What I Found Out
Last night I posted a blog about Miss California’s appearance on “Hannity”. Little did I know that one post would drive quite a bit of outside traffic. In one day I had all these searches land on my blog. I understand for some of you uber bloggers this is minuscule, but to me it was kinda exciting!
Well Done Miss California
I was watching Hannity this evening and he had Miss California on to speak about the Miss America question she received from Perez Hilton. I applaud her that she was strong enough to NOT give the “PC” answer about the gay marriage topic. On Hannity she spoke about how she was not willing to give up her faith, morals and values to win Miss America [most people say her answer in opposition to gay marriage cost her the pageant]. Her answer is below.
Once again I just say Well Done!
Relationships: My kick in the face!
For the singles out there that want a no holds bar look at Godly relationships watch this message.
http://thewellcommunity.org/resources/podcast/video/20090405.mov
The Well Talks: Addiction
Continuing on my post from last week about The Well Talks series I wanted to reflect on this week. The message was stellar and I would really encourage everyone to take a listen. You can download the message from The Well Community website or from iTunes. [this week wasn't online when I posted so be patient]
This week the message was on addiction. For me it was definitely a good shot in the gut because it pulled back the curtain on the issue of addiction. In that light I write this post with a honest vulnerability.
Addiction was defined as “an unhealthy attachment to anything/anyone”. Right there it kicks some doors down in my life.
The “unhealthy attachment” that I continue to struggle with is sexual purity or plain and simply put, porn. It is not something I am proud of but I have allowed it to lingere and when looked at honestly is a “comfort food” in my life. It has surfaced when I am prideful and think I can overcome it on my own. Obviously this is not the case and I am thankful to have some great guys around me that I can confide in.
Something else I appreciated was a look at addiction from a neurological point of view. Paul Mavrogeorge is a Marriage and Family Therapist at Link Care in Fresno and was one of our experts on the subject. He described what happens in the human brain when we find pleasure in anything from worshiping at church to finding it through an addiction. The brain deceivers all of those experiences as the same and when we stimulate that part of the brain it needs more over time for our body to feel the same level of pleasure. This concept was very good to hear explained. It really challenged me to think about where I am finding pleasure and focus on how I can adjust those habits.
All in all it was summed up at life group this morning as we talked through the topic of addiction.
1. Grace is a gift and is totally sufficient [Ephesians 2: 1-10]
2. Humble Yourself
3. Obey
4. Be motivated by love
