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bluidkiti · 09-23-2022, 04:26 AM

September 23

Prayer of Encouragement

God,
So often in different situations, I stand and can’t make the first steps and decisions I should make.
I am usually stuck in such circumstances for a long time, so I ask for your encouragement and help.
Lord, please encourage me through all my life journey.
Please make it, that I never feel fear or uncertainty.
Let all my decisions be according to your will.
Don’t let me give up in any situation I face, but teach me to find the right way and right decision.
Lord, encourage and guide me in all the actions I take in my life.
Amen

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Just a Thought

The alcoholic is absolutely unable to stop drinking on the basis of self-knowledge.

We must admit we can do nothing about it ourselves. Will power and self-knowledge will never help in the strange mental blank spots when we are tempted to drink. An alcoholic mentally is in a very sick condition. The last flicker of conviction that we can do the job ourselves must be snuffed out. The spiritual answer and the program of action are the only hope. Only spiritual principles will solve our problems. We are completely helpless apart from Divine help. Our defense against drinking must come from a Higher Power.

So ............

Have I accepted the spiritual answer and the program of action?

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Just a Contemplation

Hope

Maybe we were a bit demanding. Maybe we were a bit impatient. Maybe that’s why we have so little hope.

Hope is believing good will, even in bad times. Hope is knowing that “this too, shall pass.” Hope is knowing that no matter how afraid we are, God will be with us. Hope is knowing we never have to be alone again. It is knowing that time is on our side. Hope is giving up control. Hope is knowing we never had control in the first place. Hope is believing in ourselves. Hope is what our program is all about.

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Our Story

When we decide who is to hear our story, we waste no time. We have a written inventory and we are prepared for a long talk. We explain to our partner what we are about to do and why we have to do it. He should realize that we are engaged upon a life-and-death errand. Most people approached in this way will be glad to help; they will be honored by our confidence.

We pocket our pride and go to it, illuminating every twist of character, every dark cranny of the past. Once we have taken this step, withholding nothing, we are delighted. We can look the world in the eye. We can be alone at perfect peace and ease. Our fears fall from us. We begin to feel the nearness of our Creator. We may have had certain spiritual beliefs, but now we begin to have a spiritual experience. The feeling that the drink problem has disappeared will often come strongly. We feel we are on the Broad Highway, walking hand in hand with the Spirit of the Universe.

Alcoholics Anonymous Page 75

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Just a Quote

"The first service that one owes to others in the fellowship consists of listening to them." ~~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer

09-23-2022, 04:26 AM	#24
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 75,777	September 23 Prayer of Encouragement God, So often in different situations, I stand and can’t make the first steps and decisions I should make. I am usually stuck in such circumstances for a long time, so I ask for your encouragement and help. Lord, please encourage me through all my life journey. Please make it, that I never feel fear or uncertainty. Let all my decisions be according to your will. Don’t let me give up in any situation I face, but teach me to find the right way and right decision. Lord, encourage and guide me in all the actions I take in my life. Amen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just a Thought The alcoholic is absolutely unable to stop drinking on the basis of self-knowledge. We must admit we can do nothing about it ourselves. Will power and self-knowledge will never help in the strange mental blank spots when we are tempted to drink. An alcoholic mentally is in a very sick condition. The last flicker of conviction that we can do the job ourselves must be snuffed out. The spiritual answer and the program of action are the only hope. Only spiritual principles will solve our problems. We are completely helpless apart from Divine help. Our defense against drinking must come from a Higher Power. So ............ Have I accepted the spiritual answer and the program of action? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just a Contemplation Hope Maybe we were a bit demanding. Maybe we were a bit impatient. Maybe that’s why we have so little hope. Hope is believing good will, even in bad times. Hope is knowing that “this too, shall pass.” Hope is knowing that no matter how afraid we are, God will be with us. Hope is knowing we never have to be alone again. It is knowing that time is on our side. Hope is giving up control. Hope is knowing we never had control in the first place. Hope is believing in ourselves. Hope is what our program is all about. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our Story When we decide who is to hear our story, we waste no time. We have a written inventory and we are prepared for a long talk. We explain to our partner what we are about to do and why we have to do it. He should realize that we are engaged upon a life-and-death errand. Most people approached in this way will be glad to help; they will be honored by our confidence. We pocket our pride and go to it, illuminating every twist of character, every dark cranny of the past. Once we have taken this step, withholding nothing, we are delighted. We can look the world in the eye. We can be alone at perfect peace and ease. Our fears fall from us. We begin to feel the nearness of our Creator. We may have had certain spiritual beliefs, but now we begin to have a spiritual experience. The feeling that the drink problem has disappeared will often come strongly. We feel we are on the Broad Highway, walking hand in hand with the Spirit of the Universe. Alcoholics Anonymous Page 75 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just a Quote "The first service that one owes to others in the fellowship consists of listening to them." ~~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.