Daily
Reflections reading January 13th
It Doesn’t Happen Overnight
We are not cured of alcoholism. What we really have is a daily reprieve contingent on the maintenance of our spiritual condition. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, p. 85
The most common alcoholic fantasy seems to be: “If I just don’t drink, everything will be all right.” Once the fog cleared for me, I saw — for the first time — the mess my life had become. I had family, work, financial and legal problems; I was hung up on old religious ideas; there were sides of my character to which I was inclined to stay blind because they easily could have convinced me that I was hopeless and pushed me toward escape again. The Big Book guided me in resolving all of my problems. But it didn’t happen overnight — and certainly not automatically — with no effort on my part. I need always to recognize God’s mercy and blessings that shine through any problem I have to face.
© Alcoholics Anonymous World Services
My thoughts on January 13th Reading
Recovery doesn’t happen overnight, and mine will never be
complete, each day brings healing and the hope for a better tomorrow, no we are
not cured of alcoholism, what I have today is a reprieve for this one day that
is contingent on my spiritual condition
Greatest lesson I have ever learned is that there is a God
and I am not him today, He could do for me what I could not do for myself, all
I had to do is get out of the way and let Him, with knowledge of His power I
have been this wonderful gift of peace, hope, love, and serenity
Today I live in the moment, it is a spiritual way, when I am
fit spiritually my day goes fantastic, just by following twelve simple steps to
the peace and serenity of this one day in my life, recovery is a slow possess
of looking at my defects and change them for the better
I only knew how vengeful and condemning my old God was, I
kicked God out of my life years ago, I did get a sponsor, he told me straight
out that anyone can stop the hurt and pain of the day, but to change your life
around you need a higher power my first thought was I am now hopelessly lost
I did not want my old God in my life; he said why don't you
try AA's God, the one of compassion
Hope, love, forgiveness, you don't have far to go to met
this wonderful God, He is right in your heart, I was to closed minded to see
that right then but I did come to believe in Him just for today
I believe God is in my heart, I listen with my heart, not my
mind, He has gives me all I need for today
Life is fantastic all I needed to do is accept in my heart,
the God of my understanding, God has many lessons to teach each and everyone of
us
But He will only show us when we are ready to accept His
will for this day, everyday is a new beginning for me to try and do His will,
but being human I still have many faults, I am still learning about as the days
became weeks, the weeks became months, the lessons continued
The months turned in years, but still each day I have
another lesson to learn about myself God has given me many gifts in my life, it
was all thru this wonderful program, daily changing my life with His help
reaching out and given back what He has given me
No it doesn’t happen
overnight thank God, for it did them my mind would tell me I am cured and do
not need to go to meetings anymore I am not cured of alcoholism, but as long as
I am spiritually fit I will always get that daily reprieve staying close to my
new found God
Step one I take daily if I want to stay sober, I must take
step one, most times it is an unconscious effort for me today, staying sober is
simply surrendering daily to this disease, not an easy thing to do but because
my Higher Power restored me to sanity it became easy over time
God does for me what I cannot do for myself, so when I get
into that cycle of humanness and worry my it overpowers my spirituality, God
then makes room for Himself in my heart and soul and reminds me of His gift of
peace and serenity
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