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September 5 – Living My Amends · The Daily Ripples Podcast

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  Hey, guys, this is The Daily Ripples with an S.
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  We have a website too.
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  It's called DailyRipples.com.
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  We got these things on there.
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  We got a book study.
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  Put out every Monday and we're just going to go.
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  for the book and It's all up there.
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  you get in there.
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  It's good to have a book with you when you're going through it.
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  Um, makes more sense, I guess, when you're listening to a book and not looking at one, it's kind of confusing and, But I think it's a cool deal.
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  Um, Anyways, today, September 5th, living my amends. The stone.
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  Some of the best amends I can make are found in the way I treat people I meet today.
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  Ripple one, practical.
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  Today, I will practice simple acts of kindness, patience and courtesy.
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  I cannot always repair every hurt from my past, but I can choose to be a blessing in every relationship God places before me now.
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  Ripple two, spiritual.
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  As I follow Christ's example of compassion, the Holy Spirit changes not only my actions.
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  But also my heart.
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  What once came naturally through anger, selfishness is gradually replaced, but with grace.
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  In that quiet transformation, the Father continues the work of making me whole.
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  Man, I, uh, I guess like I feel a little biased on this is because like, for a long time, I've heard people talk about amends being like, you know, people saying living amends and, you know, I don't, I, I do believe I cannot always repair every hurt from my past.
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  But that doesn't mean I can't approach everybody I hurt from my past.
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  That's that's not what it says, like, you know, and I think that's important to be talked about because.
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  I mean, how are you willing to go to any lengths?
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  And, you know, as a big book on page?
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  80, what is it?
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  83 or sorry.
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  It says.
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  The spiritual life is not a theory.
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  We have to live it.
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  And it also says on page 79.
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  It says, although those these reprimations take innumerable forms, there are some good principles which we find guiding.
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  And it says this word and it's very important to me.
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  It says reminding ourselves that we have decided to go to any link to find a spiritual experience.
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  And why is it reminding us? Because at page 58.
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  We said we'd go to any length.
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  But now we got to remember that we said we were going to go to any length, right?
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  Because like,
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  Now we start talking about going and talking to people and we're like, whoa, I'll do this, but this.
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  Anyways, it goes on to say we ask that we'd be given strength and direction to do the right thing.
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  And that's kind of like, you know, we ask.
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  So that's a prayer that we'd be given, strength and direction to do the right thing, no matter what the personal consequence may be.
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  And it's usually ego, right?
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  You're not usually going to go get shot.
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  I mean, maybe, but I don't think that's what normally would happen.
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  Um, says we may lose our position or reputation.
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  Or face jail, but we are willing.
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  And are you willing?
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  We have to be.
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  We must not shrink at anything.
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  And, you know, so, being willing to do it, and I actually doing it are 2 different separate things, right?
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  Because if I'm willing to do it and believe that God will put me in a position to do it, yes, I I believe that I'm willing to do all my moves.
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  Why would I not be?
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  Because, I mean, if do I want to go mess up some more of my past or do I not believe that I'm done drinking?
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  Do I believe that I can drink like a normal person or do I believe that I have to live on a spiritual basis for life or else?
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  And I believe I have to live on a spiritual basis for life or else?
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  Um, My life has shown that in many different ways from not making all my amends when I 1st came in here to, Man, you know, half doing this stuff, not letting spiritual by spiritual principles in, Dr. Bob.
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  In the uh, vision for you.
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  He, you know, this was what his problem was.
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  You know, on page 150 top five, it says,
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  Why he argued, should he lose the remainder of his business, only to bring still more suffering to his family, family or foolishly admitting his flight to people whom he made his livelihood.
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  He would do anything.
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  He said, but that.
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  So he would do everything, you know, within the work to do this, but go make amends, right?
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  Go face the people that eat hurt.
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  Go face the people that it won't.
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  Anyways, it goes on to say, being intrigued, however, he invited our friend to his home sometime later, and just as he thought he was getting control of his liquor situation, he went out on a roaring bender.
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  For him, this was the spree that ended all sprees.
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  He saw that he would have to face his problems squarely that God might give him mastery.
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  One morning, he took the bull by the horns and he set out to tell, tell those he feared what his trouble had been.
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  He found himself surprisingly well received and learned that many knew of his drinking, stepping into his car, he made his rounds of people he had hurt.
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  He trembled as he went about, for this might mean ruin, particularly to a person in his line of business.
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  At midnight, he came home exhaustive, but very happy.
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  He has not had a drink since.
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  And that's like, you know, the best representation of, like, why don't you be willing to do this thing?
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  Are you willing and are you not?
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  I mean, it's a simple ordeal.
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  Uh, rarely have we seen a person fail who has, you know, followed their path.
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  rarely.
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  I mean, if you want to, if you want what we have or want to go to any length to get, then these are the steps in order to do it.
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  I, uh,
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  On 164 and it kind of lines with Matthew a little bit, but it says,
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  Ask him in your morning meditation that you can do each day, what you can do each day for the man who is still sick.
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  The answers will come if your own house is in order, but obviously you cannot transmit something you haven't got.
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  So yeah, I say that, say that every morning.
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  I'll read that prayer in 80 prayer on 83, prayer on 87, um, but I say that, you know, because it makes me think of my house in order today.
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  And I need to put my view on the new guy, on the person that still needs help.
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  In Matthew 523.
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  says, it kind of alarms just exactly like that.
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  It says, therefore, if you're offering your gift to the altar.
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  And there, remember that your brother has something against you.
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  Leave your gift there in front of the altar, 1st go and reconcile to your brother, then coming off your gift.
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  So God's saying like, come to the altar.
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  But if you got something wrong with somebody, go fix that, then come back to the altar and give your gift.
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  And that like, you know, that's the same thing it says over here, right?
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  The answers will come if your own house is in order, but obviously you cannot transmit something you haven't got.
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  See to it, that your relationship with them is right.
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  And great events will come to pass for you and countless others.
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  So how do I know my relationship with him is right? is getting right with his kids, right?
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  And that's the deal.
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  I don't, you know, when I look at this and I'm like, you know, man, I can, if I just a good boy to these people now, I'm living my men.
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  I think that is the most.
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  You know, it goes into the people talking about a spiritual perfection, not progress, not perfection.
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  No.
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  Do you want to get sober?
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  Do you want to die?
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  And that's what my,
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  I mean, that's what this literature alliance to.
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  I mean, it's not really, there's not a really gray area.
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  There's a lot of words that say death.
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  There's a lot of words that say, hey, if you don't do this, this will happen.
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  But, You know, I, uh, Man, I got a lot of amends to make.
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  A lot of daunting amends to make.
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  Um, but, you know, my life out there, it looked very daunting within a general ending up in jails, ending up in institutions, and you know, you're out, your life doesn't have to end that way, obviously, just being an alcoholic.
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  The only, the only thing that I find that, the same thing as other alcoholics is, When I take a drink, I want more, the allergy into mind, right?
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  After a certain amount of time, I drink again.
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  Anyways, but today, Prayer, Father God, help me live my amends today through kindness and love, through your Holy Spirit, keep changing my heart to reflect the compassion of Jesus.
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  May my life bring peace wherever you lead me.
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  Amen.