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Hand in Hand Lake County

Hand in Hand is a Faith-based long-term in-house addiction recovery facility for those in need. Rebuilding lives and identifying potential.

Hand in Hand ministries is the nonprofit for 'His Powerhouse' men's recovery facility and the 'Ruth House' women's recovery facility. We seek the lost of Lake County and equip the found to a life of service to their Savior, Jesus Christ. We reach out with a hand of HOPE to the poor, disconnected, sick and lost. With this hand of HOPE, we are showing others they have the ability through Christ to move forward with a “Road Map” of empowerment. Equipping others with the resources in our community and mentoring them into a life pleasing to God. Using the resources in our community to provide guidance and training of the life skills that they may need. Hand in Hand will always seek God’s guidance as we assist the “least of these.”

01/04/2026

April 1
“The Elevator To Success Is Out Of Order. You Will Have To Take The Stairs. One Step At A Time.” —Joe Girard

Happy April fool’s day! We hope you continue to enjoy our GRIT messages. May they be an inspiration to you as you continue to grow in your walk with God. These messages may not make you successful, but they will give you the opportunity for growth. Success is an overused word. We are all looking for success, but everyone has a different idea of success, and most success concepts involve a “Penthouse.” One thing we all have in common is that we want to reach some level of success. The problem with this is that we don’t want to do the work, and we want success NOW!
There is no elevator to success. You can’t push a button for the door to open, get in, close the door, and when it opens, you have reached success. It is not that easy. If we achieved “success” that quickly, we would not handle it because we did not take all the steps to get there. The elevator would take you straight to the top, and you would not have learned the steps needed to get there. Every step has a lesson. It takes you to the next level. John 14:6 says, “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” Following Jesus allows us to take each step with the best tour guide ever known. He will take you through the steps and point out each lesson along the way.
Our relationship with God is just like that. When we choose to accept Him into our lives, we think we are on the elevator. The song by Led Zeppelin is “Stairway to Heaven,” not “Elevator to Heaven.” God wants us to take the stairs. It makes us stronger, and He has something new for us on each stair. God doesn’t want us to miss anything along the way. Our life is the “stairs.” One day we will reach the “Penthouse” and have the best view we have ever seen.
Meanwhile, we are on the stairs, getting to know Him each step along the way. Take life one step at a time and enjoy the exercise along the way. Let it make you stronger.
GRIT will not make you successful, but God, Relationships, Integrity, and Truth are on each one of the steps leading to Heaven. See you in the “Penthouse of Success.” I’m taking the stairs. GETCHASOME!

31/03/2026

March 31
“When We Focus On Our Problems, We Will Have More Problems. When We Focus On Possibilities, We Will Have More Opportunities.”

It seems like the world is full of problems. Everywhere we turn, we find another issue. We don’t see that every problem has a solution, and if we concentrate on the opportunity, we find new possibilities. Things change all the time, and we need to adjust. If we look for solutions, the possibilities are endless.
God wants us to look at our problems as a chance to grow and mature in our faith. Relationships have problems because we are all human, and we make mistakes. When we work together, we find new opportunities, and we grow the relationship. When we concentrate on the problem and are not looking for a solution, the only possibility is for the relationship to fail.
Using GRIT in our lives will help us identify our problems. These problems become the opportunity for growth. Adding God to our lives will make us aware of our shortcomings. This is an opportunity to learn more about God and how He wants us to live our lives on earth. Developing positive relationships will provide us with the opportunity to love our neighbors. The possibilities of how this could change the world are endless. Looking at how God wants us to have integrity with Him and in our lives provides the opportunity for others to see how God works in our lives. Finding the truth about our problems allows us to resolve them and avoid more significant future issues. `Little problems become big problems when we don’t use the opportunity to correct them. Uncorrected problems turn into hurt people hurting other people.
You will never accept problems until you start to see the possibilities they provide. When I am dealing with a problem, it seems like the worst thing that could happen. After the issue has been resolved, I can see why it needed to happen. When it is all said and done, I am grateful it happened.
Don’t let your problems get you stuck. Look for the possibilities and opportunities it will provide. Use your positive relationships to help you in the process. Maybe the opportunity is for you to make a better positive relationship with someone. Having integrity allows you to turn problems into opportunities for growth.
God always provides a way out. 1 Corinthians 10:13 says, “And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.” Finding the way out of our problems is an opportunity for growth.
God, Relationships, Integrity, and Truth. GETCHASOME!

