience rest, beyond our own understanding. When God wanted to guarantee His promise to us He gave His word - a solid rock foundation. He can't take it back, it can't be changed and His promise is forever. He encourages us to grab His hope with both hands and never let go. https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/01/05/2022-day-five-verse-for-today/
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I have updated this episode from the video which can be found on my YouTube Channel https://youtu.be/Y3IJjMsbwaE
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Whoever catches a glimpse of the revealed counsel of God—the free life!—even out of the corner of his eye, and sticks with it, is no distracted scatterbrain but a man or woman of action. That person will find delight and affirmation in the action.
What if God wants to do something different? THROUGH YOU: https://livingliferecovery.com/2022/01/03/2022-day-three-verse-for-today/
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MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE .....
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What The Bible says:
The difficulties of marriage are preferable by far to a sexually tortured life as a single. 1 Corinthians 7:9
Marriage is spiritually and morally right. 1 Corinthians 7:38Honor marriage, and guard the sacredness of sexual intimacy between wife and husband. Hebrews 13:4
Let us celebrate, let us rejoice, let us give him the glory! The Marriage of the Lamb has come. . Revelation 19:7
What the Bible says:
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Keep Moving Forward. In the process of recovery you are either moving forward or going backward. There is no ‘standing still’ 💙
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What the Bible Says about Self-Confidence
“Those who think they can do it on their own end up obsessed with measuring their own moral muscle but never get around to exercising it in real life. Those who trust God’s action in them find that God’s Spirit is in them—living and breathing God! Obsession with self in these matters is a dead end; attention to God leads us out into the open, into a spacious, free life. Focusing on the self is the opposite of focusing on God. Anyone completely absorbed in self ignores God, ends up thinking more about self than God. That person ignores who God is and what he is doing. And God isn’t pleased at being ignored.” Romans 8:5-8
Hebrews 10:26 If we give up and turn our backs on all we’ve learned, all we’ve been given, all the truth we now know, we repudiate Christ’s sacrifice
Luke 21:34 “But be on your guard. Don’t let the sharp edge of your expectation get dulled by parties and drinking and shopping. Otherwise, that Day is going to take you by complete surprise, spring on you suddenly like a trap,
Romans 8:29 God knew what he was doing from the very beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love him along the same lines as the life of his Son. The Son stands first in the line of humanity he restored. We see the original and intended shape of our lives there in him.
Ephesians 1:4 Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love.
“”Don’t look for shortcuts to God. The market is flooded with surefire, easygoing formulas for a successful life that can be practiced in your spare time. Don’t fall for that stuff, even though crowds of people do. The way to life—to God!—is vigorous and requires total attention.” (Matthew 7:13-14)
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1 Corinthians 6:9 Don't you know that evil people will not receive God's kingdom? Don't be fooled.
In my early years of addiction, I looked up to and followed all the wrong people. My heroes were those that could drink the most, those that won the most fights, those that didn’t care.
In the recovery that changed! I realized being a hero has nothing to do with how macho you are and everything to do with what you believe and how committed you are to your beliefs.
Recovery is about facing the truth about what you believe and changing your beliefs if you need to.
- How has what I believed in the past got me in trouble?
- Which of my beliefs do I need to change?
- Am I ready and willing to change?
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Where were you when you first thought about entering recovery?
For me, I was in Adelaide on one of my, many geographical in 1987. My Dad had just died and even though for most of my life he wasn't around and I never really knew him it affected me. And, as every alcoholic does it times of hurt I got drunk. At the time I was living in shared accommodation, working through the day and drinking when I wasn't working. On this occasion, it was cold and wet outside so I bought alcohol on the way home from work and proceeded to get drunk. Because of the cold weather outside, I set myself up in the house, where I was home alone in front of an electric bar heater. You guessed it when I got drunk enough I fell asleep, knocked the heater over and set fire to the carpet.
I was awoken by a housemate who came home saw what I had done and put the fire out. Because of that incident, I was evicted from where I was living and decide to go back to Western Australia. So I quit my job and off I went. On the trip back to W.A. I thought about the incident and realized I needed to do something about my drinking. So on my return to W.A., I headed to Rockingham, my home town for my teenage years and booked myself into rehab there. I would like to say recovery started from there but it didn't. I was one of those people who the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous talks about when it talks about people being incapable of being honest. So I learned to play the 'Sobriety Game'
My decision to enter recovery came a couple of years later. After spending a couple of years on the 'revolving door' The decision came through a personal audience with Jesus Christ. Alone in my room in rehab in Adelaide one night, knowing I needed to get serious about recovery I knelt at the side of my bed to pray. As I prayed I heard the voice of Jesus say to me "Archie, you do not need to live like this anymore. follow me and I will lead you." That was in 1989. From that day to this day He leads I follow.
