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My own people laugh at me. All day long they sing their mocking songs. He has filled me with bitterness. He has given me a cup of deep sorrow to drink. He has made me grind my teeth in gravel. He has rolled me in the dust. Peace has been stripped away, and I have forgotten what prosperity is. I...

“Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.” OVID “Needless worry can be silenced by accepting the things we cannot change.” Author unknown “Do not worry then saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we...

It is not just for teens. I know a man who has stayed clean and sober through their program for years, and he was in his forties when he went through the program. When they visited a local church a few years ago, the had a gentleman who was in his sixties with them.

“Why should I start at the plough of my Lord, that maketh deep furrows on my soul? He is no idle husbandman, He purposeth a crop.” SAMUEL RUTHERFORD You can’t just scratch at the surface of the soil and plant a seed and expect a good crop. You’ve got to really turn it over and get down deep...

share this with me...........jerry ralph “Once the game is over, the king and the pawn go back in the same box.” (Italian saying) “At the foot of the cross, we are all equal.” The rich and the poor alike come on bended knee realizing that we cannot buy what we need from God. The...

Someone asked about recover in the Bible, so I brought this to the top again. I know without a doubt that it is part of God's will for me to not drink or use.......took years of living a defeated life to have this moment of clairity. I give the glory to God.

Something to think about.............jerry ralph "For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin – real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life...

What's up???? You haven't posted in a month. You still clean and sober?

Thanks Angel Dove1........What a great sunday this has been. My pastor preached on mentoring this morning and this evening he spoke of the gifts of the Sprit. this afternoon I rode my Harley for 70 miles in the sorta-spring-time weather we are having. Its been a cold winter here in...

“And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins.” (Ephesians 2:1 KJV) When I was a kid I used to bite my fingernails. I don’t know how I got started at that, but at a very young age I remember gnawing away at my nails. I...

“For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.” MATTHEW 6:14 NIV Words don’t get any better than what Jesus had to say. I have found that in the last few years the...

It's Sunday!!!! I'm getting ready to head out for another meeting, this time to worship almighty God the creator of the universe. I attend a non-denominational church. We have many people who are in recovery that worship there also.......Anyone else going to church this morning??

Angel Dove 1, Thanks for the kind words and encouragement, you are a blessing indeed........jerry ralph But for the Grace of God...............

Went to a noon meeting today. Still wondering if any body on this forum goes to any kind of meetings for recovery from substance abuse????????????

Tonight I went to a meeting, a speaker meeting about 150 miles from my home.......actually we had a meeting on the way, one there, and one on the way home......pretty awesome. Does anyone else on this forum go to meetings?????

One of the best meetings I attend is at the state prison. The group is called Up Front and they meet twice a week. Myself, my sponsor and another fellow AA facilitate the meeting. Two weeks ago we had 167 in attendance........it was awesome........jerry ralph

My AA home group is called Art of Living, we are a Big Book and step meeting. We pick a topic one week from the big book and the next week we read and choose one of the steps for the topic. We only meet once a week. Since I live in a rural community we travel to other towns close by for the...

Hang in there Richard, we are praying. Find a meeting.

“I’ve got sunshine, on a cloudy day.” (William “Smokey” Robinson) “For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.” (2 Corinthians 1:20 KJV) It snowed a couple of inches last night and today as I look out my window at the bird feeders I see...

That Secret Ingredient Some years ago when I was a pastor, I walked into my church office after a Sunday morning service to find a sandwich bag on my desk containing three chocolate brownies. Some thoughtful and anonymous saint who knew my love for chocolate had placed them there...