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01/19/2026

01/16/2026

January 16, 2026 – Renewing the Mind

Scripture: Romans 12:2 “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”

Devotional: Lasting change begins in the mind before it is seen in behavior. Even after forgiveness, old thought patterns can try to pull us back into guilt or fear. God renews us by replacing lies with truth and shaping our thoughts according to His Word. As our minds are renewed, our desires, decisions, and direction begin to change. Renewal is a daily process of choosing God’s truth over the world’s voice.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, renew my mind with Your truth. Help me to let go of harmful thoughts and replace them with what is good and pleasing to You. Shape my thinking so my life reflects Your will.

Action:Pay attention to your thoughts today and identify one lie you’ve believed. Replace it with a truth from Scripture and meditate on it throughout the day.

Phrase of the Day: Chaddesh et-da'ti (renew my mind). It signifies a spiritual transformation by changing one's thought patterns to align with God's.

01/13/2026

I’m not writing this to judge nobody.
I’m writing this because I was YOU.

To the youth.
To the dealers.
To the ones using right now.
To the ones saying “I got it under control.”

Fentanyl is not just another drug. It’s a weapon of mass destruction.

I watched it take people I love.
I watched it hollow out neighborhoods.
I watched it almost take me.

That was not my drug of choice, but it was in m**h. My drug of choice
My body didn’t want it, it needed it.
I know that pull. I know that sickness. I know that “just one more.”

BUT listen to me closely, this ain’t the same game anymore.

The laws have changed.
The time is serious.
One mistake. One bag. One bad decision, and your whole life can be over. Not just prison time… death time…OVERDOSING IS NOT FUN!

They’re not playing with fentanyl.
And fentanyl ain’t playing with you.

Most of y’all following my journey know I’m in recovery.
But I also know most of y’all are still battling in silence.
Still using. Still selling. Still surviving day to day.

I’m telling you this because I made it out, not because I’m better than you.

If you’re using, there is help.
If you’re selling, walk away while you still can.
If you’re thinking “this post ain’t for me”, it probably is.

Let this sit with you.
Really sit with you.

You’re not too far gone.
You’re not alone.
And you don’t have to be another name on a T-shirt or another candlelight vigil.

From someone who lived it, choose life while you still can. ENJOY YOUR FREEDOM!! Im just a message away if you ever need me!! 🫶🫶🫶

01/12/2026

There is no truer words than these!!! Stop fighting with addiction reach out, ask for help,

01/12/2026

Let me say som**hing that might make people uncomfortable—but discomfort is usually where the truth lives.

Your triggers are your responsibility.

Not your partner’s.
Not your friends’.
Not the internet’s.
Not the world’s.

The world does not owe you soft edges. It doesn’t come with warning labels, safe spaces, or a customized setting designed around your wounds. Life is chaotic, loud, unfair, and relentless. And if you expect everyone else to tiptoe around your pain, you’re handing your power away.

Now, that doesn’t mean your pain isn’t real. It is. Trauma is real. Conditioning is real. The nervous system remembers things the mind tries to forget. All of that is true.

But here’s the hard part no one likes to talk about: healing begins the moment you stop making your triggers someone else’s job.

A trigger isn’t a weapon to control the room. It’s a signal. It’s information. It’s your mind saying, “There’s still work to do here.” And that work? That’s yours.

When you take responsibility for your triggers, som**hing powerful happens. You stop reacting and start responding. You stop blaming and start understanding. You stop living in defense mode and start living with intention.

Because if every uncomfortable moment sends you spiraling, you’re not free—you’re fragile. And freedom doesn’t come from avoidance. It comes from resilience.

Growth is learning how to sit with discomfort without letting it hijack your behavior. It’s learning how to feel without exploding. It’s learning how to face your past without demanding the present protect you from it.

That’s strength.

That’s maturity.

And that’s how you stop surviving and start actually living.

— j. anthony |