Day 23 – 12.16.14 When we took step 3, we faced the truth that recovery was far more the result of the Lord’s efforts than our own. He worked the miracle when we invited Him into our lives. Step 3 was a decision to allow God to recover and redeem us. It was a decision […]
Archives for December 2014
My Gratitude Journal – Day 22
Today was a great day. I woke up early, played basketball, came back, worked on Step 3, got cleaned up, and went to work. I’ve noticed that this step, Step 3, is quite a bit longer than the other steps so far. Definitely will need to dedicate time to working it thoroughly. I’m grateful that […]
Submitting My Will to God on Day at a Time
Step Work – Day 22 – 12.15.14 Step 3 is the decision step. In the first two steps, we awakened to what we could not do for ourselves and what we needed God to do for us. Then in step 3 we were introduced to the only thing we could do for God. We could […]
My Gratitude Journal – Day 21
Today was a good day. We were in Idaho for Mom and Dad’s welcome home from their mission to the Nauvoo Temple. It was good to hear them speak and be there to support them. Some of the things I remember about their talks: Mom’s Talk: she talked about being assigned a new temple president […]
Believing In God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ
Day 21 Step Work – 12.14.14 Believe in God the Eternal Father and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost Most of us grew up with some concept of God, and as members of the Church we at least had some knowledge of Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost. We […]
My Gratitude Journal – Day 20
Today has been a pretty good day. We got up, packed, and headed to Idaho for Mom and Dad’s mission welcome home. It was a pretty clear drive, just a little rain and no snow. Becky has been having a hard time yesterday and part of today I feel. Last night we watched a movie […]
Scripture Study in Addiction Recovery
Day 20 Step Work – 12.13.14 The desire to communicate with God will lead you to study the words of modern and ancient prophets. As you hear of others who found answers in the scriptures, your hope will grow that you can find answers too. As you write your thoughts, you will receive additional impressions […]
My Gratitude Journal – Day 19
Friday nights can be crazy: we have our four kids plus our friends four kids at our house and it can get out of control. Luckily it didn’t go too bad tonight. I am really really tired though and am sitting here in bed snoozing off. Becky and I just did the ARIOUS and she’s […]
The Power of Prayer in Recovery
Day 19 – Step Work Pray; read and ponder the scriptures As you let go of pride and begin to consider bringing God back into your life, you will start to think in more prayerful terms. Eventually you will find yourself ready to kneel and pray aloud. You will find how good it feels to […]
My Gratitude Journal – Day 18
Today went pretty well. Every Thursday I get to get up really early and go to a business networking meeting called BNI. It’s been really great for my business and has brought in quite a few new business deals. The tough thing about it is, if I don’t go to bed early enough the night […]
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