Did you hear THAT?.. 

Have you ever noticed how things we hear with others can sometimes be interpreted differently? 

It doesn’t happen all the time, but sometimes what I think I heard was not what others heard or vice versa. 

It is not a matter of understanding language, rather it’s what filters in our mind are tuned in that filter what our ears receive. 

Now maybe it’s different for you, but I have learned over time that when I am preoccupied, I am not the best listener. 

I have had enough negative experiences and consequences to know that I need to be present, focused, and willing to listen in order to hear. 

It’s the same with the Holy Spirit residing in our hearts. When we are tuned into God’s will instead of our own, we can hear what our heart is telling us. 

When worldly clamors are distracting us, it’s hard to hear our heart, not to mention what others around us are trying to tell us… 

Check your experience… 

“But soon the sense of His presence had been blotted out by worldly clamors, mostly those within myself.” Big Book pg 13 

Lord, let us open our hearts and clear our minds to be present and able to listen so we can truly hear, AMEN. 

"So pay attention to how you hear. To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But for those who are not listening, even what they think they understand will be taken away from them." Luke 8:18 

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 Actions speak louder than words.. 

Action is the difference between resolving to do something and the change that occurs from doing it. 

Think about it. 

While our words are important, actions create the necessary change as well as the experiences that we remember. 

There is a big difference between telling folks what we are “gonna do” versus providing our own actions and actually doing it. 

What actions do you need to take?..

Check your experience… 

“There is action and more action. “Faith without works is dead.” Big Book pg 88 

Lord, let us provide the necessary willingness and actions to bring about the needed changes in our lives, AMEN. 

"Dear children, let's not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions." 1 John 3:18 

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 Words can help or harm…. 

Have you ever noticed that the folks you tend to listen to are the same folks that you respect? 

These are the folks that you have built up a trust in over a period of time and our respect comes from our experiences with them. 

When bad news needs to be delivered, we tend to not only accept the news from them but also take the necessary actions needed on our part to correct or change. 

These folks tend to know how to talk to us in a manner that not only gets our attention, but also allows our minds and hearts to receive and accept what they are saying. 

They use their words to build us up and not tear us down. 

How do we use our words when we communicate with others? 

Are we using supportive encouraging words or are we using negative words that tear others down?...

Check your experience… 

“Patience, tolerance, understanding and love are the watchwords.” Big Book pg 118 

Lord, let us use our words to build bridges of trust and create supportive conversations, AMEN. 

“When you talk, do not say harmful things, but say what people need—words that will help others become stronger. Then what you say will do well to those who listen to you.” Ephesians 4:29 

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 Walking in another’s shoes... 

Unless we are sharing a life with another person, it’s very hard to totally understand not only why they act and speak the way they do, but also the experiences that have formed from their interactions with others. 

I know there is a lot of stuff available through the internet today, but I have yet to see a product that really lets us read other folk’s minds or know them inside and out. 

Isn’t it frustrating or deflating when others who do not really know you, treat you with ambivalence or just plain ignore your circumstances? 

It’s a spiritual principle that we should treat others like we wish to be treated. 

Part of the 12 Step favored St. Francis Prayer shares that we should seek to understand before seeking to be understood. 

Think about it. 

Who truly knows you inside and out?..

Check your experience…

“We cannot be helpful to all people, but at least God will show us how to take a kindly and tolerant view of each and every one.” Big Book pg 67

Lord, let us first seek to understand others before we ask to be understood. Let us treat others the way we wish to be treated, AMEN. 

“Look out for one another’s interests, not just for your own.” Philippians 2:4 

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 In the grip… 

We catch colds, come down with the flu, and get hit with allergies. 

It seems we are a target for many things! 

Luckily, we have remedies and medications that help us to overcome these setbacks. 

What about life’s twists, turns, trials, and temptations that influence our thoughts, behaviors, and actions? 

What or where do we get the remedies to escape these? 

Now my 12 Step friends know how we handle our addictions, but what about those other things that we continually let dominate our thoughts and lives? 

 There is a Spiritual solution … BUT… we must provide the willingness and effort to escape the grip of those things that are holding us down… 

Check your experience… 

“…in the grip…” Big Book pg 30 

Lord, let us open our hearts and become willing to seek Your will in order to escape the things that are holding us back, AMEN. 

“It shall not fasten its grip on me.” Psalm 101:3 

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 Is your battery fully charged?..

30 plus years ago when cell phones were new, they were an oddity and not something viewed as a necessity, just an expensive “toy” if you will. 

Nowadays they are in everyone’s hands. They are our timekeepers, personal assistants and sadly in ever growing numbers, our main form of communication and connection with others. 

What is funny to me is that with all this technology in our hands, we are now a society dependent on electrical outlets! 

Tour any airport for the best example of this! 

We are reduced to depending on the electrical outlet to give us the power we need to run our lives electronically. 

I am sure this will change in a few years but it’s a great example of where our dependence for power rests. 

What about our spiritual lives? 

How and where are we drawing our power from? 

Red Bulls are great, but I am not receiving the spiritual boost I need from the little metal can. 

Self-help books are great supplements, but alone by themselves, the needed power is not there. 

God is our power source when it comes to spiritual things and especially when we face life’s trials, tests, twists, and temptations in our daily lives. Plug into His Word and Promises and recharge! … 

Check your experience… 

“Much has already been said about receiving strength, inspiration, and direction from Him who has all knowledge and power.” Big Book pg 85 

Lord, thank you for being our never-ending source of power, energy, and life, AMEN. 

“He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.” Isaiah 40:29 

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 Does worry ever work?..

Think about it. 

How much time, effort, and energy do we waste worrying? 

How many folks do we try to take hostage with our worries? 

It robs us of our peace of mind! 

When we are consumed with worry, we block our heart and mind from reality, the present, and our faith. 

I have yet to meet anyone who has been helped by worry. 

Have you?..

Check your experience... 

“…saying to ourselves many times each day “Thy will be done.” We are then in much less danger of excitement, fear, anger, worry, self-pity, or foolish decisions.” Big Book pg 88 

Lord let us trade our worry for faith in knowing through seeking Your will we will be ok, AMEN. 

"And which of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life's span? If then you cannot do even a very little thing, why do you worry about other matters?" Luke 12:25-26 

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