Stuff

 It ain't about the stuff we gain... 

Whoever dies with the most toys DOES NOT win. 

It's common practice for us to try to measure our success in ourselves and others by the size and amount of stuff we have. 

The problem with this standard is that it's an illusion of the truth. 

Whenever I find myself slipping back into this type of thinking I also tend to become less satisfied with what I already have as well as falsely base my happiness on the need to gain more stuff. 

Perhaps it's different for you, but my hope is that you are not measuring your worth to others and God based on the material stuff you have. 

God and others who really matter in our lives love us for who we are and not for what stuff we have...

Check your experience… 

"In the realm of the material, men's minds were fettered by superstition, tradition, and all sorts of fixed ideas." Big Book pg. 51 

Lord, please let us see that our worth is based on what's in our hearts and not by the stuff we acquire, AMEN. 

"For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out." 1 Timothy 6:7

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Charity Begins at Home

Charity begins at home...

This is one of the best thought tools I have come to rely on over the years. 

The version I learned was phrased like this; 

"You can’t keep it unless you give it away." 

It's an action thought that has never failed me since I began my walk with Christ and in sobriety. 

Unless I am willing to help another, I am not in a true position to spiritually receive the gifts the Lord blesses me with. 

Now this doesn't mean we should give away everything we have, or start a crusade to end world homelessness, but ..

It does mean that each day we should open the eyes of our hearts to see how we can best be of service to someone around us...

Check your experience…. 

"Helping others is the foundation stone" Big Book pg. 97

 Lord, please open the eyes of our heart daily to see how we can best serve another, AMEN. 

 "…that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world." James 1:27 

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Eye Checkup Time

Eye checkup time… 

It’s not about using our eyes to see, rather it’s about what we CHOOSE to look at and truly see. 

Think about it for a moment. 

It’s human nature that we like to look at things that are pleasing to the eye. 

However, it’s when our head lies to us to make us think something is pleasing to the eye when it’s dangerous to our heart and soul that our struggle begins. 

For instance, when I see all the desserts and sugary things my eye loves to gaze upon, my heart and soul suffer, and my body used to be the living example of this suffering. 

Y’all can come up with your own examples! 

Check your experience...

“Scales of pride and prejudice fell from my eyes.” Big Book pg. 12 

Lord let us use the eyes of our heart to help us see the things we need to see and not the illusions that can cause us harm, AMEN. 

“We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith.” Hebrews 12:2 

Have a blessed day Y'all! 

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