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It's been a while since I did episode of the Discussion Starter Series . So I thought today we would visit it again.
1 John 3:10 Here is how you can tell the difference between the children of God and the children of the devil. Those who don't do what is right do not belong to God. Those who don't love their brothers and sisters do not belong to him either.
Doing the right thing isn’t a recovery option, it’s a necessity. I have seen people in recovery who want to appear to do the right thing but don’t. As it says in our scripture today our actions and our attitudes identify those among us who are serious about life change. You can’t be successful in recovery and keep your old habits and attitudes. Eventually, if you do that, you will relapse.
Doing the right thing isn’t always easy but it is always possible. The Bible tells us God always provides a way out of difficult situations for us. (1 Corinthians 10:13)
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After discovering my sinful habits and attitudes and confessing them, I am now willing to let God change me.
WE NEED A STRONG CONVICTION TO STOP SINNING
Hebrews 11:1 Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.
WE ARE NO LONGER POWERLESS OVER LYING
Proverbs 12:19 Truthful words stand the test of time, but lies are soon exposed.
WE ARE NO LONGER SLAVES TO SIN
Galatians 5:1 Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law.
GOD EMPOWERS US TO OBEY HIM
Exodus 23:22 If you are careful to obey him, following all my instructions, then I will be an enemy to your enemies, and I will oppose those who oppose you.
When we neglect sin in our lives we go into conflict with the world. Sin may feel and seem right for a season. Eventually, however, sin will lead to hurt and pain, spiritual death, and separation from God and all He has prepared for us. Sins' purpose is to destroy God's peace and promise in our lives. The way out for us is to trust Him to help us to develop environments and circumstances in our lives that lead to us becoming the people He is calling us to be.
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Worry wears us down; a cheerful word picks us up. If you don't know what you are doing pray. God loves to help.
You will get His help, and He will not chastise you for asking for it. Ask boldly, believe, without a second thought. Don't just talk about recovery. Practice what you have learned. Live in God's reality. He is greater than your worries and knows about you in ways you do not know yourself.
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Keep your eyes open, hold tight to your convictions, give it all you've got, be resolute, and love without stopping.
1 Corinthians 16:13-14
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ASK GOD FOR HELP – Please, Lord, rescue me! Quick! Come and help me! Psalms 40:13
STOP SINNING – “You will pray to the LORD, but he will not answer you. No, he will hide his face from you, because what you do is evil.” Micah 3:4
PRAY WITH THE RIGHT MOTIVES – How bold and free we then become in his presence, freely asking according to his will, sure that he’s listening. And if we’re confident that he’s listening, we know that what we’ve asked for is as good as ours. 1 John 5:14-15 PRAYER: God help me not be too proud to ask for help when I need it and allow others to help me. https://tinyurl.com/vzmhepbe
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*Someone said to me in recovery “You can’t rely on your story to get you through for the rest of your life.” I disagree. The reason I disagree is because our stories are always changing unless we are dead.
Recovery to me is about ‘SPIRITUAL GROWTH’* If I am still in the same place spiritually today as I was yesterday, last week, last month, ten years ago I haven’t grown spiritually and I have no one to blame but myself.
When it comes to admitting our lives are a mess it is easy for us to convince ourselves they are not.
In the Bible is say’s “The God-setting-things-right that we read about has become Jesus-setting-things-right for us. And not only for us, but for everyone who believes in him. For there is no difference between us and them in this. Since we’ve compiled this long and sorry record as sinners (both us and them) and proved that we are utterly incapable of living the glorious lives God wills for us, God did it for us. Out of sheer generosity he put us in right standing with himself. A pure gift. He got us out of the mess we’re in and restored us to where he always wanted us to be. And he did it by means of Jesus Christ. God sacrificed Jesus on the altar of the world to clear that world of sin. Having faith in him sets us in the clear. God decided on this course of action in full view of the public—to set the world in the clear with himself through the sacrifice of Jesus, finally taking care of the sins he had so patiently endured. This is not only clear, but it’s now—this is current history! God sets things right. He also makes it possible for us to live in his rightness.” Romans 3:22-26
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Numbers 23:19 God isn't a mere man. He can't lie. He isn't a human being. He doesn't change his mind. He speaks, and then he acts. He makes a promise, and then he keeps it.
Lying in the past was a way of life for me. Not only did I lie, I also believed my lies. When I came into recovery it took time for me to decipher what the truth was about me and about my life.
Today one of my motto's is “Always tell the truth.”No matter how bad it is or what the consequences of it may be. Today I try to live a life of ‘Integrity’ I’d like to say I am always truthful, but that would be a lie!
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Are you a liar?
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Why can’t you be honest?
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Are you ready to live a life that demands rigorous honesty?
Prayer: God help me today to tell the truth. Give me a new awareness of my own dishonesty and a desire to change it