Aa daily reflections july 149/21/2023 I used to take comfort from an exaggerated belief in my own honesty. I pray that I may live with Him in my heart and mind. I pray that I may keep close to the Mind of God. Keep close to the Divine Spirit in the universe. Abide in the Lord and rejoice in His love. It is the thing that influences the lives of others for good. Try to practice the presence of God in the things you think and do. Keeping close to a Power greater than yourself is the solution to most of the earth’s problems. Try to think, act, live as though you were always in God’s presence. Keep as close as you can to the Higher Power. Outside the dike is the whole ocean of alcohol, waiting to engulf us again in despair. We spot any weakness or crack in that dike and make the necessary repairs before any damage is done. principles we keep the dike strong and in repair. If we take one glass of liquor, it is like making a small hole in the dike and once such a hole has been made, the whole ocean of alcohol may rush in upon us. is like a dike, holding back the ocean of liquor. Then I learned that by helping others, with no thought of return, I could overcome this obsession with selfishness, and if I understood humility, I would know peace and serenity. Why should I help others, when they were supposed to help me? If others had troubles, didn’t they deserve them? I was filled with self-pity, anger and resentment. All my life people had been doing things for me and I not only expected it, but I was ungrateful and resentful they didn’t do more. “Our very lives, as ex-problem drinkers, depend upon our constant thought of others and how we may help meet their needs.
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