Free Step Friday: Exercising Faith in God (Step 2)

Step 2, Twelve Steps

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...

The Direction of Perfection

God's In Charge, Perfectionism

Could it be that in order to move in the direction of ultimate perfection—toward God, Godliness, Godhood—I must accept myself as being right where I need to be at this moment? In other words, before I can move forward, I need to accept myself just as I am. I need to...

A Recipe for Recovery

Recovery

There are only two ingredients in the recipe of recovery—conscious contact with God and honesty. Conscious Contact. To make conscious contact with God, you must first believe it is possible. If you’re not sure you believe you can do it, that’s okay. Start where you...

What Is Free Step Friday?

Twelve Steps, writing

If you have a copy of the 20th Anniversary Edition of He Did Deliver Me from Bondage, you may have noticed and wondered about some of the quotes in the margins, cited as Patterns of Light I and Patterns of Light II. That was a teaser hinting at two new books! Here at...

Always Remember Him

Change of Heart, Christ

In Sacrament meeting, I was once again impressed by the words of the Sacrament Prayer: “Always remember Him…” (Moroni 4:3, 5:12; D&C 20:77, 79) The Him in these verses refers to our Savior, Jesus Christ. We are urged to always remember our Redeemer and what He has...

Spiritual Blessings Far Outweigh Physical Blessings

Christ

The Lord blesses us in so many different ways. Many of us are most interested in the physical blessings: good health, financial security (or abundance), a family, mortal relationships. It’s part of the human condition to long for these things. We are no different than...

The Faith that Leads to Deliverance

Addiction, Recovery

I, Nephi, will show unto you that the tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he hath chosen, because of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance. (1 Nephi 1:20; emphasis added) Abstinence is not a result of anything I do.  It is...

A Crash Course

Christ, Recovery, Twelve Steps

And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. (Luke 11:9) A Twelve Step program is a crash course in how to prepare to meet God. If you sincerely follow the twelve steps, you will not only recover...
Accepting Grace

Accepting Grace

Addiction, Christ, Recovery

Then is his grace sufficient for you, that by his grace ye may be perfect in Christ; and if by the grace of God ye are perfect in Christ, ye can in nowise deny the power of God. . . Then are ye sanctified in Christ by the grace of God, through the shedding of the...