Getting sober was a long and painful journey, but we can truthfully say it was worth it. We know now that all we've been through led us to A.A. and was part of our spiritual journey. We found in A.A. what we had been vainly seeking in the bottle. We've learned that our journey goes on as we continue to deal with our shortcomings and the human problems everybody must face. And when we reach a crossroads or a roadblock, we know that our Higher Power will come to our aid in making the right choices and surmounting all obstacles. Do I turn to my Higher Power to sustain me as I continue the spiritual journey that brought me to A.A.?
Meditation for the Day
As I continue on my spiritual journey, I will seek and follow Divine Guidance and know there is always a place prepared for me. Nothing but my own pride and fear can keep me from my dwelling place with God. I need not strain or struggle to obtain that which God wants me to have. My only responsibility is to accept God's guidance and follow the highest principles in all my affairs.
Prayer for the Day
I pray that I'll continue to seek guidance as my spiritual journey continues today. I pray to trust that I am always doing the right thing and am in the right place when my Higher Power is leading me.
Today's thought from Hazelden is:
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
This program is one of submission, release, and action. When we were irrational, we were submitting to a power greater than ourselves - our affliction. Our self-wills were no use against the power. One encounter and we were completely adrift. In our group we stop submitting to the power of our affliction. Instead we submit to a Higher Power, greater than ourselves. Have I submitted myself to that Higher Power?
MEDITATION FOR THE DAY
Ceaseless activity is not God's plan for your life. Times of withdrawal for renewal of strength are always necessary. When you feel the faintest tremor of fear, stop all work. Stop everything and rest until you are strong again. Deal in the same manner with tiredness, for then you need rest of body. You cannot expect to do all things and depend upon the Higher Power to keep you from exhaustion. Physical and mental fatigue are yours to control.
PRAYER FOR THE DAY
I pray that I may learn how to rest and to listen, as well as how to work. I pray that I may know when to withdraw for renewal of strength.
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Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. ~Buddha
