He dropped his blanket...

In the classic “Charlie Brown Christmas” cartoon / movie Linus comes on stage to recite the verses in Luke about the birth of Jesus. 

He does something VERY OUT OF CHARACTER for him… 

HE DROPS HIS BLANKET!!! (Google it!) 

As he states the words “Fear Not”, he lets his blanket drop to the floor. 

This is a great example of having a faith so big that it allows you to drop your security blanket and trust in the Lord. 

This is my question for us all today. 

What items, habits, or ideas that we hold as a security blanket to protect us from the world are we willing to drop in order to grow a stronger faith in Jesus? 

Is it our pride, fear, hatred, closed minded ideas or maybe even our concrete opinions of people places and things?.. 

Check your experience… 

“When many hundreds of people are able to say that the consciousness of the Presence of God is today the most important fact of their lives, they present a powerful reason why one should have faith.” Big Book pg 51 

Lord, let us trade in the things we hold as security blankets for the everlasting faith in You, AMEN. 

“The angel reassured them. “Fear Not” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people.” Luke 2:10 

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 Change your mind… 

Have you ever noticed how much our minds tend to magnify the things that are fear driven? 

Its human nature for this to happen but it’s sad to see so many of us get caught up in the delusions that are created in our minds as we hold onto these thoughts and let them grow in size and strength. 

Especially this time of year when it seems like we need to spend money we don't have to buy gifts for people who really don't need them! 

There is no need to become a prisoner of our fears. 

We can break free of fear’s hold on us by simply changing our minds. 

Ask the Holy Spirit (prayer) to remove the fear and replace I with a thought of helping someone else. 

Try it next time you find yourself being held hostage by fear. 

Give it a try! 

You can do it and as always…

Check your experience! … 

“At once, we commence to outgrow fear.” Big Book pg 68 

Lord let us use our faith to replace the fear that tries to “divert our minds, AMEN. 

 “…be made new in the attitude of your minds;” Ephesians 4:23 

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 Fear or faith…. 

How do you know if it's fear or faith that drives your thoughts and actions! 

Maybe it’s different for you but my experience has taught me that... 

When I am in fear, my thoughts are based on self and my behaviors and actions are centered on avoiding, hiding, ignoring, blaming and or minimizing. 

When I am in faith, my thoughts are based on helping or serving others and my actions and behaviors are centered on service, helping, supporting, listening, and being transparent. 

When I am in faith, I know the Lord is with me and I don’t need to analyze and overthink may part, I just need to be and do. 

Are you in fear or faith?.. 

Check your experience… 

“In this book you read again and again that faith did for us what we could not do for ourselves.” Big Book pg 70 

Lord, let our faith quiet our fears because we know You are with us no matter what, AMEN. 

“May he give you the power to accomplish all the good things your faith prompts you to do.” 2 Thessalonians 1:11 

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 Fighting the good fight… 

We look forward to watching Christmas movies in our home. 

We each have our favorites but there is a central theme or idea that most of the movies we enjoy share. 

It seems that the movies we enjoy most have characters that face a challenge that they need to overcome. 

The challenge is within themselves and their ability to have faith and stop relying on either a past experience or a close-minded behavior. 

The point is each character must fight a good fight of faith in order to break free of the bondage of fear and self-will that is holding them back. 

How is your battle with fear and self-bondage going?.. 

Check your experience… 

“In this book you read again and again that faith did for us what we could not do for ourselves.” Big Book pg 70 

Lord, let us open our hearts to pursue the love and freedom we gain when we fight the good fight and grow our faith in You, AMEN. 

“Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called” 1 Timothy 6:11-12 

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 Are you serving or being served?.. 

It’s easy to sit and be served. 

We experience this at restaurants, hair salons, doctor visits and other things where we are the customer. 

We gain from receiving these services. 

It’s not so easy to serve others. 

Even when we are passionate about what we do, there are those few people or certain situations that try our patience and make our skin crawl. 

Nevertheless, we gain from performing these types of services. 

What about serving others for no gain? 

This is where we are asked to help another person who we may or may not even see but they will benefit from our labor and service. 

It’s a thankless task with no direct reward for us… or so it seems! 

Serving others helps yourself, when your motive is selfless and your efforts are to be of service with no personal gain….

Check your experience… 

“Our real purpose is to fit ourselves to be of maximum service to God and the people about us.” Big Book pg 77 

Lord, let us serve others with the motive of helping and not gaining, AMEN. 

“The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.” Proverbs 11:25 

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 The Advent of Peace….

Being in the Christmas spirit and all that comes with this season, we see all types of Christmas sweaters, socks, hats, and if you are not living in Arizona, scarves and gloves. 

These garments are important in protecting us from the winter weather elements. 

They give us peace of mind and comfort as we go about our day. 

How do we cover and protect our hearts and souls during this hectic season? 

While there is no physical garment we can put on our heart, but we can certainly take the Spiritual tool of God’s Peace to cover our hearts and quiet our worldly minds. 

Are you covering your heart, mind, and soul in peace?.. 

Check your experience… 

“As we felt new power flow in, as we enjoyed peace of mind, as we discovered we could face life successfully, as we became conscious of His presence, we began to lose our fear of today, tomorrow or the hereafter.” Big Book pg 63 

Lord let us cover ourselves with Your Peace as we celebrate the Christmas season and go about out day, AMEN. 

“And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7 

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 It’s the season of hope… 

Advent season is upon us, and it starts with Hope. 

Maybe it is different for you but I have learned the hard way that wishing and hope are not the same thing. 

My experience has taught me that hope is far better than wishing. 

Hope is based on our faith, which is grounded in our belief, and supported by God through His Holy Spirit in us and His Word. 

Wishing is like our chances at winning the lottery in that it is motivated by want but not backed with any spiritually based faith or action….

Check your experience… 

“We hope you are convinced now that God can remove whatever self-will has blocked you off from Him.” Big Book pg 71 

Lord, let our hope be confident in Your word and grounded in our faith in You, AMEN. 

“I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13 

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