Addiction, Recovery, and can Christians even meditate? | This Is My Story, This Is My Song Ep.6

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In this episode, Steph Macleod is speaking to Dr. Steve Smith, a GP specialist in substance misuse. Dr. Steve is the project and medical director at KEYS Community Detox and founder of the Keys Project. Tune in for an amazing conversation on addiction, detox, the power of community in a Christ-centred recovery meditation, as well as the healing practice of daily prayer and Christian meditation!
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[@bcon795]

Steph I am so glad I found your music and your channel. I love to listen to worship when I know the artist keeps Christ at the center, which is rare in these days. Your story is awesome also, I am a recovering alcoholic amongst many other defects. May God continue to bless you. Thank you.

[@lindapreater840]

May the word from my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable unto you Lord

[@paintingonpurpose3917]

Amen

[@sidninewton5377]

I was using and selling drugs when the Lord jumped in the middle of my mess and showed me He is ! and that if I died at that moment my heart was not right with Him. I thought Wow ! and went on and another situation arose where I was in another deadly place, I saw my life pass before my, saw my doings. Again He let me know if I died’ my life was not right…. I went home and repented and asked Him to take over. Then I started devouring the Word and went to church. I found about Jesus and what He did, and I had to repent all over ! That he would Die for me - Oh it has been an Adventure ever since ! He is with me, protects me, Teaches, guides me - Oh the Love of Jesus -

[@By.His.Spirit.]

Beautiful 🥰 Yeshua is so good 🕊️💛

[@sanjaydj5576]

Amen brother

[@paintingonpurpose3917]

Amen 🙏 the joyful love 💘 of our Lord!😁😊

[@savvycavvy7859]

Thank you…. Never planned listening tonight to this testimony…. But having listened to the music(in Christ alone)…. Then going to bed saw this about addiction. Put it on as I lay down and now realized I was MEANT to hear this…..

[@veecamp7088]

Isn't our God so amazing!

[@ginayahsgirl5383]

Thank u so much for this I'm praying for my youngest daughter she is back in her addiction and I'm fighting to get her son. I contantly remind her that God loves her and so do I 🙏

[@lindapreater840]

Gina Gods Girl Mattaliano, I feel for you as her mother as the boys grandma I pray in the name of our Lord that the blood he shed on the cross will heal her addiction and he will reveal his love for her and comfort her and be in her heart 🙏🏻 I pray for you support in all you do, the Lord hears you and will bless you and help you abundantly ❤️

[@ginayahsgirl5383]

@@lindapreater840 thank u so much😇

[@sidninewton5377]

Steph your music is such a Blessing !!!

[@suzieaguilar397]

Rejoice in the Lord alway:: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful (full of cares) for nothing;; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 💕💞♥️💜

[@veecamp7088]

I just have to share something that has always amazed me about Jesus. When anyone falls in love with Him, no matter what they have done or where they come from, I can listen to them talk about Him and all I see is the beauty of the Lord Jesus Christ himself.

[@darrenmccabe6089]

Wow I just found ya I'm a McCabe my family in the past has your last name , we came from the high lands and moved to Ireland in 1420 , I play music as well I've played in many churches, thank you very much for what ya do

[@maureendrennan9328]

Steph fills my heart with hope and courage.

[@Vincenza8907]

To me, meditation is being without distractions in prayer.

[@joshstanton267]

Meditate means to shut out.. thumb up emoji

[@YenkammaNe]

WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT BEING A HINDU? By Francois Gautier. Diversity in Divinity and Unity in Spirituality. 1) Believe in God ! - Aastik - Accepted 2) Don't believe in God ! - You're accepted as Nastik 3) You want to worship idols - please go ahead. You are a murti pujak. 4) You dont want to worship idols - no problem. You can focus on Nirguna Brahman. 5) You want to criticise something in our religion. Come forward. We are logical. Nyaya, Tarka etc. are core Hindu schools. 6) You want to accept beliefs as it is. Most welcome. Please go ahead with it. 7) You want to start your journey by reading Bhagvad Gita - Sure ! 8) You want to start your journey by reading Upanishads - Go ahead. 9) You want to start your journey by reading Purana - Be my guest. 10) You just don't like reading Puranas or other books. No problem my dear. Go by Bhakti tradition . ( bhakti- devotion) 11) You don't like idea of Bhakti ! No problem. Do your Karma. Be a karmayogi. 12) You want to enjoy life. Very good. No problem at all. This is Charvaka Philosophy. 13) You want to abstain from all the enjoyment of life & find God - jai ho ! Be a Sadhu, an ascetic ! 14) You don't like the concept of God. You believe in Nature only - Welcome. (Trees are our friends and Prakriti or nature is worthy of worship). 15) You believe in one God or Supreme Energy. Superb! Follow Advaita philosophy 16) You want a Guru. Go ahead. Receive gyaan. 17) You don't want a Guru.. Help yourself ! Meditate, Study ! 18) You believe in Female energy ! Shakti is worshipped. 19) You believe that every human being is equal. Yeah! You're awesome, come on let's celebrate Hinduism! "Vasudhaiva kutumbakam" (the world is a family) 20) You don't have time to celebrate the festival. Don't worry. One more festival is coming! There are multiple festivals every single day of the year. 21) You are a working person. Don't have time for religion. Its okay. You will still be a Hindu. 22) You like to go to temples. Devotion is loved. 23) You don't like to go to temples - no problem. You are still a Hindu! 24) You know that Hinduism ☺ is a way of life, with considerable freedom. 25) You believe that everything has God in it. So you worship your mother, father, guru, tree, River, Prani-matra, Earth, Universe! 26) And If you don't believe that everything has GOD in it - No problems. Respect your viewpoint. 27) "Sarve jana sukhino bhavantu " (May you all live happily) You represent this! You're free to choose, my dear Hindu! This is exactly the essence of Hinduism, all inclusive .. That is why it has withstood the test of time inspite of repeated onslaught both from within and outside, and assimilated every good aspects from everything . That is why it is eternal !!! There is a saying in Rigveda , the first book ever known to mankind which depicts the Hinduism philosophy in a Nutshell -" Ano bhadrah Krathavo Yanthu Vishwathah".... Let the knowledge come to us from every direction "....

