Rik Morris

Thoughts, Wisdom & Insights

Step-Three-Control

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We made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to God.

Therefore, I urge you brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God- this is your spiritual act of worship. Romans 12:1

Step-Two-Choices

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We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to His good purpose. Philippians 2:13

Step-Two-Red-Flags

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We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to His good purpose. Philippians 2:13

Step-Two-Roadblocks

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We came to believe a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.

For it is God who works in you to will and act according to His good purpose. Philippians 2:13

Step-One-Fairness

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We admitted we were powerless over our addictions and compulsive behaviors, that our lives had become unmanageable.

I know nothing good lives in me, that is my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but cannot carry it out. Romans 7:18

Step-One-Humility

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We admitted we were powerless over our addictions and compulsive behaviors, that our lives had become unmanageable.

I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. Romans 7:18

Step-One-Powerless

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We admitted we were powerless over our addictions and compulsive behaviors, that our lives had become unmanageable.

I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. Romans 7:18

It’s OK to Disagree

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Choose your battles carefully. Only go to the mat when the issue is critical and you are sure you are on the right side of the issue.

Men and women died in the Civil War because they were willing to die for the way they felt about slavery and states rights. Hundreds of thousands lost their lives because they thought one human could own another.

Parents have lost children when they carped about a clean room and pushed their teenager into despair.

Executive sales managers have lost stellar employees over commission cuts or territory disputes. Be sure you are on the right side of the fence before you take an unbending position. Picture yourself in their shoes before you take a strong stand. Always sleep on it before you go to war. There will be casualties in a war.