Daily Reflections reading February 22nd
Guidance
this
means a belief in a Creator who is all power, justice, and love; a God who
intends for me a purpose, a meaning, and a destiny to grow, however… haltingly,
toward His own likeness and image. AS BILL SEES IT, p. 51
As
I began to understand my own powerlessness and my dependence on God, as I
understand Him, I began to see that there was a life which, if I could have it,
I would have chosen for myself from the beginning. It is through the continuous
work of the Steps and the life in the Fellowship that I’ve learned to see that
there is truly a better way into which I am being guided. As I come to know
more about God, I am able to trust His ways and His plans for the development
of His character in me. Quickly or not so quickly, I grow toward His image and
likeness.
©
Alcoholics Anonymous World Services
My
thoughts on February 22nd Reading
I pray to God that I never again lose my
faith in Him, that each day I learn something new with His love and guidance
was the beginning of my own recovery, He intervened with my plans to end my
life as I was heading towards a big tree at 80 mph
He flashed the pictures of my children
before me seconds before I was to hit the tree, I did stop on time only to sit
and cry, then he guided me to a state hospital, at two in the morning I banged
on the doors of this hospital only to be told Aim a drunk and get lost by an attendant
Desperate to seek some help I speed off
down the highway only to be stopped by a state cop. he pulled me over and I
told him I tried to kill myself, he did a strange thing he took me to a rest
area took my keys and said he would be back in an hour
When he came back with coffee he told me
I did not want to die, he said your an alcoholic who has never learned how to
live, he gave me a card from a treatment center and said call them and get the
help your seeking
Now if that was not the hand of God
guiding me to that place in time I don't know what is, God did for me that day,
what I could not do for myself I went into treatment for 32 days and learned a
lot about my disease my consular guided me to the halls of AA
This is where I finally accepted I needed
guidance from this group of drinks who Called my first higher power, they
guided me to my real higher power God as I came to understand, all I had to do
is have faith in his will for me, with knowledge of His power I have been give
this gift of sobriety
I found a sponsor who guided me thru the
twelve steps to a new way of life free from hopelessness, anger, guilt, and
remorse for things I did drinking I learned thru trust and faith how to change
myself because of the guidance I receive from my sponsor
Today I can use my past to help guide
others into the steps of recovery, out of their hopelessness Guilt and shame,
guiding them into a life of love and service to others who will come after
them, God has many lessons to teach everyone of us, but He will only show us
when we are ready
Because of the love and guidance I received
from God, my sponsor, and all the people in this fellowship I have faith in
accepting His will, everyday is a new beginning for me, to try to do His will I
still have many faults that keep coming up, I am still learning about ME
But I continue to get the guidance from
the program to see me thru, God and this fellowship has given me freedom from
bondage of self, truth and honesty all the promises are really guarantees, when
we follow this programs way of life
God Bless you AL M
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