"...came to believe..." Alcoholics Anonymous. The walk back to God, starting with belief. It's only a question of being willing. Nothing more is required to make a start. We serve a compassionate God. That's all He asks for in the beginning.
-- Edited by gonee on Thursday 5th of May 2011 08:36:07 AM
When I first read the steps a few years ago, especially step 2, I told my sponsor, "this is too simple, I'm going to need a lil' more meat to chew on."
bwah hahahahaha!!!
What I eventually learned, recovery is about experience, not about reading words. Once I stopped getting so emotionally hooked by my experiences, I realized I was relying on a Power greater than myself.
The great drama of my life is all about my walk away from Higher power...... and my walk back. Every day, I get to reaffirm my belief in a Power greater than myself because my ego is never going to go away.
And I thought I wouldn't make this morning's meeting in favor of getting some work done at home. I think...God laughs.
A Step 2 meeting and thanks to both of you for your shares. Came to believe mean't taking all of that prior information out of my head and then getting it down to my gut and then my feet...like Glad says the experience. Today the difference is between "knowing" God and "Experiencing" God in my life...listening and hearing God and doing what I am directed to do by God. God isn't a concept now but a reality.
