Argent: Hold Your Head Up (1972)

At about the 5 minute mark, there is a slide that could suggest the “evolution” of man. Do not be alarmed by this. FFMP believes in the creation of mankind, though it is entirely possible that God created some form of prehistoric man (before Adam) that we don’t know much about except for the bones that get dug up from time to time. This is one of my favorite songs of all time and has a very positive message for recovery.

Christ-centered recovery will have such an effect on your life that people can’t help but take notice. Most will want what you have when they see the difference in you, but occasionally there will be those who resent this transformative change in your life and might just give you some grief about it. Let this song provide you some inspiration; especially considering the grief that Jesus and the early saints in that first Spirit-charged church movement received. As you move ahead charged by the light of God empowering your life, consider these lyrics:

And if they stare
Just let them burn their eyes on you moving
And if they shout
Don’t let them change a thing that you’re doing

About Steven Gledhill

My name is Steven Gledhill, a certified substance use disorder (SUD) professional of more than two decades. I am narried with three sons and two grandsons. I recognize that every person who's ever lived is subject to the human condition, valuing self and the need for control above all else. Therefore, all are inclined to be self-centered with the preoccupation to be absolutely satisfied and comfortable. The prerequisite for satisfying comfort is the control that all seek and that none attain. Furthermore, all of us are vulnerable to temptation and challenged desperately to resist it. We have all given ourselves over to human desire and have fallen to temptation and engaged in behavior that has potential for harm and so we all have experienced harm. We have all have experienced the pain and discomfort associated with unfavorable outcomes from self-centered behavior to one degree or another. It is only in relationship with God through Jesus Christ that anyone and everyone has the opportunity for restoration from the ills of self-centered thinking and behavior. Faith in the living God when realized through experience, appeals most to our intellectual sensibilities. Transformed by a renewed mind, it is reasonable to anticipate that God is involved with us becuase of his love for us. Relationship with God is reasonable and is as real as anything you have ever seen, heard, touched, smelled, and tasted. The Bible says, "Taste and see that the Lord is good. (The word, Lord, speak's to God's sovereignty; something even Albert Einstein believed about God.)
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