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Conversations about Faith, Recovery, and everyday Life that everyone can relate to and understand. Remember to always be a Blessing, Speak Life, and put your Faith Feet into action to cause a Ripple Effect. Much Agape ev‘body! Follow the Recovery Pastor on Amazon.
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Jun 4, 2020
Jun 4, 2020
3 min
We may feel like we are physically, mentally, emotionally, or Spiritually alone. We may walk, live, journey, or feel alone. Hebrews 13:5 says keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have because God has said, "Never will I leave you; Never will I forsake you." When the Light is invited into the dark places of our lives, it floods our lives so no shadow can hide.
Much Agape ev'body!
Shan, the Recovery Pastor
Jun 3, 2020
Jun 3, 2020
16 min
A question was asked by a pastor to his congregation. What is something that everyone has that we are able to clearly see in others yet rarely in ourselves? The answer is blind spots. Blind spots are anything that makes a negative impact on us or anyone around us. Our Spiritual blind spots are our sin. Our blind spots in our recovery are our character defects. These include being stubborn, resentment, denial, arrogance, selfish motives, detachment, isolation, and ignorance. Do you feel like you have been in a Spiritual wreck? I know a great repair shop!
Much Agape ev'body!
Shan, the Recovery Pastor
May 31, 2020
May 31, 2020
11 min
Recovery is a lifestyle. Changes need to be made at each level of recovery in order to maintain our motivation in recovery. Here is the check list of things to watch out for as we keep striving to survive.
1. Acknowledge unhealthy patterns
2. Stay connected to your recovery support community
3. It is ok to seek mental health support
4. Give yourself some grace
5. Learn new coping skills
6. Take one day and one step at a time
Much Agape ev'body!
Shan, the Recovery Pastor
May 28, 2020
May 28, 2020
30 min
Shan and Sammy talk about the emotions that our favorite hymnals can invoke. Today they are talking about the hymnal called Were You There.
From the time of Moses when the blood of a lamb was placed on the doorpost and lintel of the house for the Lord's passover through Egypt to the Lamb of God offered as a sacrifice for our sins, Holy Week invoke strong emotions as a time of remembrace, praise, and hymns that recorded the emotional events.
Special thank you to Sammy Hodges, the Senior Pastor at Ashville UMC and Evergreen UMC, for offering insight on today's topic.
Much Agape ev'body!
Shan, the Recovery Pastor
May 27, 2020
May 27, 2020
3 min
It only takes a split second for something to happen. If we multiply the seconds x minutes x hours x days x weeks of each year, we have 31,449,600 seconds to impact the world around us. Please do not waste a single second of opportunity to cause a positive ripple effect in our communities.
Much Agape ev'body!
Shan, the Recovery Pastor
May 26, 2020
May 26, 2020
10 min
In this game called life, we must learn from our recovery play book and our faith play book so we can reach the goal line with the help of our Sponsors and Accountability partners.
Much Agape ev'body!
Shan, the Recovery Pastor
May 24, 2020
May 24, 2020
2 min
Life is busy. We need to slow down. We need to take the time to sit with Jesus. He will lend a shoulder for us to lean on. He wants to carry our burdens. Psalms 46:10 tells us to be still and know. We must know Jesus in our hearts and our minds and He will give us rest. I want to encourage you to sit down on the next park bench you see and talk to Jesus. He is always ready to listen.
Much Agape ev'body!
Shan, the Recovery Pastor
May 23, 2020
May 23, 2020
1 min
When we follow the worlds GPS, it will only bring grief, pain and shame. When we follow God's GPS, God's Plan for Salvation, it always brings us to and adventure, through a story, and a lesson learned. Which GPS are you following?
Much Agape ev'body!
Shan, the Recovery Pastor
May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020
29 min
Shan and Scott talk about triggers and stressors in our lives. We must recognize the triggers on an emotional level and a mental level before we allow them to become physically part of our lives. We pray for your strength to rebuke the triggers in your lives before they take root and produce a relapse drift. When we recognize the triggers, tiggers, and stressors on our journey then it is easier to dodge the potholes along life's highway.
2 Corinthians 10:5 (NIV) We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
Special thank you to Scott Jones, one of the Chaplain's at the Brother Bryan Mission, for offering insight on today's topic!
Much Agape ev'body!
Shan, the Recovery Pastor
May 21, 2020
May 21, 2020
32 min
Shan and Scott sit down to talk about relapse drift. Not just when the relapse happens, but all the things that lead up to it without your even realizing it. Relapse drift is like a boat drifting away from the shore slowly but you have nothing to help you paddle your way back to land. It is as if you can only watch the land move away while you feel helpless.
Special thank you to Scott Jones, one of the Chaplain's at the Brother Bryan Mission, for offering insight on today's topic!
Much Agape ev'body!
Shan, the Recovery Pastor