What is Free Step Friday (#freestepfriday)? Click here for details. Scripture 1 Nephi 7:12—The Lord is able to do all things… for the children of men, if…they exercise faith in him. As far back as I can remember, even into my earliest childhood years, I have always believed in God and that He could do […]
Read More FreeStepFriday, scripture study, twelve step, writingWhat is Free Step Friday (#freestepfriday)? Click here for details. Scripture Mosiah 27:29—My soul hath been redeemed from the gall of bitterness and bonds of iniquity. I was in the darkest abyss;…My soul was racked with eternal torment. Gall of bitterness? Bonds of iniquity? Darkest abyss? Racked with eternal torment? Have you ever heard a […]
Read More scripture study, twelve step, writing“I should write upon these plates a few of the things which I considered to be most precious…” (Jacob 1:2) Once again, I must testify of how important writing can be in our on-going journey of recovery. There has never come a time when writing hasn’t been beneficial to my recovery. Often, it has been […]
Read More journaling, little bit, writingAnd now, if the Lord has such great power, and has wrought so many miracles among the children of men, how is it that he cannot instruct me, that I should build a ship. (1 Nephi 17:51) This verse just looks like it’s about ship-building. It’s not. It’s about how a person with absolutely no […]
Read More delivery, faith, journaling, personal revelation, scripture study, spiritual life, trust, writingDuring my years of recovery through the Atonement of Christ, I have awakened to the amazing truth that I can have a Christmas morning as many mornings out of the year as I chose. He’s there waiting for me every time I am willing to look to Him for counsel, for comfort, for guidance and […]
Read More Christ, Christmas, grace, Holy Ghost, journaling, personal revelation, scripture study, spirit, writingAs I knelt down this morning to offer my formal “opening prayer” for the day, I automatically (after 20 years of daily repetition) reached for my pen and notepad. I had to smile as the recognition whispered through my mind: “This is how it all began.” And it is so true. It began with my […]
Read More conscious contact, journaling, personal revelation, writingWe’re all different, and I can’t tell anyone else’s story or anyone else’s truth, but I am blessed to come here and have a place to tell mine. This is my truth—the truth that it has taken me many years in recovery to finally believe: Conscious contact with God is the only thing that turns […]
Read More conscious contact, journaling, personal revelation, ponder, truth, twelve step, writingA fellow addict once mentioned how much he wished he could have, personally, what he hears in my posts. That troubled me for a bit. I am uncomfortable with the idea that I am someone special; that others cannot have the thoughts or the insights that I share in He Did Deliver Me from Bondage. […]
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