God is moving in CR

  By Eric Hutchinson, Fellowship Rogers CR Training Coach, 7/28/21 Have you ever forgotten your passcode to your  computer, phone, locker, safe, social media  website or maybe something really important like  an online banking account? It’s really frustrating  and sometimes a little scary. I have wasted much  time trying to figure out my passcode, and  sometimes I just have to reset it and then I have to  remember it all over again. Isn’t it awesome to  know that we don’t have to remember some kind  of passcode to gain access to our Higher Power  Jesus Christ? Once we have Jesus Christ living in our lives, we don’t have to remember a passcode to  have access to the greatest power in the universe? Romans 8:38-39 says, “And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can s...

By Carl Kimbro, Fellowship Bible Church Celebrate Recovery Devotional Team, 7/14/21 Fear is a strong motivator for me. There are times when it’s a positive motivator that keeps me from doing something dangerous. But it has also caused me to do the wrong thing, like lie to hide sin. Or believe that I have to follow the crowd to avoid looking bad, even if it’s wrong or immoral! Worse yet, fear has often caused me to try to fix myself instead of turning it over to God. My fears can take many forms: · Fear of failure as a father to my adopted granddaughters. · Fear of losing my job. · Fear of people seeing me as I really am. There are so many fears in my life, I can’t fit them here! If I am honest, most of my fears are unfounded. I often find I worried for nothing because my fears never came to life. But even when my fears turn out to be real, I still struggle because I often don’t put my trust in God. I try to fix it myself. I don’t include God in prayer, or ask my accountability partners...