a personal account of my journey from the depths of drug addiction
Challenge Of The Day: Show mercy, forgiveness & grace to others. Even if they don’t deserve it.
Mercy: compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one’s power to punish or harm
Forgiveness: the action or process of forgiving or being forgiven.
Grace: the free and unmerited favor of God, the bestowal of blessings.
Challenge Of The Day: Work hard and do everything to the best of your ability. Quit finding excuses and start looking for solutions.
Laziness, slothfulness, sluggish, indifferent, slacker, etc. Any of these traits are a recipe for disaster. If there is a word that sticks out the most regarding what I see as the most telling sign of someone not doing well in sobriety…negligent. It is defined as: failing to take proper care in doing something. In my house of 16 guys right now (not counting the 6 in the other home since I don’t know about how their house is) 13 are being negligent in multiple areas of life; work, program, God, relationships, health, responsibility, day to day living, respecting others, etc.
Challenge Of The Day: Do Work.
There will always be someone smarter, stronger and more talented than I am. My goal is that no one will out work me. When I first started doing martial arts I was a chubby butterball. A while belt surrounded by brown-black belts that knew more than I did, could punch harder than I could kick and had the coordination to do things I could only dream of doing. What I did from day one…I gave it everything I had.
Challenge Of The Day:
Write out what you are grateful for. Having a hard day…read it.
I probably should have gone over my list from Thanksgiving when things were rough. As I am rereading what I wrote over a month ago, nothing has changed. The one constant that has remained despite all the troubles has been my core. I am so blessed that God has given me sooooooooo much.
Challenge Of The Day: Spend time reading the Bible & ingest what Gods wisdom.
I was asked how I stay on the path that God has laid out for me while never losing a sense of direction? Its simple, I keep my eyes on Him and avoid looking at all the obstacles in my way. When I forget to do that not only do I lose my sense of direction but often times stray so off course that it take work to get back to where I need to be. Well the month of November was spent wandering in the wilderness and finally at the end of December, im back on track.
Challenge Of The Day: Have faith that God is in control. Today may not turn out how we want it to, however we have a Father in heaven who loves us and wants us to live a victorious life. Let go & let God.
Challenge Of The Day: Pick a verse to memorize and also write out what it means to you.
I dont know what it is but it happens once in a while…writers block. Instead of forcing out an entry im gonna just list a bunch of verses that concern prayer. As one of my main tools in recovery, I know it works.
Challenge Of The Day
Seek peace in all that you do. If there is any chance that peace will disappear? Don’t do it. Avoid situations that will jeopardize your sobriety. Stay away from people who will bring you down. Volunteer at a homeless shelter, help an old lady put her groceries in her car at the supermarket. Basically do something good for someone else.
Challenge For The Day: Write out your tools that you will use on a daily basis to live a victorious life. If you are a follower of Christ, back them up with scripture and memorize those verses. For those that are totally program based, back it up with quotes or select passages from the big book.
Challenge for the day:
Make a list and read it for 30 days, eventually it will be ingrained in your memory of how much you have to live for. Another suggestion is to share it with someone you trust. If others know what to remind you of when things get rough…you’ll never forget how blessed you are.
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