http://www.christiansontheclock.org What is your hurt, habit, or hangup? Are you ready for complete freedom from your addictions? Try this plan and you'll find why God put you here on earth. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:28:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Stop running from him Sit and wait for him Turn around and run toward him Realize he is everywhere Quit being afraid and talk to him Shut up and listen to him Ask for forgiveness Forgive others Ask for him to save me Give my life to him http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/10-ways-to-get-closer-to-god If not, then what is? http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/is-selfishness-at-the-heart-of-problems-between-most-people Denial that I'm wrong reveals pride that made me nearly impossible to be around Denial of the problems themselves results in collateral damage as the people who I love are pulled into it Denial of God's calling on my life kept me from wisdom and loving relationships that bring me closer to ... http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/how-has-denial-isolated-you-from-important-relationshps I knew this one person who was the most angry person I had ever met. They literally screamed and argued with everyone. Once people stopped subjecting themselves, they argued alone. So you'd think after drinking all that in, I would have taken every precaution to act completely different, right? I'll share ... http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/how-has-holding-on-to-anger-and-resentments-affected-you There are two camps of worriers. Those that do what we think of when we think of worrying. They look scared & timid. They do the cartoon bit of chewing off fingernails like they're a typewriter. They can't make a decision and bungle situations they would normally nail. I have been ... http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/what-do-you-worry-about Pretty wild - I have Akismet enabled on this blog to catch spam comments before they are posted and it has sequestered 16,095 spam blog comments to date. I think every blog gets a pretty steady dose of these, but I'm sure that the topics of sex, drugs, and rock ... http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/16095-spam-comments-for-sex-and-drugs Accountability partner - get in a 12-step group. If you're not in one, I recommend a Christ-centered one because Jesus is the one that will bring this healing, not us and only being allowed vague references to a "higher power" frustrate many believers involved with secular recovery. That being said ... http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/are-you-beginning-to-build-a-support-team Have you had those moments when you are just on fire for God and all seems right? Like you're walking on top of clouds even though it's clearly raining and you're all wet? Have you had those moments when you're not sure what hell is like, but it couldn't be much ... http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/how-can-you-begin-to-address-denial Must give credit to my friend Bryan (w/ additional props to Nathan - see comments :) ), who turned me on to this great church near where I grew up in Texas. Matt Chandler is definitely gifted by the Lord in his ability to deliver the message of the gospel ... http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/matt-chandler-sermons-from-the-village-church Wow, that's a long list for me but I'll throw out a few the obvious ones everyone thinks of - self-medicating with things that cause a feeling of ecstasy in the brain - drugs, booze, sex, whatever. Next come the socially inappropriate things like controlling others with anger or guilt, looking to ... http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/how-do-you-handle-pain-and-disappointment