30/03/2026

March 30
“There Is Only One Way To Avoid Criticism: Do Nothing, Say Nothing, Be Nothing.”
Aristotle

Nobody enjoys being criticized, but we can’t avoid it. Our job is to be content with who we are and why we are who we are. As a child of God, we are told to expect criticism. It is only a bad thing if we question ourselves when criticized. If you are using GRIT to work through the issues of life, it will provide better relationships because people will know what you stand for. GRIT will also make your integrity stronger because YOU will know why you believe what you believe. Your integrity becomes more reliable as you search and find the truth and act upon it.
If you are being criticized, look for the truth. If you are living in the truth, their criticism becomes mere words and holds no validity. Everyone wants to be correct, and we want everyone to agree with us. When criticism turns into a positive discussion to find the truth, criticism becomes useful. Negative people will criticize others to make themselves look better. If they can make you look bad, they think they look better. We see this a lot in politics these days. Matthew 7:1-5 tells us, “Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.” Criticism should only come out of your mouth after you have corrected yourself. Then criticism should be offered with humility.
The more you do, and the more you say, the more you will be criticized. So if you are being attacked, be grateful and know you are doing something and not sitting on the bench. Criticism is a negative process, but proper discussion gets things resolved. Try to turn criticism into an appropriate debate. If they want to criticize, move on. An argument or debate leads to disaster when it is not aimed at a resolution.
At the end of the day, GRIT has allowed you to know who you are in Christ. Continue to love your neighbor and make sure you are not the one criticizing. James 1:19-20 says, “Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.”
God, Relationships, Integrity, and Truth. Get off the bench and GETCHASOME!

29/03/2026

March 29
“If Yesterday Didn’t Turn Out the Way You Planned, God Created Today So You Could Start a New One.”

Sometimes my yesterday is so bad that I don’t want to face another day. Satan uses days like that to discourage us; however, God provides us with grace and forgiveness. Because of forgiveness, we can clean up our mess from the previous day and still have the strength and courage to face another day. If we didn’t have bad days, there would be nothing to compare with the good days.
Perhaps your bad day has lasted a week or even a month. Maybe you had a bad year. I don’t know your specific circumstances, but I do know that God allows U-turns. Not only does He allow U-Turns, but He provides the opportunity for it to happen. In 1 Corinthians 10:13, we are told this, “God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.”
God allows us to have bad days so we can learn something from them. Most of us learn that the situation is not as bad as we first thought. Sometimes we learn right from wrong, and sometimes He might just want to get your attention, so you can start depending on Him.
Life can be challenging and exhausting when we don’t learn from our bad days and continue to repeat them. God gives us a new start every day. Take advantage of His grace. If you got it wrong yesterday, try another way today. If you get it wrong today, try another method tomorrow. Seek advice and wise counsel; it might shorten the path to a better day. Ask God for guidance, then listen for the answer. You will never find the way-out God is providing if you are not looking.
Most importantly, never quit. Quitting is what Satan wants you to do.
Use the GRIT FILTER to help guide you through bad days. If God isn’t in it, it will not get better. If you aren’t approaching your relationships correctly, they will get worse. If you don’t have integrity, no one will want to help you. If you don’t know the truth, you will continue to follow lies.
Have a blessed day. It is brand new, and it is a gift. That is why today is called the “PRESENT.” GETCHASOME!

28/03/2026

March 28
“Forgive Yourself for Not Knowing What You Didn’t Know Before You Knew It.”
—Maya Angelou

We should be learning from our mistakes. Mistakes are ok when you don’t know any better. “A mistake made more than once becomes a choice.” I wish I could go through life and never make a mistake, but sometimes I do things wrong because I don’t know any better. The good news is that God allows us to learn from our mistakes. He offers forgiveness, so we don’t have to carry our mistakes. 1 John 1:9 tells us, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” Forgiving ourselves is harder to do. I think Maya Angelou was on to something here. We need to forgive ourselves, learn from the mistake, ask for forgiveness from God, and leave it in the past. The only part that should move forward with you is the knowledge you got from the mistake.
What do you need to leave behind that is keeping you from moving forward? Doing the same thing over and over, “expecting a different result”, is insanity. Doing the same thing over and over, “knowing the result”, is genuinely insane. It sounds so easy when we look at clichés like these. Our world can have much influence on our lives if we let it. The world will tell you to do it one more time, and maybe it will work this time. God tells us not to be of this world but to set our eyes on Him. You can take that cliché to the bank.
Now that you “know what you didn’t know,” you can turn your eyes on God, forgive yourself for not knowing, and move forward. It is time to stop carrying Guilt and shame. Let go. Learn and move on. Keep forgiving until you get it right.
God, Relationships, Integrity, and Truth, lead to forgiveness of ourselves and others. GETCHASOME!

