Daily
Reflections reading November 15th
Vital Sustenance
Those
of us who have come to make regular use of prayer would no more do without it
than we would refuse air, food, or sunshine. And for the same reason. When we
refuse air, light or food, the body suffers. And when we turn away from
meditation and prayer, we likewise deprive our minds, our emotions, and our
intuitions of vitally needed support. TWELVE STEPS AND TWELVE TRADITIONS p. 97
Step Eleven doesn’t have to overwhelm me. Conscious contact with God can be as simple, and as profound, as conscious contact with another human being. I can smile. I can listen. I can forgive. Every encounter with another is an opportunity for prayer, for acknowledging God’s presence within me.
Today
I can bring myself a little closer to my Higher Power. The more I choose to
seek the beauty of God’s work in other people, the more certain of His presence
I will become.
© Alcoholics Anonymous World Services
My thoughts on November 15th Reading
When I ask for knowledge of God's will, I'm
making a space in my life for something loving, forgiven and freeing me from my
selfish thoughts, then I am truly at one with my higher power, who I now chose
to call God, I can now face those tragic moments in my in life
Praying for the
power to carry out God's will is indispensable for me, it takes a great deal of
courage to follow the path I have been walking, but walking the path I know I
am not alone, God has given me this vital sustenance of life freeing me from my
negative thoughts
This new
sustenance flowing in, is the power of life living in God's world not my own,
it is a deep inner growth a vision of my future, I know I have stepped beyond
my petty self, into my God's will for me this day, a peace with-in feeling the
serenity
I was told how
easy it is to rattle on about how great and giving and loving God is, when I am
on the pink cloud, or when things are going my way, when the sun is shining,
the grass is green, and all's right in God's world
They said it's easy
to proclaim convincingly God's will for us is only good, it's easy to say that
when your in harmony with all the good in life, when you are experiencing peace
of mind, a quiet heart, and indescribable joy, it’s easy in those times,
because it's obvious to you
But what about
the hard times, where is that unshakable faith when tragedy or heartache
strike, as they do in every life, where is that conviction when you lose a job,
how do you feel about God's will when someone asks for a divorce, our your children
turns to alcohol and other drugs
Or when the
doctor says you have cancer, or when any one of the thousands of variations on
the human drama appears, don't you then blame God, well when I hear these
things I know it is not God's doing but is cause by man's inhuman treatment of
others
I do not believe
God has ever turned on me, I have turned my back on Him many times, but in
recovery I stay on my pink, because I have developing a firm foundation of
faith and trust in God, as I understand Him today, I have felt His presence in
my life
I now have been
given so many spiritual fruits, that I recognize them as God's gifts calling me
to a new and enriched life, free from the drunkenness of my past and of many
journeys to that dark place where it felt like God left me, instead of the
truth I left Him
I reached out
for helpful words of encouragement from others who've been there and survived,
they not only share with me their experience, strength, and hope, but in
reaching out, I have renewed my own faith into a richer understanding, knowing the
journey really is what it's all about.
Yes I need this vital sustenance to enrich my life
and the lives of those around me
God bless you AL
M
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