Recovery Thought of the Day - April 20th

Good Morning CR Family! Please see below for the Recovery Thought of the Day from Dana C. Recovery Thought of the Day:   CR Monday: Make the List April 20, 2020 I have a question for you. When your world turns upside down, fear lurking all around, doubt and worry occupy your mind, and isolation occurring most of the time; what do you do? Its pandemic time and these descriptive words are more than English rhyme, its what really occupies our mind a lot of the time. We all know how serious this pandemic is so I’m not going to spend any more time talking about the obvious but rather talk about solutions. So, what do you do to? I don’t know about you but I have to change this scenario up, somehow, some way, I need to gain some balance in what and how I am thinking. Enter the Gratitude List. That’s right, make a list of what you are grateful for, put it on your refrigerator door and let it sink in and remind you of what you are really here for. Take some to think about the major areas of your life and list at least 2 things you are grateful for. Here is a suggestion gratitude list from CR and from me to help you get started: How Is God working in your life?  What are two areas you can see God working in your life. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” Philippians 4:6 Who are you grateful for?  This can include your family, friends, recovery friends and mentors, church family, etc. Why are your grateful for them? “Let the peace of Christ keep you in tune with each other, in step with each other. None of this going off and doing your own thing. And cultivate thankfulness. Let the word of Christ have the run of the house.” Colossians 3:15-16 Recovery . List at least 2 recent growth areas of your recovery and why are you thankful for them. “ As for us we have this large crowd of witnesses around us. So then, let us rid ourselves of everything that gets in the way, and the sin which holds on to us so tightly, and let us run with determination the race that lies before us.” Hebrews 12:1 My Church. List 2 things for which you are thankful for your church. “Enter the Temple gates with thanksgiving.: Psalm 100:4 Who can I help? List 2 people you can help today and be thankful for the opportunity. It doesn’t matter how you help them but that you help them. “And since I, the Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. I have given you an example to follow: do as I have done to you.” John 13:14-15 Dana Cramer, Celebrate Recovery/Crossroads Church If you would like someone to reach out to you, text us your E-mail and name to 970-645-6109 and we will have someone from within CR reach out to you. Note: The thought of the days along with other key updates will also be posted on our facebook page (Celebrate Recovery at Crossroads Church Facebook Page) and for those without facebook, they will also be posted on the following blog site: https://crossroadscr.blogspot.com UPDATES/REMINDERS: If you are in need of prayer, please send your prayer requests to CelebrateRecoveryatCrossroads@gmail.com and we will forward those on to our prayer team. Fridays at 6:30pm, We are hosting "CR Friday Night Live."   To subscribe to our youtube channel  please click on the following link and select the subscribe button.  CR Youtube Channel Link .  There will be a song or two of worship and then a short recovery based dialog between a couple of CR members.  This will be streamed on youtube.  Fridays we will be hosting on-line open share group meetings at 7:30pm.  There will be one mixed issues group for men and one mixed issues group for women.  Sign Up Links for this coming week's meetings will be posted in the next couple of weeks. Stay Tuned!  These meetings will take place using the Zoom App.  In order to participate you will need a tablet, smart-phone or computer with camera.  In order to ensure confidentiality of these meetings everyone who participates will need to find a private room to set up, have their camera on, so others can see that there is no one else in the room and they will also need to wear a pair of headphones so that they are the only ones that can hear.  This is a free app and you can download it on google play, apple app store or through your web-browser on your computer. For help on how to join a Zoom meeting please click on the the following link, which will take you to their support web-site Zoom Set-Up Help Blessings, James U.