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By Bill A. Gaspard, Christian Life Coach"Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior.” Ephesians 4:31 NLT Have you ever seen someone trying to break a wild pony? It’s not a simple task. My father-in-law is an avid horseman. He brought home a new unbroken horse, thinking he could easily train the horse and would be riding it in no...

by: Bill A. Gaspard, Christian Recovery Coach In John 10 Jesus gives us another analogy of the enemy. He discusses the sheep, the shepherd, the gate, and of course the enemy; a wolf who wants to steal kill and destroy. The wolves’ method of operation is to attack and “Scatter the flock.” John 10:12 That is precisely what the enemy wants to do with us, get us separated from the rest of the...

By: Bill A. Gaspard, Life Recovery Coach ~Most of us know the story of Moses. A baby Hebrew slave who was raised by Egyptians, who fled to a foreign land and later in life returned to Egypt to free all of his people, then parted the Red Sea, received the Ten Commandments from God Himself, all in one lifetime. An amazing story, for sure, even one of the characters spoken of in the book of Hebrews...

The Gift of Recovery by: Bill A. Gaspard, Christian Life Coach~“For what gives you the right to make such a judgment? What do you have that God hasn’t given you? And if everything you have is from God, why boast as though it were not a gift.” 1 Corinthians 4:7 Recovery is a gift. If you look at it any other way, you will miss the point, and you’ll waste an opportunity to live—really...

Little Orphan Alkieby: Bill A. Gaspard, Recovery Coach, Biblical Counselor “God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.” Ephesians 1:5 It took Little Orphan Alkie (Al for short) over forty years to realize that he was adopted long ago. He didn’t live his life...

“Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgression, wash away all my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin.” Psalm 51:1-2 This is the start of one of my favorite Psalms. King David was confronted by the prophet Nathan after he had committed adultery with Bathsheba. Nathan was like an accountability partner or recovery coach...

By Bill A. Gaspard, Life Recovery Coach “In the time we have it is surely our duty to do all the good we can to all the people we can in all the ways that we can.” William Barclay I remember when I was seventeen in Marine Corps boot camp. The drill instructor would always ask for a couple volunteers whenever he needed something done around the barracks. I think my bunk mate told...

By Bill A. Gaspard, Life Recovery Coach Jesus reveals more to the Old Testament concept of murder by adding “I tell you everyone who is angry with his brother is subject to judgment.” Then says, “So, if you are presenting a sacrifice at the altar in the temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you leave your sacrifice there and be reconciled to that person.”...

The Cornerstone of RecoveryHow is your foundation?By Bill A. Gaspard, Certifed Christian Life Coach & Biblical Counselor Peter and John were speaking to the people and there were about 3000 believers at this time during the Acts of the Apostles. Peter just healed a crippled beggar and some of the high priests and Sadducees wanted an explanation of this healing. We pick it up in Acts 4: When they...

RAP - Recovery Accountability Partner By Bill A. Gaspard, Life Recovery Coach “A man of many friends comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” Proverbs 18:24Do you have one, a friend who sticks closer than a brother, an accountability partner? It’s very important to have someone in our life that will guide us back on the track, someone that will...