27/03/2026

March 27
“Educating The Mind Without Educating the Heart Is No Education at All.”
—Aristotle

We all want to be smarter when it comes to schooling or work to have an advantage over others. We want to be the ones people go to for some specialized knowledge. Having others look up to us for our knowledge feels good. We all know that person who is super-smart but is also a jerk because they look down on others who don’t have their knowledge. You can have all the “book smarts” in the world and still be a jerk. God tells me to educate my heart. The Bible tells us “God is love “(1 John 4:8), and love is a heart matter. God also tells us, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” By looking at these verses, we can educate our minds and hearts at the same time. God wants us to educate our minds, but He did not make it the greatest commandment. God talks more about our hearts than our minds. In Proverbs 4: 23-24, we learn that God wants us to protect our hearts. “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips.” If your heart isn’t educated, all the education of the mind will fall on closed ears. This has always been a tough one for me. When life damages your heart, it becomes scared and hardened. God cannot educate a hardened heart. Let God take those hurts, habits, and hang-ups from your hardened heart. Only then can you educate your heart as we have been commanded to do. This may sound simple, but I know it is not. Get help if you need it. Keep asking till someone helps you walk through the tough stuff blocking your heart.
Educate your heart, and God will educate your mind. This will give you better relationships. It will allow you to have better integrity. Only then will you know the truth of educating your heart so you can educate your mind. God wants to heal your heart today with the education of His love. Open your mind and let Him educate your heart.
GRIT WORKS! – GETCHASOME!

26/03/2026

You’re Invited to Our Rebirth-Day Party!

📅 Thursday, April 30
⏰ 6:00 – 8:00 PM
📍 The Venetian Center, Leesburg

Enjoy a beautiful evening filled with connection, joy, and meaningful moments as we come together for this special celebration. ✨

🎟️ Reserve your spot here:
https://secure.fundeasy.com/ministrysync/event/?e=31511

We can’t wait to celebrate with you!

26/03/2026

March 26
“I Am Built From Every Mistake I Have Made.”

Hi, my name is David, and I am a perfectionist. It sounds like the start of a “perfectionist anonymous” meeting if there were such a thing. I hate to make mistakes. They make me feel inadequate. They make me feel weak, and I have had this issue most of my life. I am not cured, but I have made great strides in my recovery from this. It has taken many years and a lot of “soul searching” for me to accept my mistakes as a learning tool. The truth is, if I am not making mistakes, I am not growing. It means I am not trying new things. I am human, and I will make mistakes. If I learn from my mistakes, I will grow stronger and show others how to avoid the same. Successful inventors like Einstein and Bell had many failed experiments. Each mistake brought them closer to a discovery. They did not quit when a mistake caused a failed experiment; instead, they chose to accept the failure and know they were one step closer to getting it right. It is not the failures we remember; It is the success that came from those failures. “WD40” is a product that took 40 tries before it was corrected. WD40 stands for “water displacement-40th attempt.” Failures can be good also. Did you know the 3M product we call “Post-It” notes was another product’s failure? A scientist named “Silver” was trying to invent a super-strong adhesive to be used in the building of airplanes. In his trials, he developed the glue we now find on “Post-It” notes, the best-selling office product of all time. Even after its invention, product specialists still didn’t think it would sell. It took many years for this product to be produced and sold. The response to the product was overwhelming.
The point of all this is the attitude you form and finding the truth. God knows we will fail but doesn’t give up on us; instead, He knows we are one step closer to finding the truth. Learning from a mistake and allowing the evidence to change your direction and perspective is how we should live. For a perfectionist like me, failure was devastating. Now I know that God allows me to fail so I can learn from it. I now see failure as evidence that I am learning. If others see my failure differently, that is their issue. I am on this earth to become a better me for God. I am not here to impress others. 1 Peter 5:6-7 says, “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”
Let God guide you through your mistakes. Allow God to help you repair relationship mistakes. Let God show others your integrity when you admit a mistake. Find the truth in knowing God forgives mistakes and wants you to learn from them.
God, Relationship, Integrity, and Truth. GETCHASOME!

25/03/2026

March 25
“When You Pray-God Listens. When You Listen-God Talks. When You Believe-God Works.”

There are a lot of people who only pray as a last resort. Nothing else under our power has worked, so we “take a chance” on God. God wants us to have faith in Him first, not as a last resort. Some of us may not be at that point in our faith yet, so start small, one little prayer, then listen to God and wait for the results. A prayer journal is an excellent way to see the power of God and how He answers prayer. If you write down your prayers, you can go back and see how God responds. God answers prayers in different ways. Sometimes the answer is “yes,” and the result happens immediately. Other times the answer is “not right now,” and we must wait for the right time, so it fits into God’s plan. We should remember that God’s plan is much bigger than ours. He has existed forever and is much more patient than us. God’s answer could be, “that wouldn’t be good for you at this time.”
As we grow in our walk with God, He wants us to have faith in His answers. God wants us to see the power of prayer. God wants us to have “big” faith, yet He tells us we can move mountains with faith the size of a mustard seed. In Matthew 17:20, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” Jesus had just removed a demon from a boy, and the disciples asked Jesus, “Why couldn’t we cast out the demon?” The answer is they didn’t have faith.
Start building your faith by reading the Bible, having relationships with other believers, and finding the truth. All of this will produce the integrity of your faith to a size much larger than a “mustard seed.”
Begin small by saying a prayer right now. Have a conversation with your creator. If you are mad at Him, tell Him you are mad. He can take it. If you are confused, ask Him to give you clarity. If you are troubled, ask Him for direction. Then, take the time to listen. Find others to pray with you.
A mustard seed is a very tiny seed. When planted, it grows more massive than all other herbs. If you are feeling small, plant God in you and let Him grow.
God, Relationships, Integrity, and Truth. GRIT works! GETCHASOME!

