Category Archives: BELIEVE: Accept and believe that God is in Control

Articles identify with the BELIEF step of authentic recovery

Faithful and Just to Forgive (Made Complete in Love to Love Completely)

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project Everything we do and say either gets us what we want and value (need) most, draws us closer to what we want and value most, or drags farther away from what we want … Continue reading →

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To Believe or Not Believe? (Beware of Cynics Preying on Faith)

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project To believe or not believe? Is there a creator? Does God exist? Is God alive? Does God matter? What—or who—powers the light in an otherwise dark existence? Is God involved in what happens here? Is … Continue reading →

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Because I’m Worth It! (Worthy of His Best & The Rest)

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project “He has brought me to his banquet hall, And his banner over me is love.” Song of Solomon 2:4 (NASB) The wedding and reception between the Bridegroom and His bride is soon … Continue reading →

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Took the Plunge (He’s The One)… Sweet Victory in Jesus

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Steven Gledhill

He plunged me to victory beneath the cleansing flood. by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project If you are looking for Jesus on the cross, you’ll not find Him there. He’s not in the grave, either. Your sin has … Continue reading →

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Waging the War Within (Why Seek the Living Among the Dead?)

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project But very early on Sunday morning the women went to the tomb, taking the spices they had prepared. They found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance. So they … Continue reading →

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Stuck in the Heartache of Deferred Hope

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project “Expectation is the root of all heartache.” —William Shakespeare Of course, we have all been disappointed a whole bunch in our lives. Something didn’t work out. It didn’t come on time. Someone let us down. … Continue reading →

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The Problem of Pain… A Study of the Father’s Discipline

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom for MEdom Project …also, consider reading the sequel to this article, “Doubt in the Madness of the Perfect Storm” There is physical pain, psychological pain, and spiritual pain. Jesus said that we are to love … Continue reading →

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What Is Your Ten-Thousand Year Plan? (When the time of perfection comes, what happens?)

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Steven Gledhill

Can you see the forest for the trees? by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project The King is indeed Coming! When we’ve been here ten thousand years… bright shining as the sun. We’ve no less days to sing God’s … Continue reading →

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What Is Your Ten-Thousand Year Plan? (When the time of perfection comes, will love be there?)

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Steven Gledhill

Can you see the forest for the trees? Give me a word – give me a sign Show me where to look – tell me what will I find? Lay me on the ground and fly me in the sky … Continue reading →

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Power of the Least Interested Party… When Love Isn’t Fair

Posted on March 30, 2014 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project Ever wonder why it seems someone usually has the upper hand in a relationship? Between spouses? Between friends? Between teacher and student, employer and employee? Between parents and their children? Who has … Continue reading →

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And Justice for All… When Love Isn’t Fair

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project This is really quite long since there is a ton of Scripture. If you know the biblical stories, please advance through the text but there is a payoff at the end that … Continue reading →

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When the Levee Breaks (Restoring Trust)

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project Is trust something to be earned or is trust something that is lost? One person might say, “How could you? I trusted you, completely. I don’t think I can trust you anymore.” … Continue reading →

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Under My Skin (When the answer is “NO” in the Age of Grace)

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project In order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it … Continue reading →

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“I Hate Myself… or Do I? (Restoring Self-Esteem)

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project Often central to the war within the mind is the notion that feeling unworthy and undeserving of love reflects the absence of self-love. The reality is that if we did not love … Continue reading →

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Depression Obsession (Finding the Right Road to Freedom)

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project “Progress means getting nearer to the place you want to be. And if you have taken a wrong turning, then to go forward does not get you any nearer. If you are … Continue reading →

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New Age Living (and oh by the way, your feet stink)

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray that the … Continue reading →

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Justified… Just if I’d Never Needed a Root Canal

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project  All Scripture is from the New International Version unless otherwise noted. Feeling like a failure, I am rotting in decay deep into the root of who I am. I need a root … Continue reading →

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Sympathetic Savior: The Sacrifice of Jesus

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project If you are looking for Jesus on the cross, you’ll not find Him there. Your sin has been removed from your past, present, and future. The stone that has kept you in … Continue reading →

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Heaven, Hell, Three-foot Forks, and My Problem with Hank

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project See that no one pays back wrong for wrong, but at all times make it your aim to do good to one another and to all people. Be joyful always, pray at … Continue reading →

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Sympathetic Savior: Christ’s Relationships

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Steven Gledhill

by Steven Gledhill for FREEdom from MEdom Project Ask yourself this question: Why is it so hard to believe that the three-person union that is God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) could by choice “create” the visible manifestation of Himself … Continue reading →

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