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12/02/2025

12/02/2025

“The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.” ⠀
~ John 10:10 NLT⠀
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Have you noticed that the devil always goes after our worth, our position, and our performance? Why? Because Jesus won a sound victory against him on our behalf in all these areas. We possess all things in Christ. We’re secure in Him. And we have nothing to prove. We must hang on to these unshakable truths no matter the season.

11/27/2025

A life of praise and thankfulness becomes a life filled with miracles. Instead of trying to be in control, you focus on Me and what I am doing.

"Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name." —Psalm 100:4

11/26/2025

It's here! For those who missed our recent annual workshop on, "Help with the Holidays," we rushed to get the recording out quickly BEFORE Thanksgiving, when those holiday stresses begin to kick in. At Families Anonymous, we understand the unique pressures that members of our community feel when they have a struggling loved one this time of the year. FA had five veteran members of the fellowship share their experience, strength and hope on dealing with the holidays. All of us at FA wish you peace this holiday season.
To open the recording, PLEASE USE THIS LINK:
https://familiesanonymous.org/help-for-the-holidays/

11/26/2025

Just a little something to think about as your gather around tables this week…

Be present. Be as quick to listen in conversation as you are quick to share your thoughts. Sometimes even those closest to us have a hard time sharing what they are quietly battling. Every one has their something that they are going through. Be truly present.

Be mindful. Be as quick to keep a confidence as you are tempted to leave the table and gossip. One of the best ways that we can be like Jesus is to take others into our confidences. Be the person others can trust without fear to open up to. When you leave the table, leave the table.

Be encouraging. Be the person that inspires others to hope. Be the person that once they leave the conversation with you they feel better having spend time talking with you.

Be forgiving. Allow past offences to be just that “past” offences. Don't keep score but give others and their actions to Jesus. Sometimes people are hurtful in actions and words especially around the holidays, but we never go wrong when making a decision to let Jesus handle our day-all of it.

As we gather around the table with family and friends this week, be Jesus to those you love. They need Him too.

See you in the field,
Susan

11/25/2025

Everything I have is a gift from You, including each breath I breathe. . . . It was only when You breathed the breath of Life into Adam that he became a living being.

"Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being." —Genesis 2:7

11/19/2025

Don’t be afraid to face your sins. . . .It’s actually quite freeing to confess your sins, knowing that I will forgive you and purify you from all unrighteousness.

"Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.'" —John 14:6