Daily Reflections reading
September 18th
Loved Back To Recovery
Our whole treasured philosophy of self-sufficiency had to be cast aside. This had not been done with old-fashioned willpower; it was instead a matter of developing the willingness to accept these new facts of living. We neither ran nor fought. But accept we did. And then we were free. BEST OF THE GRAPEVINE, Vol. I, p. 198
I can be free of my old enslaving self. After a while I recognize, and believe in, the good within myself. I see that I have been loved back to recovery by my Higher Power, who envelops me. My Higher Power becomes that source of love and strength that is performing a continuing miracle in me. I am sober . . . . and I am grateful.
© Alcoholics Anonymous World Services
My thoughts on September 18th Reading
It did not take long to realize the people who were at these
meetings had been were I was, a lot of what I was hearing was good stuff about
how to stay sober how to change me, my self-sufficiency, my being God had to
change, my free will was getting in the way of my ever recovering
I did have to find the willingness to surrender and accept I
was powerless, today one of my favorite saying is acceptance is the key to all
my problems today, I don’t always like what’s put in front of me or what I have
put in front of myself
The things that come my way are here for a reason only God
knows about, I do the best I can to accept it as it is, knowing He has never
give me more than I could handle I have to look to my new found God, the God of
my understanding, for guidance and strength
Its His will for me that I am trying to seek He is in charge
today, I know He gave my strength to let go of my old ways, He removed the
desire to drink from me, He taught me how to find a new way of life He also
gave me the courage to change
He removed fear and despair from me and gave me hope and
love to accept my life, when I trusted in Him, He gave me hope and love for a
better day, a happier way of life, I just had to honestly and very humble ask
Him for the guidance
To accept His will in my life on His terms not mine, then
let go and let Him show me the way to do it with serenity, only in today do we
have the power to choose our attitudes and actions over anything this is a
freedom, it can link us to our true higher power
I had to stop wondering what I could do, I had to work on
willingness and open-mindedness about who this higher power was going to be, in
my past willingness was based on a what’s in it for me, what will I get from
this
I did not know willingness comes from humility, a sincere
desire to change me, today I have faith in my recovery in this Power greater
and wiser than myself, I am willing to Let Go and Let my wonderful God do for
me, what I could not do for myself
Acceptance is trusting everything to God's understanding
guidance and care this does not mean I will be a door mat for anyone, I do not
need to accept unacceptable behaviors from anyone, yet I can still love them
without liking what they are doing to me or to others
AA have taught me that there is good in the worst of us and a bit of bad in the best of us that we are all children of God and we each have a right to be here, God is big enough to encompass what any of us may conceive God to be
God bless you Al M
