I pray that I may go quietly along the path I have chosen. Although we used to think that liquor was our friend, the time came when it turned against us and. I pray that I may not let myself become too upset. we have to learn that drink is our greatest enemy. God appears in my world when I move aside, and allow Him to step into it. Practicing the principles in all my affairs shows me the care that God takes in all parts of my life. That is where our fellow travelers are, and that is where our work must be done. Open meetings are available to anyone interested in Alcoholics Anonymous. December 24 A 'SANE AND HAPPY USEFULNESS' We have come to believe He would like us to keep our heads in the clouds with Him, but that our feet ought to be firmly planted on earth. I must not weaken my spiritual power by letting personal piques upset me. All the prayer and meditation in the world will not help me unless they are accompanied by action. The format of the meeting is changing from Daily Reflections to Guest Speaker. The attitude of quiet faith will receive its reward as surely as acting upon God’s direct guidance. When I have no clear guidance from God, I must go forward quietly along the path of duty. I must never let personal piques interfere with living the way I know God wants me to live. December 27 PROBLEM SOLVING 'Quite as important was the discovery that spiritual principles would solve all my problems. When I let personal piques and resentments interfere with what I know to be my proper conduct, I am on the wrong track and I am undoing all I have built up by doing the right thing. Have I got control over my unstable emotions? We try to drown our feelings in order to escape life’s realities, little realizing or caring that in continued drinking we are only multiplying our problems. But alcohol does not feed, alcohol does not build, it only borrows from the future and it ultimately destroys. But this I do know: there is a Power beyond my human will which can do wonderful, loving things for me that I can’t do for myself. None of us can really claim to understand our Higher Power to any extent. We try through drink to push away from the realities of life. None of us can claim to know God in all His fullness. We suffer from mental conflicts from which we look for escape by drowning our problems in drink. Is the 24 Hours A Day Book AA Approved?Īlcohol is our weakness.
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