Being Fearless (Part 1)

This summer I started going back to church. A good friend invited us to Northpoint Community Church to hear Andy Stanley and enjoy the great music program they have. [If you're not familiar with Andy, listen to one of his messages (available online for free) and you'll be hooked. He has a great sense of humor and ties every day stuff to the scriptures (he also wears jeans to church on Sunday). Don't mistake Andy with his dad, Dr. Charles Stanley, - they are very different.] 


Andy's second message in the current series is Recovery Road. Lots of different types of recovery, but in his second message Andy talks about the true road to recovery (alcoholism, prejudices, phobias, blaming others, etc.) and one very important step is making a searching and fearless moral inventory of yourself. You have to take responsibility for everything. [I should mention that this is Step 4 of the 12 Step program from AA.]

I am fortunate not to have any addictions in my life. I fully admit, I do enjoy a glass or two of wine in the evening. I do have some issues though and I'll devote a post to each of them (it won't be that bad or that long a list). If my husband reads them, he might be able to add a few - but we'll see if he pays attention. And for my friends that know me well, please feel free to add to my list. My feelings will not get hurt (and if they do, I'll get over it) -- I am trying to be a better person and if there is something you notice that I don't, please let me know.

In this post, I do want to say why this journey is so important: God spoke to me a couple of months ago. He has always been with me, but he spoke to me.