24/03/2026

March 24
“Be Still and Know That I Am God.”
Psalms 46:10

During this time of “unknown,” we can still know who God is. I have a lot of questions about the “Coronavirus” and how it will affect our future. I don’t know what to do next and feel stuck waiting for good news that things are getting better. We all thought the world was coming to an end on 9-11, but people came together to help others, and relationships were mended, and communities were rebuilt. Some people are doing things for others, but most of us are being asked to practice “social distancing.”
I saw a post on Facebook this morning that had a different perspective on the virus. It goes like this: “What if...the virus is here to help us? To reset. To remember what is truly important. Reconnecting with family and community. Remembering the importance of prayer, reducing travel so that the environment, the skies, the air, and our lungs all get a break. Parts of China are seeing blue sky and clouds for the first time in forever with the factories being shut down. Working from home rather than commuting to work gives us less pollution, more personal time. We get the opportunity to reconnect with family as there is more time at home. An invitation to turn inwards -- a deep meditation -- rather than the usual extroverted going out to self-soothe. To reconnect with myself I have to ask what is really important to me? A reset economically. The working poor. The lack of healthcare access for over 30 million in the US. The need for paid sick leave. How hard does one need to work to live and have a life outside of work? And, washing our hands -- how did that become a “new” thing that we needed to remember. But, yes, we did. The presence of Grace AND GOD for all. There is a shift underway in our society -- what if it is favorable for us? What if this virus is an ally in our evolution? In our remembrance of what it means to be connected, humane, living a simpler life, to be less impactful/ more kind to our environment. An offering from my heart this morning. Offered as another perspective. Another way of relating to this virus, this unfolding, this evolution. It was time for a change. We all knew that. And, change has arrived. What if...”
God has provided us with time to be still and know who He is. Take advantage of this time and get to know your family again. Really know them. Find out what is really important. Work on those relationships. God wants your attention and a relationship with Him. That also gives us time to reflect on our integrity. In a time of a natural disaster, integrity becomes essential again. It is times like these that force us to look for the truth. Sifting through mounds of information leads us to search for the truth and w**d out the lies. We can find the truth if we start by being still and knowing who God is. We don’t have to wait on a virus to bring us to God. He is waiting for you right now.
God, Relationships, Integrity, and Truth. GETCHASOME!

23/03/2026

March 23
“Broken Crayons Still Color.”

Have you ever felt so broken that you didn’t think you could make a difference? The good news is that this is not true. God allows us to go through things so we can grow and help someone else because of our experience. Experiencing brokenness and understanding it makes your crayons of life brighter. We are all drawing a picture with our lives, and it would be a drab picture without color. Use your experiences to show someone how to overcome them. Let your life be the HOPE that someone needs as they struggle with their brokenness. Another word for brokenness is sin. God allows us to go through the pain of sin so that we repent and change. God will allow you to feel the sorrow until there is nothing left but for us to cry out to Him. In 2 Corinthians 7:9-10, Paul is talking about a forthright letter he had sent to the church of Corinth. It says, “yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us. Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.” Allow your sins to bring you to repentance so you can use your story to help others.
Most of us think we are so broken that we can’t possibly recover in God’s eyes. We feel worthless and unusable. I want you to know that the more problematic your story has been, the greater the story of your redemption will be. God has forgiven murderers, adulterers, and even those who have yelled at God and called Him names. Yell at God if you need to. He can take it, and He will be glad to hear from you.
Put some color in your crayons and draw a beautiful picture of your life as a story of forgiveness, grace, mercy, and redemption. Someone is waiting to see your artwork.
Allow God to guide you in the rebuilding of broken relationships. He is waiting to be the strength behind your integrity, and He is waiting to show you the truth of His love for you. God wants to redeem you and your story. Get out your broken crayons and start drawing today.
GETCHASOME!

21/03/2026

🏃 What an AMAZING morning! 🔥

Today, our men and women had the opportunity to volunteer for the Amazing Race for Charity and it did not disappoint!

We love opportunities like this to come together, give back, and be part of our community! Thank you to everyone that helped make this morning a success.

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