Where we begin our day and where we end our day will determine our day… I was helping a friend recently who is dealing with an addiction. He has been in and out of recovery and sobriety for a number of years. He has everything it takes to make it because he wants to get…
Category: The 12 Steps
That’s Why They Call it a Disease
I am preparing to do two-1/2 ironman triathlons this summer/fall. I will spend anywhere from 8 to 15 hours per week training and the events will take me somewhere between 5 and 6 hours. One of my “bucket list” goals is to do a full ironman before I die and if I die doing…
“All I want from tomorrow…
is to get it better than today.” These are words from Huey Lewis and The News’ song ‘Jacob’s Ladder.” I can remember listening to the cassette tape of their album “Fore”…yes cassette tape…over and over once I got into recovery. The two songs I clung to were this one and “Hip to Be Square.” Jacob’s Ladder” reminded…
Doing what “it” says = Serenity
James 1:22 “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” One of the greatest tools I was given in the infant stages of my sobriety was the serenity prayer: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change (other people, places and things), the courage…
What a Bird…
2 Peter 1:vs-2&4; “May God give you more and more grace and peace as you grow in your knowledge of God and Jesus our Lord.(2) And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s coruption caused by…
Eternal Freedom
“Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” 2 Corinthians 3:17 (NIV) I can remember many years ago when I was immersed in my life as an alcoholic and addict. I would have these brief moments where I knew what I was doing was wrong and…
Choosing God over the world…
James 4:1-10 (NIV); “What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you? You want something but don’t get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. When you ask,…
“Bound” to continue…
“Proverbs 25:28; “Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control.” (This is a continuation from my previous blog about the two steps in achieving a new goal; start and continue. The next several posts will deal with what it takes to continue.) Has the following scenario ever happened to…
Break free from your SHELTER…
2 Timothy 1:7; “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (fear), but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.” (NIV) The other day my wife was looking out the back window of our home observing our new “rescue dog” Boyd sprinting across the yard having fun with his “brother” Onyx….
The Forgotten Steps
One of the challenges I have faced during my Christian/recovery walk is the willingness to allow God to have all of me. This means the good, the great, the bad and the ugly. It is hard for God to do his work through me when I am still holding onto old stuff. As most of…
Jay Meyer
I started this blog in 2008 because of my passion for helping others take their lives to the next level. My hope is that, through sharing my life experiences as a business leader, husband, father, and recovering drug addict, I will positively impact your life.