[@mwatts-riley2688]

the Oxford Group was a program of the 4 Absolutes. the first written AA movement really had only 6 steps, however that lasted a very short time as Dr Bob and Bill figured the steps were much to expansive and thus- they divided each into 2 parts. hence- 12 current steps. 👋 M. Illinois. 🇺🇸

[@kristilynarredondo1909]

AWE!!! THANKS STEPH! MACLEOD@@@SOGRATEFULFORYOURTRANSPERANCY@@@

[@gerberdaisy2388]

Hello there, I really find your music and style encouraging! Thank you for all that you do. I was trying to find a link or connection that I can purchase your albums. Could you put a link specifically to that, I couldn't seem to find it on your website. Thanks.

[@maureendrennan9328]

Excellent talk with you both. Very concise and useful. 🌸

[@matthewciappara6506]

Great to hear Steve, Amen

[@Anthony-dp5ks]

No one knows GOD I fucking know, favourite colour blue, favourite sweet is Tic Tacs, Bob Marley I Love, get up stand up, God a Minute has more information

[@mwatts-riley2688]

Oh my my. Christians MUST absolutely meditate. the WORD just means to ponder; to think deeply on... meditation, as a word descriptive- has been associated mainly with eastern tradition. however- the 3 Abrahamic faiths have held that meditation is not only recommended but it is demanded by The Christ as many times He told his followers to "pray on it" as He did even on the night before He was taken. oh my. Yes. 👍 m. Illinois. 🇺🇸

[@JoniLee-d6e]

Thank you and God bless you for sharing this with us. Joyously enlightening and encouraging. Embrace The Truth that sets us Free and we will be Free indeed.

[@rahelbacsi6176]

This is my favourite episode!

[@MorrisonScotch]

Just checking on you macleod seeing how things are on my island 😀

[@sharonhargraves4137]

Glad I found this. Please could you let me know the name of the app

[@sharonwright7287]

Your music, testimony and interviews are powerful, i work in a hospital chemical dependency program and am hoping to integrate your testimony and music to our patients. We generally do not promote Christianity, but speak openly about "spirituality", but I am hoping to use some of your material to introduce patients to the love of God.

[@thomasomalley4734]

Good stuff Steph. Even though I don't have a addiction I know plenty os people that do. I can help them.

[@mramirez5239]

You can support them and point them to the resources that can assist in recovery, but only God can help them.

[@kathleenrobinson8830]

Amen! The more you see God's love the more strength you have to love and obey through Jesus Christ. Thank you for this video.

[@paintingonpurpose3917]

Amen

[@tomo-thebear3891]

Praise God.

[@PaulA-os9pb]

know missionary that went to India, says yoga is bad because he knows the origins of it, so I hope you meditate on the bible and Jesus and not use mindfulness, that is bad. IF he continues more into that kind of thing I'll have to stop watching this channel. not on breathing, on Jesus.

[@sidninewton5377]

You can’t do it on your own -

[@paintingonpurpose3917]

One day at a time Sweet Jesus

[@paintingonpurpose3917]

Our testimony and keeping our saviors beautiful commandments that bring life to us all. He has a beautiful plan for anyone who will answer his call! Thank you Jesus 😊

[@kristilynarredondo1909]

Have you watched the movie " Grace and Goliath"?? Amazing family film.

[@sarafisher9408]

Thank u , this was so helpful

[@sarahramos2919]

Thank you!

[@mwatts-riley2688]

Please tell me- is the guest also a 12- stepper? I have been a 12.stepper for 40 yrs. with 23 years clean. this channel has POURED freshwater on my soul. I am SO LUCKY... M.kaye Illinois. ⏫

[@paintingonpurpose3917]

I think he is!