What am I uniquely equipted to do.

I am responsible for my calling. God has given me a ministry to help bridge the gap between recovery and the church.

What breaks my heart

People with the ability and knowledge to stay clean and sober who chose to destroy their lives and the lives around them.

What needs can God use me to meet

God uses me to meet the needs of my family,those I sponsor in recovery and the youth we work with.

What has God put in me?

God has blessed me with many talents I try to use for His glory. The most effective I believe in recovery ministry is the ability to put the ball in others court. To relate to people in a way that's real. To guide them to let God help them help themselves.

What am I passionate about

I am passionate about seeing people recover from their addictions, To see peoples lives change through the love of Christ is awesome. In recovery one of the biggest blessings is to watch newcomers grow in sobriety.

Routine

Define Irony... Chad asked us to blog this week about disrupting our routine. His purpose is to stay fresh in ministry. Not to minister out of memory or plain routine. That was Sunday morning....today at 4:05 is the first time I have had to breathe. Monday and Tuesday where busy with Emmaus and Stop The Violence meetings along with 14 hour school schedule . Today was the first Chrysalis meeting for this year. Wednesday our washing machine overflowed, flooding the house. We had to move into a hotel while insurance fixes the house. I have not even come close to a normal schedule. Even as normally abnormal my varying schedule has been. Aside from no time to blog I think I have successfully accomplished doing something different this week !!!!
Peace and Love
Jeff

Anniversary

Today is the anniversary of my fathers passing. Thirty years ago today I was a fourteen year old wondering why God took my dad . I had made a deal with God out by the pool while paramedics where working on my dad . You see I was already doing things I knew where wrong and I told God if He would let my dad live I would stop . After that I spent the better part of 22 years blaming God and living as Satan's MVP . At 36 I overdosed on alcohol and pain meds , again , and finally got help . Today at 44 I am still sober , at work trying my best to live for God and His glory . Many of you may feel I am crazy . You may already , but I feel like I have communicated with my dad all my life ? This day has passed many years and I have not even thought about it . Today is different , I called my sister to see about Tabs drums and simply asked isn't it close to the anniversary of dads death . You see I have had a mental block of these days all my life . He died on the 29th and his birthday was the 25th . He was 47 .At 44 I now see how young he really was . Today he told me how proud he is of me .As my Heavenly Father holds him in his hands . I pray he has peace . I love you dad . I forgive you . I pray you forgive me . See ya soon .
Peace and Love
Your son .