Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge, which some have professed and in so doing have departed from the faith.
Grace be with you all.

Fight the good fight of the faith.

Have mercy on me, my God, have mercy on me, for in you I take refuge, I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed.

Allow yourself to heal. Find new messages that empower you with love, messages that set you free.

pp. 237-238, Journey to the Heart, Melody Beattie

For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.

Therefore let us stop passing judgement on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in the way of a brother or sister.

Life is creative, and so are you. Let the creative energy of the universe come alive for you. Let it help you bring your creativity alive.

p. 235, journey to the heart, melody beattie

For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgement, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.
p. 275, God will make a way, Cloud and Townsend

New Testament loving god of forgiveness

This failure is due to the failure of the law, or the commands of the Old Testament, to transform us into acceptable people.

Self effort and willpower alone cannot do the trick. The law, while true and righteous, is insufficient to make someone lovable or acceptable.

In fact, one of it’s very purposes is to show us our sin and need for God’s grace. … Many people do not understand this.

Instead, they think, if I work hard enough at it, I can be good enough. This mentality is always deemed to fail.

p. 266, god will make a way, Cloud and Townsend.

…follow these ten steps to freedom:

1. Turn to God and ask him for forgiveness.
2. Look at the reality of your failure and take it seriously.
3. If there are others you have hurt, …ask for forgiveness, and be reconciled.
4. Confess your failures to another person who understands God’s forgiveness…
5. Work to make false standards and messages in your head more realistic.
6. Get in community with other people and open up with each other, so they know you and you them.
7. Do an entire moral inventory of your life, as far as you can remember, and completely as you can.
8. Finally, claim your clean slate and go on from there in freedom.
9. When you have accusing voices in your head, remember, they are lies.
10. Memorize scripture.

pp. 260-262, god will make a way, Cloud and Townsend